The Intel Desktop Mainstream and CPU HEDT Roadmaps up to 2020 flee

If the two roadmaps are not enough, we now have a third roadmap leak for Intel desktop processors that confirms the launch of several of their consumer and high-end desktop lineup until 2020 A major road map leak occurred a few days ago showing several The list of mobility programs and workstations was due to be launched until 2022. They also let us glimpse the l? disastrous condition of the 10 nm process node on which Intel supports for its future products that will not be marketed until 2022.

The mainstream roadmap of Intel desktop computers is leaking too much – No 10-nm succession, 10,000 Skylake successors based at 14 nm with a higher number of hearts and higher clocks until 2022

The last roadmap disclosed therefore has some very interesting elements that were not included in the previous ones. This roadmap comes from an internal Dell presentation and should be authentic. So we will go into the details. First, the main difference between this one and the previous one is that the HEDT range was missing. The new roadmap includes the entire HEDT desktop segment to the general public and even to workstation parts.

Related Intel Comet Lake processors can have up to 10 cores, which is confirmed in the Linux support list: it will also have 8 core variants and 6 core variants

Intel Consumer Processors – Comet Lake 10 cores in 2020, Rocket Lake 10 cores in 2021, all in 14 nm

First, we have the main parts and, if we look at the details, nothing has changed compared to what we already knew about the Intel S Series processor projects. The successor to the Coffee Lake-Refresh series would be the Comet Lake-S range, which would include 2 base units, 4 base units, 6 base units, 8 base units and 10 base units. All of these processors are based on the same 14nm architecture that we have seen since Skylake, so there is not much to change, other than the improved process node that should provide better clocks. The main problem with Intel's 14-nm processors is that they continue to add new cores using the existing process node, resulting in thermal performance complications.

With the Core i9-9900K, we find that even though Intel uses a soldered design, the chip still reaches 90 ° C and overclocking is only suitable if you keep a high-end liquid AIO cooler or custom loop near you. If Intel manages to offer 10 cores whose frequency is close to the 5 GHz, we can only imagine the temperature.

The Comet Lake-S family is expected to be launched to the general public in the first quarter of 2020 and commercially in the second quarter of 2020. The Rocket Lake roadmap, successor to Comet Lake, which includes the same core, a 14-nm design is missing. with clock speeds. The Rocket Lake-S lineup is scheduled for 2021 and will be followed by an appropriate range of desktop computers 10nm or less 10nm later in 2022. A new series of motherboards will be launched to support each of respective ranges with a range of news Do not expect next support for PCIe Gen 4 or DDR5 with these.

Related 8-wire / 16-wire Intel process, Ghost Canyon X NUC with Core i9 processors, 9th generation H series – 6-wire / 12-core, Core i7 model

For the Xeon E side, we currently have the new Coffee Lake-E series of up to 8 cores, but the new family, which will be called Comet Lake Xeon-E, will have up to 8 To 10 cores while supporting PCIe Gen 3 in the first quarter. 2020. His successor will be Rocket Lake Xeon-E, which will also feature up to 10 cores and will support the new PCIe Gen 4.0 standard and will be launched in the first quarter of 2021.

Now, there are some things to consider here. First, relying on 14nm until 2021 when your competitor goes to 7nm + (EUV) or even below 7nm is not appropriate for Intel's consumer desktop / client plans. In addition, their entry-level workstation platform or Xeon-E would be well behind to support the PCIe Gen 4.0 standard that should be introduced on the AMD X570 platform next month.

Comparison of Intel processor generation:

	Intel Sandy Bridge Platform	Intel Ivy Bridge Platform	Intel Haswell Platform	Intel Broadwell Platform	Intel Skylake Platform	Intel Kaby Lake Platform	Intel Coffee Lake Platform	Intel Coffee Lake Refreshment Platform	Intel Comet Lake Platform	Intel Rocket Lake Platform	Intel Ice Lake Platform
Processor Architecture	Sandy Bridge	Ivy bridge	Haswell	Broadwell	Skylake	Kaby Lake	Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake	Comet Lake	Rocket Lake	Ice Lake
Processor Process	32 nm	22 nm	22 nm	14nm	14nm	14nm +	14nm ++	14nm ++	14nm ++	14nm ++	10 nm
Processor cores (max.)	4/8	4/8	4/8	4/8	4/8	4/8	6/12	8/16	10/20	10/20	To be determined
Chipset platform	Series 6 "Cougar Point"	Series 7 "Panther Point"	Series 8 "Lynx Point"	Series 9 "Wild Cat Point"	Series 100 "Sunrise Point"	200 Series "Union Point"	300 Series	300 Series	400 Series?	400 Series?	ICL PCH
Platform socket	LGA 1155	LGA 1155	LGA 1150	LGA 1150	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	LGA 1151	To be determined	To be determined	To be determined
Memory support	DDR3	DDR3	DDR3	DDR3	DDR4 / DDR3L	DDR4 / DDR3L	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	DDR4	To be determined
TDP	35-95W	35-77W	35-84W	65W	35-91W	35-91W	35-95W	35-95W	To be determined	To be determined	TBA
Platform	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office	LGA office
launching	2011	2012	2013-2014	2015	2015	2017	2017	2018	2020	2021	2020?

High-end Intel processors – 14-core Cascade Lake with 18 cores on the X299 platform in the third quarter of 2019

Turning now to HEDT processors (High-End Desktop), the same roadmap states that the X299 platform is here to stay and that it would support Intel's future Intel Cascade Lake-X processors, endowed with a total of 18 cores in 14 nm and arriving in the third quarter of 2019. This roadmap basically confirms no major upgrade of the HEDT platform, except for higher clock speeds and a improved process node of 14 nm. Intel's Xeon processors for LGA 3647 interlocking motherboards are not listed here, but it was a one-part line (Xeon W-3175X) that could also receive a flagship variant later this year.

On the Xeon side, the Cascade Lake-SP refresh processors that are the successors to the recently announced Cascade Lake-SP processors will arrive in the first quarter of 2020. The processor family is considered Cooper Lake and is based on the 14 architecture. nm, offering the new Intel DLBoost processor. and BFloat 16 algorithms. This would be the last family launched by Intel before switching to its Ice Lake chips 10 nm later in 2021.

The number of processors can range from 28 main watercooler refreshes from Cascade Lake (LGA 3647) to 18 main rooms in the Cascade Lake-W Refreshment Room (LGA 2066). Intel is also expected to introduce its Xeon E line based on Comet Lake in the first quarter of 2020, with support for PCIe Gen 3.0 and up to 10 main processors.

Intel HEDT processor families:

Intel HEDT family	Gulftown	Sandy Bridge-E	Ivy Bridge-E	Haswell-E	Broadwell-E	Skylake-X	Skylake-X	Skylake-X	Lake-X Waterfall
Process Node	32 nm	32 nm	22 nm	22 nm	14nm	14nm +	14nm +	14nm +	14nm ++
Flagship SKU	Core i7-980X	Core i7-3960X	Core i7-4960X	Core i7-5960X	Core i7-6950X	Core i9-7980XE	Core i9-9980XE	Xeon W-3175X	To be determined
Max Cores / Threads	6/12	6/12	6/12	8/16	10/20	18/36	18/36	28/56	18/36
Clock speeds	3.33 / 3.60 GHz	3.30 / 3.90 GHz	3.60 / 4.00 GHz	3.00 / 3.50 GHz	3.00 / 3.50 GHz	2.60 / 4.20 GHz	3.00 / 4.50 GHz	3.10 / 4.30 GHz	To be determined
Max Cache	12 MB L3	15 MB L3	15 MB L3	20 MB L3	25 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	24.75 MB L3	38.5 MB L3	24.75 MB L3
Maximum number of PCI-Express (CPU) channels	32 Gen2	40 Gen2	40 Gen3	40 Gen3	40 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3	44 Gen3
Compatibility of chipsets	X58 chipset	X79 Chipset	X79 Chipset	X99 Chipset	X99 Chipset	x299	x299	C612E	x299
Socket compatibility	LGA 1366	LGA 2011	LGA 2011	LGA 2011-3	LGA 2011-3	LGA 2066	LGA 2066	LGA 3647	LGA 2066
Memory Compatibility	DDR3-1066	DDR3-1600	DDR3-1866	DDR4-2133	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2800	DDR4-2666	DDR4-2933
Max TDP	130W	130W	130W	140W	140W	165W	165W	255W	165W?
launching	Q1 2010	Q4 2011	Q3 2013	Q3 2014	T2 2016	Q3 2017	Q4 2018	Q4 2018	2H 2019
Launch price	$ 999	$ 999	$ 999	$ 1059	$ 1700	1999 US $	1979 $ US	~ 4000 US $	To be determined

Although we are talking about HEDT processors, it should be noted that engineering examples of Intel Cascade Lake-X processors already appear in the Sisoftware database. A 10-core and 20-thread processor was spotted with a boost clock up to 4.6 GHz and an L3 cache of 19.25 MB. This is an increase of frequency of 100 MHz in terms of frequency compared to the Core i9-9900X 10 processor, at 20 threads, with a maximum amplification of 4.5 GHz. This processor would be the third iteration compatible with existing or newly manufactured X299 motherboards offering slightly modern features compared to currently available models.

In the end, the HEDT and Intel processors are integrating strong competition from AMD with their 3rd generation families, Ryzen and Ryzen Threadripper who are getting a growing number of hearts and with the help of the Zen 7 architecture, can offer roughly the same IPCs as modern Intel processors while providing better thermal and energy efficiency.