That image above will most likely be acquainted to anybody who’s bought a Okay-series Intel Twelfth-generation “Alder Lake” CPU—or anybody who reads information about them on this website. That is the field for the current-generation overclockable Intel CPUs. The field for Intel’s next-gen CPUs has leaked, although, and you’ll see it reproduced right here:
That picture comes courtesy of HXL (@9550pro on Twitter), who says that they acquired it from a personal WeChat. The field seems to be considerably smaller than present packaging, and the plastic fake wafer inside is now silver-colored somewhat than gold. It additionally stands up straight as a substitute of being tilted the best way it was within the Twelfth-gen packing containers.
It is attainable (and even doubtless) that Intel administration determined the additional pizzazz wasn’t well worth the hassle. Not many individuals purchase their CPUs off a literal shelf anymore; most DIY purchases are made by way of on-line outlets based mostly on the specs and capabilities of the CPU, which is to say that the packaging is not prone to catch anybody’s eye and immediate an impulse purchase.
Intel is anticipated to debut its next-generation CPUs at its Innovation occasion on the twenty seventh (together with, hopefully, its high-end Arc Alchemist GPUs.) That is notably the exact same day that AMD’s already-announced Ryzen 7000 processors develop into obtainable. Rumors are that Intel’s new CPUs will develop into obtainable subsequent month, so keep tuned for the battle of the century—or not less than, of 2023.
