Introducing Intel’s 12th Generation CPUs
The launch of an all new CPU architecture is always an exciting time for PC enthusiasts. Intel’s 12th Generation CPU architecture, codenamed Alder Lake, is certainly the company’s most important CPU architecture in the last decade. It represents a fundamental shift for Intel, and it lays the foundation and roadmap that Intel’s desktop and mobile platforms will follow for many years to come.
AMD has had a great time with its highly competitive Ryzen offerings, achieving its highest market share since the heady days of the Athlon64 in 2006. Intel, for so long the totally dominant market leader, was no doubt stung. Alder Lake is Intel’s attempt to wrest control of the narrative back. A hybrid architecture and the move to its 10nm Enhanced SuperFIN process (named Intel 7) has thrust Intel back into the spotlight after several generations that lacked genuine innovation. Is Alder Lake the giant leap we’re hoping for?
