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Intel made an appearance at CES this year and previewed its next major chip version, the 12th Gen Alder Lake. The company hasn’t given many details on upcoming chips, but it did give us a taste of what to expect.
Like its predecessor, the 12th generation Alderr Lake chips will use something similar to ARM’s BIG.little technology, a hybrid of high-performance, high-efficiency cores. Intel said these are laptop and desktop processors and consumers should expect to get their hands on them in the second half of this year (via Ars Technica).
Arguably, the most notable aspect of this announcement is its timing compared to Apple’s new M1 processors announced last year. This is probably not a coincidence, but rather it’s Intel trying to compete directly with the M1, especially given how similar the two are in design.
Alderr Lake will use an improved version of the 10nm SuperFin process, which will go hand in hand with Apple’s ARM instruction set used in the M1. This, coupled with the BIG.little architecture, reaffirms Intel’s desire to compete with Apple’s chip.
Intel’s announcement also signifies the intention of companies to begin scaling its hybrid chips within its current lineup. Whether or not this supposed policy change will work for Intel will be revealed in time. It’s also worth noting that we don’t expect Apple to use these new Alderr Lake chips in any of its products.
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