Seems Intel are not having the best of times with their CPU tech lately. Not only have they been through waves of security issues, they're continuing to struggle to move to smaller processing nodes.
In the latest earnings call showing off their second-quarter 2020 financial results, we got an interesting little peek behind the curtain at their plans for future CPUs. What we know is that Intel are continuing to lag behind and it's not getting any better for quite some time.
Here's what they said about it in the press release:
Intel is accelerating its transition to 10nm products this year with increasing volumes and strong demand for an expanding line up. This includes a growing portfolio of 10nm-based Intel Core processors with “Tiger Lake” launching soon, and the first 10nm-based server CPU “Ice Lake,” which remains planned for the end of this year.
In the second half of 2021, Intel expects to deliver a new line of client CPU’s (code-named “Alder Lake”), which will include its first 10nm-based desktop CPU, and a new 10nm-based server CPU (code-named “Sapphire Rapids”).
The company's 7nm-based CPU product timing is shifting approximately six months relative to prior expectations. The primary driver is the yield of Intel's 7nm process, which based on recent data, is now trending approximately twelve months behind the company's internal target.
This is all while AMD are still planning to have Zen 3 available this year and Zen 4 CPUs before 2022. It's good to see competition once again in the CPU market. However, it's not good if Intel continually get further behind like this, otherwise we eventually end up in a reverse situation of what we had before with Intel and AMD. Ideally, when Intel sort their yields out, they can come back stronger again which will then keep competition healthy because that's what benefits us consumers the most.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
If we survive until next year, 2021 will be quite interesting hardware-wise.
RandomizedKirbyTree47 Jul 24, 2020
Quoting: vskyeIntel will recover, eventually. A lot of people care that work there, I'm kinda thinking that upper management is just out of touch with the current market and just brushed off AMD. Surprise Intel! I figure a restructure of the company is due, and their share holders didn't seem to be very happy about it either. Complacence is a bugger after you've been a market leader for so long. Karma. ;)
AdoredTV put out a video last night talking about the issues they were having, he has contact within Intel who say many within the company aren't very happy with the CEO, Murthy. Apparently since he came in he's consolidated power under him and pushed any potential threats to his job out of the company, with Jim Keller leaving and Raja Kaduri the next to be on his way out. We will see if the latter is true by the end of the year, but I think it's safe to say Intel have lost their way being stuck on that 14nm node for far, far too long.
Cyba.Cowboy Jul 25, 2020
Quoting: SolarwingAnd I vote for AMD.Their price - quality ratio is good. I like it. But now what I want from Intel that they should lower their CPU's prices.They are unreasonable expensive. But I suspect it will avail not cause AMD have too much of a head start.
I've always preferred "the underdog" because like you, I think they're price versus quality versus performance ratio is much better than what Intel have ever offered... But I mostly stick with Intel, because I prefer NVIDIA GPUs and all the laptops I've ever bought with NVIDIA GPUs have only used Intel CPUs.
But now actual development is cleary insufficient
Personally stay waiting for zen 3 and possible jump to amd in next cpu
Comandante Ñoñardo Jul 25, 2020
That is a very bad habit from both.
Both should release true new CPUs every five years or more.
That is way We need a third player in the CPU market.
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