Enlarge / Intel is giving its desktop processors their first top-to-bottom overhaul in years. (credit: Intel)
Intel released its first 12th-generation Core desktop processors a little over two months ago , and we were pretty impressed with the results ; the chips still consume a lot of power, but they generally come with the performance to back it up. Today, Intel is announcing the rest of the lineup, including non-overclockable versions of its Core i9, i7, and i5 processors; new Core i3, Pentium, and Celeron chips that bring the Alder Lake architecture to lower-end PCs; and low-power versions of the processors suitable for mini PCs and other systems where space and cooling capacity are at a premium.
New processors, from Core i9 to Celeron
Intel is announcing a total of 22 new CPUs today, and they replace most of the company’s currently available 11th- and 10th-generation desktop Microprocessors. Like the overclockable K- plus KF-series processors that are already available, these chips will require a new motherboard with an LGA 1700 socket and can support either DDR4 or DDR5, depending on the motherboard you buy (more on those in the bit).
All of these processors are built on the “Intel 7” process, formerly known as “10nm Enhanced Super Fin. ” Intel justifies the name change by saying that the Intel 7 transistor density is similar to 7 nm-branded manufacturing processes from competitors like TSMC and Samsung. The 12th-generation Core lineup is the particular first time in about six and a half years that Intel has moved beyond some version of its 14 nm process for desktop processors.
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