Intel is placing the ending touches on its upcoming 14th Gen CPU vary. As we draw nearer to a launch, it isn’t unusual to get a couple of leaks together with efficiency estimates, a launch date or a brand new characteristic. Some leaks are extra credible than others, however these come immediately from ASRock. So till we come to the launch day and an announcement from Intel, that is about as official because it will get.
Maybe probably the most fascinating factor from ASRock’s weblog put up (by way of IT House) is a abstract of efficiency estimates. It says it expects single-core efficiency to enhance by 4% to eight% and multi-core efficiency by 8% to fifteen%. These estimates are principally in-line with what we will anticipate with out an architectural change. These will increase are going to be as a result of clock velocity and energy funds will increase, and E core depend will increase.
The ASRock put up states that 14th Gen processors will include assist for DDR5-6400 reminiscence, the quickest JEDEC-supported velocity but. That is a considerable enhance over thirteenth Gen Raptor Lake’s DDR5-5600 assist. In fact, even twelfth Gen CPUs unofficially assist sooner reminiscence, however these speeds are categorized as overclocked.
This is able to level in the direction of an honest enchancment for the reminiscence controller of 14th Gen CPUs. Common DDR5-6400 assist is just not a factor to introduce on a whim. It is a good signal that DDR5 speeds will proceed to advance. Search for a bunch of loopy DDR5 reminiscence world data to be posted on the day of the launch.
And talking of the launch, ASRock says that it is set for October. We’ll know extra at Intel’s Innovation occasion starting on September nineteenth. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is scheduled to offer a keynote, and a reveal at the moment is probably going.
ASRock has confirmed that 600-series motherboards will embrace assist for the brand new CPUs by way of a BIOS replace. This consists of boards with DDR4 reminiscence assist, so you can carry your DDR4 over for one final hurrah earlier than the trade switches to DDR5 fully.
H610 homeowners are in luck too. Like the opposite ASRock LGA1700 boards, a take a look at H610 obtain pages reveals assist for “thirteenth Gen & twelfth Gen and subsequent gen Intel® Core™ Processors (LGA1700)”. That is all just about anticipated to be trustworthy, however it’s good to see again and ahead compatibility confirmed throughout the LGA 700 vary.
ASRock motherboards will obtain badges to point if they’ve newer 14th Gen supporting BIOS’ put in. That’ll be useful for customers.
PC Gamer may have full protection of the launch. Will the brand new chips be capable to take a few of the spots on our Greatest CPUs for Gaming record? We love the i5-13600K. Will the presumably named i5-14600K dethrone it? We’ll know in a couple of weeks.
