Ctrl+Alt+Delete: The core problem with Intel Rocket Lake processors

Intel has finally unveiled its new Rocket Lake desktop processors, detailing the specs and price points of several new chips, including the flagship Intel Core i9-11900K. But while the new processors certainly look impressive, there’s a glaring core issue. 

As rumours correctly suggested, the new Rocket Lake processors are limited to 8 cores and 16 threads. That’s undeniably a respectable number, but it can’t be ignored that it’s dwarfed by the new AMD Ryzen 9 5950X processor, which sees a whopping 16 cores and 32 threads. 
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