11th Gen Intel® Core™ Desktop Processors: Features at a Glance
Feature |
Benefit |
New Processor Core Architecture |
IPC improvements transform hardware and software efficiency and increase real-world performance for smooth gameplay, immersive productivity, and fast creation. |
Intel® Deep Learning Boost (VNNI) |
Accelerates AI inference—vastly improving performance for deep learning workloads.7 |
Gaussian Neural Accelerator 2.0 (GNA 2.0) |
Runs AI workloads on accelerator to more efficiently blur video background and suppress background noise. |
Intel® UHD Graphics featuring Intel® Xe graphics architecture |
Rich media and intelligent graphics capabilities enable amplified visual complexity, enhanced 3D performance, and faster image processing. |
Enhanced Display (Integrated HDMI 2.0, HBR3) |
Immerse in up to three simultaneous 4K displays at 60Hz or a pair of 5K displays at 60Hz8 with increased connectivity to enhance display support. |
Enhanced Media (12bit HEVC, 10bit AV1 decode, E2E compression) |
Greater system-wide performance and support for enhanced quality of media encode and decode, efficiently.8 |
New Overclocking Features and Capabilities |
A range of enhanced overclocking capabilities, including Intel Performance Maximizer,4 Intel® Extreme Tuning Utility,4 Intel Extreme Memory Profile—and, on unlocked processors, per-core hyperthreading, enhanced voltage frequency control, and PCle overclocking.3 |
Discrete Wi-Fi 6E (GIG+) |
Wi-Fi connection that is 3 times faster6 and with 40% higher peak data rates9 compared to the standard 802.22ac 2x2 and dual spatial stream 802.11ac, respectively. |
Increased DDR4 speeds |
Smooth media editing, fast multitasking, and enhanced productivity with memory support up to DDR4-3200. |
20 CPU PCIe 4.0 lanes |
Additional lanes (compared to previous generations) increase PCIe throughput and flexibility for fast connection of next gen PCIe devices.1 |
Intel® Optane™ Memory H20 |
Performance improvements and power reduction over Intel® Optane™ memory H10 with SSD.10 |
Integrated USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20G) |
Up to twice the USB bandwidth (vs USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10G)) for fast data transfers. |
USB Audio Offload |
Deep sleep states are possible with the USB Audio Offload. |
Discrete Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 (USB4 compliant)5 |
Universal cable connectivity for a simple, reliable connection that provides incredible performance. |
