Newly leaked SKU lists indicate that the Upcoming 11th Gen Intel processors will not just be based on the new Rocket Lake architecture design. Current Comet Lake generation processors would be inserted in the mix also.
New reports indocate that Core i5's i7 and i9 will use the Rocket Lake-S based on Cypress Cove architecture, 20 available PCIe lanes from the CPU itself, and the iGPU based on the Xe architecture. However, in the Core i3 and Pentium series a mix is found. Here Comet Lake-S ais used, according to the China-based sources.
It sounds plausible, and not a big deal either as for most people Core i5 and upwards is where it's at. Intel still has production issues and that could be the main reason behind this choice, freeing up recourses for the higher-end SKUs. Tabled up the lineup shows to be this:
| Intel 11th generation desktop CPUs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cores/threads | L3 cache (MB) | iGPU (EUs) | TDP (W) | |
| Rocket Lake-S | ||||
| Core i9 11900K | 8/16 | 16 | 32 | 125 |
| Core i9 11900 | 8/16 | 16 | 32 | 65 |
| Core i9 11900T | 8/16 | 16 | 32 | 35 |
| Core i7 11700K | 8/16 | 16 | 32 | 125 |
| Core i7 11700 | 8/16 | 16 | 32 | 65 |
| Core i7 11700T | 8/16 | 16 | 32 | 35 |
| Core i5 11600K | 6/12 | 12 | 32 | 125 |
| Core i5 11600 | 6/12 | 12 | 32 | 65 |
| Core i5 11600T | 6/12 | 12 | 32 | 35 |
| Core i5 11500 | 6/12 | 12 | 32 | 65 |
| Core i5 11500T | 6/12 | 12 | 32 | 35 |
| Core i5-11400 | 6/12 | 12 | 24 | 65 |
| Core i5-11400T | 6/12 | 12 | 24 | 35 |
| Comet Lake-S | ||||
| Core i3 11100 | 4/8 | 6 | 24 | 65 |
| Core i3 11100T | 4/8 | 6 | 24 | 35 |
| Core i3 11300 | 4/8 | 8 | 24 | 65 |
| Core i3 11300T | 4/8 | 8 | 24 | 35 |
| Core i3 11320 | 4/8 | 8 | 24 | 65 |
Rumor: Next-Gen 11 Generation Intel Rocket Lake processors Gets Comet Lake mixed in
