Intel shows off its 11 Gen processor series. New Intel CPUs will enhance our production and gaming capabilities thanks to AI.
Codenamed Rocket Lake-S, Intel's new range of processors are going to take a big step forward in processing capacity, speed and optimization. Whether we are casual users, office workers, gamers or content editors, the 11th generation of Intel processors is going to bring us considerable improvements.
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Processors designed for the most power
Intel's 11th generation of processors will be defined by the following factors:
- 19% increase in the CPI: This rise in instructions per cycle will allow us to have a greater number of processes at the same time, or have a greater workload. It achieves this thanks to its Cypress Cove Core.
- 50% improvement of integrated graphics: In portable devices, Intel's 11th generation CPUs will be able to offer higher graphics quality. We will have more power to play games at higher graphics settings. This means that if we are image or video editors, the programs will be able to process and render much faster.
- AI integration in the CPU: An Artificial Intelligence with Deep Learning will make these 11th generation Intel CPUs learn over time and optimize processes. After time we will be able to notice a lower energy consumption and a greater processing capacity.
- New overclocking options: To get the most out of Intel's 11 Gen CPUSs, there will be more options to push CPUs beyond the limits.
Architecture Enhancements for Intel 11th Generation Processors
With new architecture enhancements, Intel's new 11 Gen CPU series will feature the following enhancements as standard over their 10th Gen counterparts.
- Improvement in the number of IPCs they can handle.
- Enhanced Intel UHD graphics with Intel Xegraphics architecture on CPUs with integrated graphics.
- Up to 20 lanes of PCIe 4.0 CPU.
- Intel Deep Learning Boost / VNNI support.
- RAM memory support up to DDR4-3200.
- Improvement in multimedia protocols such as 10bit AV1, 12bit HEVC and E2E compression.
- Integrated HDMI 2.0 and HBR3.
- Possibility of overclocking options.
- Resizable BAR support.
Intel 500 Series Chipset Features
- Better connection speed thanks to 3.2Gbps USB 2 Gen 2x20.
- Greater bandwidth between chipset and processor thanks to the eight Gen 3.0 DMIs it has.
- Support for 11th generation Intel Core processors thanks to 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes.
- Memory overclocking capability on Intel H570 and B560 chipsets
- Integrated Wi-Fi 6E.
- Intel Thunderbolt 4 connectivity.
- Integrated Intel Wireless-AX CNVi.
- Support for 10th Gen Intel CPUSs.
An improvement in your gaming, office and content creation experience with Intel CPUs
Since playing cutting-edge video games is one of the most frequent uses of high-end CPUs, Intel has put two of the cutting-edge CPUs of this 11th generation to the test in four key games. The following table shows the performance improvement over its 10th generation counterpart in Total War: Three Kingdoms, Gears 5, Grid 2019, and Microsoft Flight Simulator games. All of them using the same graphic options.
| CPU | Total War: Three Kingdoms | Gears 5 | Grid 2019 | Microsoft Flight Simulator |
| i9-11900K | + 10 % | + 3 % | + 6 % | + 11 % |
| i5-11600K | + 16 % | + 16 % | + 7 % | + 7 % |
| Intel i9-11900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | + 10 % | + 3 % | + 6 % | + 11 % |
Other games that have been experimented on to test the best processing power of this 11 Gen Intel CPUs:
- Hitman iii
- Mount & Blade II: Bannerlords
- Valorant
- League of Legends
- Chivalry III
- Destiny 2
- Troy: A Total War Saga
- Battlefield V
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- Halo 4
- Player's Unknown Battlegrounds
They have also been put to the test in the field of office automation, video creation and photo editing. More professional uses that will benefit from that greater processing capacity. It has been tested in programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Nero, VLC Media Player, Adobe Lightroom, Joyy, Magix, and Corel Painter 2021. The following table shows the performance improvement of two Intel 11 Gen CPUs over their counterparts. of the previous generation.
| CPU | Improved video creation | Image editing improvement | Improved office productivity in MS Office | Performance improvement in MLPerf | Performance improvement in SYSmark 25 |
| i9-11900K | + 88 % | + 8 % | + 12 % | ||
| i5-11600K | + 61 % | + 18 % | + 12 % | ||
| Intel i9-11900K vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900X | + 35 % | + 14 % | + 8 % | + 38 % | + 6 % |
List of 11th Generation Intel Core Processors
| CPU | Base Clock Speed, in GHZ | Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 speed frequency, in GHZ | Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 speed frequency, in GHZ | Intel Thermal Velocity Boost rate frequency, in GHZ | Frequency of all cores, in GHZ | Cores / Threads | Intel SmartCache | Thermal Design Power | Unlocked | PCIe lanes | Memory support | Graphics processor | |
| i9-11900K | 3.5 | Up to 5.1 | Up to 5.2 | Up to 5.3 / 4.8 | Up to 4.7 | 8/16 | 16M | 125 | Yes | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | |
| i9-11900KF | 3.5 | Up to 5.1 | Up to 5.2 | Up to 5.3 / 4.8 | Up to 4.7 | 8/16 | 16M | 125 | Yes | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | ||
| i9-11900 | 2.5 | Up to 5.0 | Up to 5.1 | Up to 5.2 / 4.7 | Up to 4.6 | 8/16 | 16M | 65 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
| i9-11900F | 2.5 | Up to 5.0 | Up to 5.1 | Up to 5.2 / 4.7 | Up to 4.6 | 8/16 | 16M | 65 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | |||
| i9-11900T | 1.5 | Up to 4.8 | Up to 4.9 | Not available | Up to 3.7 | 8/16 | 16M | 35 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
| i7-11700K | 3.6 | Up to 4.9 | Up to 5.0 | Not available | Up to 4.6 | 8/16 | 16M | 125 | Yes | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | |
| i7-11700KF | 6.6 | Up to 4.9 | Up to 5.0 | Not available | Up to 4.6 | 8/16 | 16M | 125 | Yes | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | ||
| i7-11700 | 2.5 | Up to 4.8 | Up to 4.9 | Not available | Up to 4.4 | 8/16 | 16M | 65 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
| i7-11700F | 2.5 | Up to 4.8 | Up to 4.9 | Not available | Up to 4.4 | 8/16 | 16M | 65 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | |||
| i7-11700T | 1.4 | Up to 4.5 | Up to 4.6 | Not available | Up to 3.6 | 8/16 | 16M | 35 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
| i5-11600K | 3.9 | Up to 4.9 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.6 | 6/12 | 12M | 125 | Yes | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | |
| i5-11600KF | 3.9 | Up to 4.9 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.6 | 6/12 | 12M | 125 | Yes | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | ||
| i5-11600 | 2.8 | Up to 4.8 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.3 | 6/12 | 12M | 65 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
| i5-11600T | 1.7 | Up to 4.1 | Not available | Not available | Up to 3.5 | 6/12 | 12M | 35 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
| i5-11500 | 2.7 | Up to 4.6 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.2 | 6/12 | 12M | 65 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
| i5-11500T | 1.5 | Up to 3.9 | Not available | Not available | Up to 3.4 | 6/12 | 12M | 35 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 750 | ||
| i5-11400 | 2.6 | Up to 4.4 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.2 | 6/12 | 12M | 65 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 | ||
| i5-11400F | 2.6 | Up to 4.4 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.2 | 6/12 | 12M | 65 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | |||
| i5-11400T | 1.3 | Up to 3.7 | Not available | Not available | Up to 3.3 | 6/12 | 12M | 35 | Up to 44 | DDR4-3200 DDR4-2933 | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
Refurbished 10 Gen Intel Core Desktop Processors
Along with the 11 Gen CPUs, Intel will also revamp its 10 Gen CPUs. With slightly more capacity and features than the originals, they will be an intermediate option for users. Below you have the characteristics of these tenth generation CPUs.
| CPU | Base Clock Speed, in GHZ | Intel Turbo Boost speed frequency, 2.0 in GHZ | Intel Turbo Boost Max 3.0 speed frequency, in GHZ | Intel Thermal Velocity Boost rate frequency, in GHZ | Frequency of all cores, in GHZ | Cores / Threads | Intel SmartCache | Thermal Design Power | Unlocked | PCIe lanes | Memory support | Graphics processor | |
| i3-10325 | 3.9 | Up to 4.7 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.5 | 4/8 | 8M | 65 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
| i3-10305 | 3.8 | Up to 4.5 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.3 | 4/8 | 8M | 65 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
| i3-10305T | 3.0 | Up to 4.0 | Not available | Not available | Up to 3.7 | 4/8 | 8M | 35 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
| i3-10105 | 3.7 | Up to 4.4 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.2 | 4/8 | 6M | 65 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
| i3-10105F | 3.7 | Up to 4.4 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.2 | 4/8 | 6M | 65 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | |||
| i3-10105T | 3.0 | Up to 3.9 | Not available | Not available | Up to 4.2 | 4/8 | 6M | 35 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
| Pentium Gold G6605 | 4.3 | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | 2/4 | 4M | 65 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
| Pentium Gold G6505 | 4.2 | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | 2/4 | 4M | 65 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
| Pentium Gold G6505T | 3.6 | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | 2/4 | 4M | 35 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | ||
| Pentium Gold G6405 | 4.1 | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | 2/4 | 4M | 65 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 610 | ||
| Pentium Gold G6405T | 3.5 | Not available | Not available | Not available | Not available | 2/4 | 4M | 35 | Up to 40 | DDR4-2666 | Intel UHD Graphics 610 |
Intel's 11th Gen CPUs will be ideal for overclocking
Overclocking, one of the most important factors will not be left behind in Intel's 11th gen. Not only will numerous overclocking processes remain, but more will be added as well.
The ideal chipsets for overclocking will be the B560, the H570 and the Z590. They will be compatible with all 11th generation processors.
New overclocking options
- Memory overclocking on H570 and B560 chipsets.
- Memory controller integrated with Gear 2 and upgrades.
- Real-time memory frequency.
- AVX2 and AVX-512 Voltage Compensation and Protection Band Override.
- Option to enable / disable AVX.
Overclocking options that will stick
- Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP).
- Intel overclocking thermal speed increase.
- Option to Activate and deactivate the Per Core HT.
- Base Clock Overclocking (BCLK).
- Frequency limited per core.
- PLL setting control for core, ring, memory ...
These overclocking options will be noticeable on chipsets
