Its looks like Intel is still very much focused on its Desktop CPU business. Seeing as how the announcements were made at GDC, it was understandable that Intel VP and general manager of the desktop clients group Lisa Graff, speaking to a group of reporters on Wednesday evening, exuded the most enthusiasm about a chip specifically designed for overclockers, an enthusiast-targeted processor code-named "Devil's Canyon". Devil's Canyon, which will be released in the middle of this year and come in both i5 and i7 versions, will be based on 4th-Generation Haswell cores, but will add a few changes aimed directly at overclockers. "We typically do not do this," Graff said.
New processors
The company provided a sneak peek at its 5th Generation Core processor, codenamed Broadwell, and announced that it would be available in socketed form for desktop consumers. Previous industry reports had suggested that Broadwell would be targeted at notebooks and small-form-factor PCs, and would only be available in pre-built PCs or soldered directly onto motherboards. The 5th generation core family will essentially be a die shrink of the current 4th generation Haswell architecture, and will be built using 14nm lithography.
The company provided a sneak peek at its 5th Generation Core processor, codenamed Broadwell, and announced that it would be available in socketed form for desktop consumers. Previous industry reports had suggested that Broadwell would be targeted at notebooks and small-form-factor PCs, and would only be available in pre-built PCs or soldered directly onto motherboards. The 5th generation core family will essentially be a die shrink of the current 4th generation Haswell architecture, and will be built using 14nm lithography.
At least some Broadwell CPUs will also be available unlocked, a feature aimed at attracting overclockers and performance enthusiasts. Iris Pro class graphics, which has previously only been available in notebook-bound versions of Intel's CPUs, will also be available on the desktop for the first time.
Besides that, Intel also announced the new Extream Edition CPU series will be available in the second half of 2014 and will be delivered with motherboards based on upcoming 9-series chipsets, which will become the first desktop board to support DDR4 RAM. The series is codenamed as Hashwell-E, will include the first eight-core Processor and high end graphics specially for Gamers as well as those with heavy processing requirements like 3D graphics and animations.
Intel's processors are the best in terms of quality. In practically all gaming laptops that are good quality (1000$ or lower) have Intel Processors, while 500$ models are usually AMD. Should tell you a lot about quality.
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