AIDA64 Extreme has received an update that supports Intel Alder Lake-X, a new generation of HEDT (high-performance computing) processors that, curiously, have not yet been officially announced by the chip giant. Normally, when AIDA 64 Extreme supports components that have not yet been announced, it is because they are about to be presented, at least that has been the trend that we have been seeing so far.
We still do not have concrete information about the Intel Alder Lake-X beyond its name, but if this new generation of processors is confirmed, we can almost guarantee that will not bring substantial differences against the Intel Alder Lake-S. It is important to note that Intel Alder Lake-X will not succeed Intel Cascade Lake-X, but rather Kaby Lake-X. The Intel Cascade Lake-X series will be succeeded by Intel Sapphire Rapids-X.
Regarding the possible specifications of the Intel Alder Lake-X, I believe that the chip giant will maintain the configuration of 8 high-performance cores based on the Golden Cove architecture and 8 high-efficiency cores based on the Gracemont architecture. In total, the most powerful model will have 16 cores and 24 threads. The key difference from general consumer models will be in a full support of AVX512 instructionswhich as we know do not make any sense in the general consumer market, but they do in the professional sector.
We will be attentive in the coming weeks, since thanks to this information I am clear that it is very likely that the presentation of the new Intel Alder Lake-X will take place imminently. This new generation should be integrated into the Intel Fishhawk platform. I remind you that the Golden Cove architecture, used in the high-performance cores of these processors, has marked an important advance in terms of CPIand which has allowed Intel to regain the crown of single-thread performance.
The Intel Alder Lake-X processors will be built on the 10nm SuperFin node, just like the Intel Alder Lake-S. The Intel Sapphire Rapids-X will have a much higher core configuration, and will support eight-channel ECC memory configurations, making them an alternative clearly superior and aimed at a different audience.
