Intel website showcases Tiger Lake-based 10nm desktop processors for OEMs

Intel seems to have quietly introduced a new 10nm CPU for desktops. The company’s website shows, among other things, an unannounced Intel Core i9-11900KB, which is based on the Tiger Lake architecture, previously reserved for laptops.

The Intel Core i9-11900KB quietly appeared on Intel’s Ark website, also noticed Twitter user momomo_us on. In addition, Core-i3, Core-i5 and Core-i7 variants of such desktop processors have also appeared, all of which also have a B suffix in the product name. According to that website, the processors are made on Intel’s 10nm process. Strictly speaking, this would make it the first desktop CPUs to be made at 10nm.

There were previously doubts about the authenticity of these processors; for example, several sources stated that the clock speeds might be wrong, VideoCardz also writes. For example, the product pages on Intel’s website list Thermal Velocity turbo frequencies of 5.3GHz for all models, which is very high. The maximum ‘regular’ turbo frequency would be a maximum of 4.9GHz, depending on the model.

However, Intel has now confirmed the arrival of these processors to Tom’s Hardware. The company states that these are desktop processors that can be used in small form factor PCs from OEMs. The processors will receive a BGA socket, and will therefore not be available separately.

Later this year, Intel will also release its Alder Lake CPUs. Those processors are also made on Intel’s 10nm node, and will be available for desktops and laptops. The CPUs would include support for DDR5 memory and the PCIe 5.0 standard. The processors also get two different types of cores. The company provides Alder Lake processors with some more powerful Golden Cove cores, and the CPUs also get some energy-efficient Atom cores. The first Alder Lake processors will be released in the second half of 2021, according to Intel, but no concrete release date has yet been announced.