Intel would stick with 14nm until 2022, then jump to 7nm bypassing 10nm
The latest rumors say that Intel will not release 10nm desktop processors, that it will jump straight to 7nm in 2022 and remain at 14nm.
A few hours ago we published that Intel in 2021 will launch the processors Xeon Scalable based on own 7nms. These processors will arrive with a new socket. The company usually opts for servers and data centers, laptops and desktops in terms of its lithographs. Basically from more volume of income to less volume of income. This has served to get the smoke machine going.
It seems that various media are spreading the rumor that Intel will not make the jump to 10nm. He really has already given it with the presentation of the 10nm processors for laptops. Some say that the 10nm production capacity is low and that for desktop they are not going to take them out.
Will Intel release 10nm desktop processors?
The answer to the question has only Intel. Although we have been able to test an Intel processor at 10nm, the decision to launch them commercially or not is solely up to Intel. Comet Lake will stay at 14nm ++ and according to rumor, Rocket Lake will also be based on this lithograph.
Intel is said to wait until 2022 to make the jump to Meteor Lake based on 7nm EUV. These processors would already support DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 and the jump from 14nm would be brutal.
Some argue that the Ice Lake will not perform as expected. This seems hard to believe as Bob Swan noted that its 10nm tended 2.7 times the density of 14nm.
Perhaps the opportunism with the announcement of the socket for Xeon Scalable processors in 7nm has caused these rumors. The reality is that it seems difficult for Intel to continue to insist on 14nm, since AMD has equaled, if not surpassed. A hypothetical price cut would not be the solution either. People also do not want to change motherboards in each generation if they bet on updating the processor.
We will see in the next few hours or days if this information is confirmed. If it is verified, it will be two complicated years for Intel that will possibly supply with its graphics. Possibly they will follow AMD's two-year strategy by pilgrimage in the desert to reappear in a big way.
Source: TPU
