MSI confirms 11th Gen Core desktop CPU series will launch end of March
MSI’s official account on South Korean Danawa forums confirmed that existing 400 series motherboards will support 11th Gen Core CPUs, with the Z490 high-end motherboard receiving the update first. MSI also confirmed that the launch of the new Intel desktop series is now expected at the end of March, the update for the 400-series motherboards will also happen in the same month.
This is a confirmation of the rumors that Intel will only lift the sales embargo on its upcoming 500-series motherboards (Z590, B560, H510), while the 11th Gen Core “Rocket Lake-S” processors will not be available till March. Previous dates that have been speculated are March 15th with availability expected in early April.
MSI on 11th Gen Core ‘Rocket Lake-S’ release, Source: @harukaze5719
Recently a new leak has confirmed that the flagship model of the upcoming series will be able to break the 700 points barrier in the CPU-Z single-threaded benchmark. This will undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on AMD’s Zen3 processor series, which has so far offered great single-threaded performance, even better than Intel’s 10th Gen Core series. It appears that 2021 may be a great year for CPU enthusiasts after all.
Intel is expected to talk about its 11th Gen Core series at CES 2021, including next-gen gaming Tiger Lake-H series and Rocket Lake-S CPUs. Both are expected to deliver a double-digit efficiency increase over predecessors.
| Rumored Intel Mainstream Core Series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKU | Cores / Threads | Base Clock | All Core Turbo | Turbo Boost 2.0 | Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | Therm. Velocity Bst/All Core | TDP | MSRP |
| Intel 11th Gen Core Rocket Lake-S | ||||||||
| i9-11900K | 8C/16T | 3.5 GHz | TBC | TBC | TBC | 5.3/4.8 GHz | 125W | TBC |
| i9-11900 | 8C/16T | 3.5 GHz | 3.8 GHz | TBC | TBC | 4.4/3.8 GHz | 65W | TBC |
| i7-11700K | 8C/16T | 3.6 GHz | 4.6 GHz | TBC | 5.0 GHz | – | 125W | TBC |
| i7-11700 | 8C/16T | 2.5 GHz | TBC | TBC | 4.9 GHz | – | 65W | |
| i5-11600K | 6C/12T | TBC | 4.6 GHz | 4.9 GHz | – | – | 125W | TBC |
| i5-11600 | 6C/12T | 3.0 GHz | TBC | TBC | – | – | 65W | TBC |
| i5-11500 | 6C/12T | 2.8 GHz | TBC | TBC | – | – | 65W | TBC |
| i5-11400 | 6C/12T | 2.6 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz | – | – | 65W | TBC |
| Intel 11th Gen Core Comet Lake-S | ||||||||
| i3-11320 | 4C/8T | TBC | TBC | TBC | – | – | 65W | TBC |
| i3-11300 | 4C/8T | TBC | TBC | TBC | – | – | 65W | TBC |
| i3-11100 | 4C/8T | TBC | TBC | TBC | – | – | 65W | TBC |
| i3-10105 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC | – | – | TBC | TBC |
| Intel 10th Gen Core Comet Lake-S | ||||||||
| i9-10900K | 10C/20T | 3.7 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz | 5.2 GHz | 5.3/4.9 GHz | 125W | $488 |
| i9-10900 | 10C/20T | 2.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 5.1 GHz | 5.2/4.6 GHz | 65W | $439 |
| i9-10850K | 10C/20T | 3.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 5.1 GHz | 5.2/4.8 GHz | 125W | $453 |
| i7-10700K | 8C/16T | 3.8 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 5.1 GHz | – | 125W | $374 |
| i7-10700 | 8C/16T | 2.9 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 4.7 GHz | 4.8 GHz | – | 65W | $323 |
| i5-10600K | 6C/12T | 4.1 GHz | 4.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz | – | – | 125W | $262 |
| i5-10600 | 6C/12T | 3.3 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 4.8 GHz | – | – | 65W | $213 |
| i5-10500 | 6C/12T | 3.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz | – | – | 65W | $192 |
| i5-10400 | 6C/12T | 2.9 GHz | 4.0 GHz | 4.3 GHz | – | – | 65W | $182 |
| i3-10320 | 4C/8T | 3.8 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz | – | – | 65W | $154 |
| i3-10300 | 4C/8T | 3.7 GHz | 4.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz | – | – | 65W | $143 |
| i3-10100 | 4C/8T | 3.6 GHz | 4.1 GHz | 4.3 GHz | – | – | 65W | $122 |
Source: Danawa via @harukaze5719