Intel and AMD have not launched a new desktop CPU since April 2020 that is close to 100 euros in final price as an entry model to the capabilities presented by the new generations. According to a leak from a retailer discovered by the Tom's Hardware portal, model numbers and prices of four low-end Intel Core Alder Lake processors were discovered over the past weekend. One of those CPUs would be one designed for very low budget PCs, the i3-12100F-
The i3-12100F would be a quad-core, 8-thread processor that could soon be on sale for about $ 120, with a similar price in euros due to taxes and currency exchange. Entry-level quad-core CPUs would be a good choice for budget desktops as they are fast enough for all sorts of basic navigation and productivity applications, as well as being capable of handling heavier games and applications in case of need. In fact, a large part of everyday software still works well with them, so not using one would not cause much trouble.
The i3-12100F would be featured as a budget Intel Alder Lake CPU
Between chip shortages and other supply chain issues that have pushed prices up and AMD has focused on higher-end chips and higher profit margins with the Ryzen 5000 series, the industry that wants cheap CPUs has been very ignored. The Intel Alder Lake i3-12100F would be the first quad-core desktop processor in at least 18 months.
With four of Alder Lake's performance cores, the i3-12100F should offer a substantial performance boost in single and multi-threaded mode over 3th-gen Core iXNUMX chips. Although it's probably at the cost of higher power consumption and not having any Intel efficiency cores to improve multi-threaded performance. The absence of these cores would be explained by the fact that they only come in groups of four, and their added manufacturing cost and complexity would not fit within the limits of a cheap desktop processor.
ArsTechnica experts predict that due to the shortage situation, these CPUs would be destined for companies and possibly OEM and pre-assembled equipment manufacturers for companies that simply want affordable computers.At the home consumer level, Intel will continue to focus on high-end and high-end parts. higher profit margin.
Source: ArsTechnica
