Intel’s Core “Alder Lake-S” desktop processor, which succeeds the 11th era “Rocket Lake-S,” is confirmed to introduce a brand new CPU socket, LGA1700. This new socket has been churning within the rumor mill since 2019. The LGA1700 socket is Intel’s greatest mainstream desktop processor package deal change since LGA1156, in that the package deal is now bodily bigger, and could also be cooler-incompatible with LGA115x sockets (Intel H# sockets). The enlargement in package deal dimension is seen as an try by Intel to present itself real-estate to construct future multi-chip modules; whereas the elevated pin-count factors to the chance of extra I/O centralization to the processor package deal.
The “Alder Lake-S” silicon is rumored to be Intel’s first 10 nm-class mainstream desktop processor, combining a hybrid core setup of numerous “Golden Cove” high-performance CPU cores, and numerous “Gracemont” low-power cores. The processor’s I/O feature-set is predicted to incorporate dual-channel DDR5 reminiscence, PCI-Express gen 4.0, and presumably preparation for gen 5.Zero on the motherboard-side. In associated information, Intel put out technical documentation for the “Alder Lake-S” microarchitecture and LGA1700 socket. Access nevertheless, is restricted to Intel’s industrial companions. The firm additionally put out documentation for “Rocket Lake-S.”
