Although Intel seems to have tried to remain silent about what could be one of its most ambitious upcoming releases, the latest fix notes for the new beta version of AIDA64 (6.60.5944) appear to show support for the mysterious new Intel processor. platform under the code name Alder Lake-X.

Some chips that in the absence of official confirmation or further progress could indicate the existence other Intel Alder Lake processor models focused on high-end desktops (better known in English) HEDT), which means the return of a large multinational chip company to this market. And the point is, in addition to a possible code name that would hide another specific family, we’ve seen Intel use the letter X in recent years to symbolize its HEDT platform, including the platform-related chipset and CPU, so all indications are that this Alder Lake-X will continue to be the norm.

It is therefore worth mentioning the “long” period during which we did not see an update from Intel in this high-end segment. no less than 3 years since we saw their last HEDT processor, with a debut of 14nm Cascade Lake-X and a maximum of 18 cores. The company currently manufactures Alder Lake and Sapphire Rapids on an Intel 7 node, formerly known as the 10nm enhanced SuperFin process, using Intel Golden Cove cores.

One theory is that Alder Lake-X could be a version of the Intel Sapphire Rapids platform for enthusiasts. with unlocked multiplier for overclocking and other functions. In any case, Alder Lake-X will have to deal with the latest additions from AMD, such as the Ryzen 5000 Threadripper Pro, which covers up to 64 Zen 3 cores.

In the absence of messages from Intel we are expected to know more details about Alder Lake-X in the near futurealthough, as we have said, all indications are that Intel’s return to the HEDT market is inevitable.