Intel has some new Core processors coming in Q1 2021.
Intel has some new Core processors coming in Q1 2021.
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Intel confirms 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processors coming in Q1 2021

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Intel confirmed rumors that its 11th Gen Intel Core desktop processors, codenamed Rocket Lake, will be coming out in the first quarter of 2021 and support PCIe 4.0 interconnects.

As PC players hunker down in the pandemic to play more games, Intel said it wanted to reassure gamers that it is focused on making processors for them so they can play more games with PC gaming rigs. John Bonini, an Intel vice president, wrote in a blog post that Rocket Lake will be a “fantastic processor for gaming” and that the company would disclose more details in the future.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.