Intel says “we are listening” when it comes to long-lived CPU sockets
Intel says that it is listening to feedback
Club386 has had the opportunity to talk with Intel’s Robert Hallock, the company’s VP and GM ot its “Enthusiast Channel”. When asked about the possibility of “a future where Intel sockets support more CPU generations, Hallock’s answer was simple: “I do. That’s it – I do”.
Elaborating on his comment, Hallock said that Intel has a new product management team and that they have been listening closely to feedback. Furthermore, this feedback is influencing Intel’s future products and roadmaps. Some of this feedback may take years to act on, given the nature of the CPU market, but it is being worked on.
One thing I really would like users to understand, is that I, my team, we are ourselves, first and foremost, PC builders and enthusiasts. Every single one of us has built their own PC, games on that PC. That was not always the case at Intel.
But there is a new product management team; there is a new business team; there is a new marketing team; there is a new engineering team for these gaming CPUs. And we are not ignorant of the feedback that comes in about our products. We watch it very closely… some of that feedback we can act on in a six-month time span, a year-long time span, a three-year time span. But we are listening, and that feedback matters quite a lot. It absolutely influences how we think about our products and our roadmap.
– Intel’s Robert Hallock to Club386
Does this confirm Intel LGA-1954 leaks?
Typically, Intel CPU sockets only support two generations of processors. After that, Intel tends to move to a new CPU socket that features additional pins. AMD has found great success outside of this model with its long-lived AM4 and AM5 CPU sockets. Rumour has it that Intel plans to follow suit with its LGA-1954 socket.
If rumours are to be believed, Intel’s LGA-1954 socket will support four CPU generations. These are Nova Lake, Razor Lake, Titan Lake, and Hammer Lake. That’s four CPU generations on a single motherboard socket. This change is fundamental for Intel, but it responds to a shift that has given AMD great success in the enthusiast PC market.
LGA-1954 and Nova Lake are seen as a turning point for Intel. If recent rumours are correct, Intel will be launching Nova Lake CPUs with “bLLC” caches. This is a response to AMD’s X3D gaming CPUs. Intel will also be answering AMD’s AM5 platform with its own long-lived CPU socket. That’s a one-two punch that hits AMD’s strong point. If this happens, Intel will officially be back!
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