Intel 12th generation processor series
Intel 12th generation processor series
The article mentioned a timeline for the Alder Lake CPUs, suggesting they might be released by the fourth quarter of this year or in Q1 next year. It’s worth considering whether such a schedule is realistic given the rapid development cycle and the possibility of additional releases within the same quarters. The plan to launch the 11th generation in a month or less raises questions about the feasibility of only releasing new CPUs during Q3.
It's definitely feasible, with no restrictions preventing Intel from releasing multiple CPUs whenever they choose. For instance, just weeks ago they introduced a new series of Jasper Lake CPUs built on 10nm technology, including Pentiums and Celerons. The 11th generation doesn't appear particularly strong, and I think the 12th is likely being developed using the same 10nm process, which might push them to release it quickly to stay ahead of AMD.
The piece might have misunderstood, and the expected outcome is an announcement soon, with a release planned in about a year.
But the release of the 11th generation came later because they aimed to take advantage of existing shortages, they understood which products would move quickly, making it a fast profit opportunity, while the 12th generation will be the real challenger for AMD.
It seems like you're describing a pattern where releases happen roughly every year, but with occasional variations. It's been similar to a yearly schedule with some minor changes over time, even though the content didn't change much.
The 12th generation isn't likely finished yet, and letting AMD maintain the advantage for too long wouldn't be wise. It will almost certainly run on a different architecture with a new socket—possibly DDR5 (though that's just speculation)—and they can't abandon the LGA1200 entirely after only a few CPU generations.