Intel recently made a huge blast with the release of its Comet Lake processors for laptops and tablets, but that doesn’t mean it’s done. Hong Kong-based website, XFastest, recently shared three leaked slides from an anonymous source revealing an Intel Core platform launching a new Intel 400 series chipset and an LGA 1200 socket. Interestingly, the leaked slides also include a roadmap indicating that the 10-core Comet Lake CPUs for desktop computers are soon to be launch in the first quarter of 2020.
From the slides’ data, it revealed that a new microprocessor is going to support up to 10-core and 20-thread processors. The leaked information also reveals that the enthusiast-level TDP is seeing a bump of up to 125W from the previous 95W for enhanced core & memory overclocking. According to ExtremeTech, Intel might be struggling to avoid cutting the base clock speed as it did when transiting from the 8th to 9th generations as well.
The upcoming LGA 1200 socket and Intel 400 series microchips mean that you’ll need to buy a new motherboard with these specs if you want to upgrade once the Comet Lake-S processors launch. While, choosing a supported board with the Comet Lake-S also includes integrated support for 802.11-ax, the next generation of wireless support also known as Wi-Fi 6.
With the potential release of the Comet Lake desktop processors at the start of 2020, there are plenty of theories on what to expect next from the Blue Team.
Intel has always won the game with its single-core performance, and we’re excited to see how Comet Lake series improves upon its already promised mindblowing results. Meanwhile, AMD will probably still outperform Intel in the multi-core performance, but the extra 2 cores and enhanced TDP can close the gap.
Note: TDP stands for thermal design power. The TDP number tells you the maximum heat a microprocessor can use in watts. It is also used as a basic quantity of measuring power consumption.
