Intel launches 11th Gen Core S-series desktop processors

Codenamed ‘Rocket Lake-S’, these newly launched processors are aimed at delivering improved performance to gamers and PC and gaming enthusiasts.

Intel 11th Gen Intel Core Desktop Processor (Intel)

Intel has officially launched the 11-generation Intel Core S-series desktop processors. Codenamed ‘Rocket Lake-S', these newly launched processors are aimed at delivering improved performance to gamers and PC and gaming enthusiasts.

The 11-generation Intel Core S-series desktop processors are based on the new Cypress Cove architecture that brings a 19% improvement in terms of instructions per cycle (IPC) generation-over-generation. This new processor series comes with Intel UHD graphics featuring the Intel Xe graphics architecture, which the company says makes it up to 50% better-integrated graphics performance.

The Rocket Lake-S processors are led by 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11900K that reach up to a speed of 5.3GHz. This setup is coupled with 16MB of Intel Smart Cache. Intel says that the unlocked 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processor supports fast memory speeds with DDR4-3200 to help enable smooth gameplay and seamless multitasking on this platform.

The 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processors come with Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 2 and AVX-512 voltage guard band override and a new integrated memory controller with wider timings and Gear 2 support. They also come with Intel Deep Learning Boost and Vector Neural Network Instructions support​ to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) inference.

In addition to that, the new 11th Gen Intel Core S-series come with DDR4-3200 MHz support, 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes, Intel Quick Sync Video, enhanced media​ (10bit AV1/12bit high-efficiency video coding decode and end-to-end compression), enhanced display (Integrated HDMI 2.0, HBR3), and discrete Thunderbolt 4 and Intel Wi-Fi 6E support.