14 DAY TRIAL // Intel might finally be ready to release the desktop version for their 10th generation processors, supposedly, presumably in the first quarter of 2020.
If you want to upgrade you Intel processor with a newer generation, this might be the worst possible moment possible, and for good reasons. All indications are that the desktop version of the 10th generation will be using a new socket, LGA 1200, which means buying a new motherboard as well.
Compounding the problem is Intel’s inability to launch desktop processors based on 10nm technology, and proof of that is the latest Comet Lake for laptops. As expected, Comet Lake is part of the 10th generation, but it turns out that it’s built on 14nm and it doesn’t benefit from all the newer technologies. It’s fine from a performance perspective, but it shouldn’t be part of the new-gen.
When is the desktop version coming?
Everyone wants to know when is Intel is going to release the desktop version for the 10th generation, and the company avoided providing a timeline, not that they usually do. A recent leak published on XFastest revealed a few slides which suggest that it’s going to happen in the first quarter of 2020.
The name of the new processors is Comet Lake-S, which means that they will probably remain on 14nm, like their laptop brethren. But the good news is that they should support up to 10 cores and 20 threads, which is good news.
Also, the TDP should be at 125W, as opposed 95W for 9th gen CPUs, and use a new socket named LGA 1200 and the Intel 400 series. It’s unlikely that the leaks are fake, but they should be treated as such. In any case, if they are authentic, we should expect to see a lot more news about Comet Lake-S in the coming weeks.
