Intel claims that there will be a 10nm desktop cpus

Hours ago, a strong rumor had emerged that Intel was considering ditching its 10nm desktop processors to focus solely on current and future 14nm processors and then make the leap straight to 7nm. The problem with this is that this jump would only take place by 2022, so Intel would continue to use the 14nm (+++) process for at least two more years.

Intel has quickly come out to deny the latest information

The rumor was published by the German site HardwareLUXX . The site reported that it had received information from "inner circles" with a proven track record. However, Intel has quickly come out to deny this information, assuring that there are still plans to launch 10nm processors for the desktop.

If Intel still has plans for 10nm processors for desktops, they are likely to succeed Rocket Lake-S, perhaps in late 2021. Now, the tokens are likely to be based on Alder Lake and its Golden Cove architecture, rather than the next Tiger Lake with Willow Cove.

The 10nm ++ process could help overcome some of the frequency issues, and provide a significant IPC (instructions-per-clock) improvement from three generations of architecture improvements.

The only problem that remains is the poor maturity of 10nm, as it may never achieve the high returns that Intel is used to with its other process nodes. However, pressure from the competition could be a reason to keep going, and at least in the data center, the company's Eagle Stream platform will not feature a 14nm counterpart like the one we saw with Cooper Lake-SP in 2020 with Ice Lake-SP.

This indicates that Intel may be waiting for the 10nm to reach maturity enough in 2021 to accommodate further acceleration in manufacturing. We will see what the strategy is, but even if we continue to move forward with the 10nm chip manufacturing process, it is still behind the technology of AMD and its 7nm process, which debuted with the third generation Ryzen. We will keep you informed.

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