Should AMD Be Afraid? - Intel Alder Lake
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Buy a Seasonic Ultra Titanium PSU On Amazon: lmg.gg On NewEgg: lmg.gg Intel has been taking its lumps from AMD for the last few years, but their new CEO and their newest chip, the 12th-gen Alder Lake, might be the marks for a comeback! Anthony explains and shows off their latest gear in today's video! Like Anthony's Hoodie? Get it now at lmg.gg Buy Intel Core i9-12900k CPU (Once Available) On Amazon (Paid Link): geni.us On Best Buy (Paid Link): geni.us On NewEgg (Paid Link): geni.us Buy Intel Core i5-12600k CPU (Once Available) On Amazon (Paid Link): geni.us On Best Buy (Paid Link): geni.us On NewEgg (Paid Link): geni.us Buy ASUS Z690 Motherboard (Once Available) On Amazon (Paid Link): geni.us On Best Buy (Paid Link): geni.us On NewEgg (Paid Link): geni.us Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ►GET MERCH: lttstore.com ►SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: floatplane.com ►LTX EXPO: ltxexpo.com AFFILIATES & REFERRALS --------------------------------------------------- ►Affiliates, Sponsors & Referrals: lmg.gg ►Check out our podcast gear: kit.co ►Private Internet Access VPN: lmg.gg ►Our Official Charging Partner Anker: lmg.gg ►Secretlabs Gaming Chairs: lmg.gg ►MK Keyboards: lmg.gg ►Nerd or Die Stream Overlays: lmg.gg ►Green Man Gaming lmg.gg ►Amazon Prime: lmg.gg ►Audible Free Trial: lmg.gg ►Our Gear on Amazon: lmg.gg FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: twitter.com Instagram: @shortcircuityt Facebook: @ShortCircuitYT FOLLOW OUR OTHER CHANNELS --------------------------------------------------- Linus Tech Tips: lmg.gg TechLinked: lmg.gg Mac Address: lmg.gg Techquickie: lmg.gg LMG Clips: lmg.gg Channel Super Fun: lmg.gg Carpool Critics: lmg.gg CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 - It's ALDER LAKE time! 0:44 - Pressbox unboxing 1:38 - Alder Lake expanded look 2:56 - Alder Lake processor unveil and size comparison 5:27 - Z690 Socket impressions 6:34 - ASUS ROG Z690 Unboxing 7:50 - ASUS Ryujin II 360 cooler 8:44 - Sponsor - Seasonic! 9:04 - ASUS Z690 Maximus Hero Motherboard unboxing 9:20 - DDR5 Notes 10:22 - IO Information 10:49 - Final thoughts
The video opens with a framing that positions Intel as an underdog finally presenting a compelling argument for a comeback, driven by the Alder Lake architecture. The host describes Alder Lake as unlike anything seen before in desktop CPUs, emphasizing the novel mix of performance cores and efficiency cores, and explains how this big little design aims to balance foreground tasks like gaming and heavy workloads with background tasks such as system maintenance. The unboxing and hardware exploration follow, including a look at the processor form factor, socket design, and the new Z690 platform. The host discusses the importance of the two types of cores, notes the absence of hyper-threading on the efficiency cores, and contrasts Alder Lake with prior generations, highlighting how core design changes impact performance and multitasking. The section also covers motherboard and cooler choices, with first impressions of the Z690 motherboard, the Asus ROG Maximus series, and the notable DDR5 memory support, including high-speed memory in a first look at 5200 MHz modules. The video closes with IO considerations, PCIe 5 readiness, pricing pointers, and a forward look at how AMD might respond with stacked cache solutions, inviting viewers to await full reviews to determine if the Alder Lake investment is worth it for different user scenarios, while encouraging subscription for future updates.
Topics · technology · hardware · cpu_architecture · computing · gaming_performance
Questions answered
- What is Alder Lake's core design and how does it differ from previous Intel CPUs?
- Alder Lake uses a hybrid design with performance cores for foreground tasks and efficiency cores for background tasks, a setup that differs from prior x86 CPUs which relied on uniform core performance and traditional hyper-threading across all cores.
- What platform features are highlighted for Alder Lake in this video?
- Key platform features include the Z690 socket, PCIe Gen 5 readiness, DDR5 memory support, and the new ISA shifts like performance and efficiency core integration.
- What future AMD response is suggested or anticipated in the video?
- The video suggests AMD might respond with similar innovations such as vertically stacked cache or other architectural tweaks to compete in performance and efficiency, but emphasizes that full reviews are needed to validate the impact.