Final week, Intel introduced and launched its 14th Gen Core processors for desktops, with the flagship Intel Core i9 14900K main the pack. The corporate made a mistake when formally revealing the 14th Gen ‘Raptor Lake Refresh’ lineup; the brand new desktop processors is not going to help the newest Thunderbolt 5 spec.
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It is not the kind of mistake you see in a product reveal of this stature, with the assertion proclaiming that the 14th Gen processors would help “upcoming Thunderbolt 5 wired connectivity.”
To make the scenario slightly extra complicated, the announcement has been up to date with an Editor’s Notice (by way of Tom’s {Hardware}) stating, “Whereas some processors within the Intel Core 14th Gen processor household will embody help for Thunderbolt 5, Intel Core 14th Gen desktop processors, particularly, is not going to help it.” Including it can share particulars on “Intel Core 14th Gen CPUs that help Thunderbolt 5 at a later date.”
This implies the Intel Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K, and i5-14600K is not going to get the 80 Gbps of bi-directional bandwidth of Thunderbolt 5, which is a disgrace. From this, we guess that when Thunderbolt 5 is launched, it is going to be supported by laptops and cell 14th Gen CPUs – particularly the brand new Intel Core Extremely “Meteor Lake” Chips launching later this 12 months.
As Thunderbolt is a spec and tech morally related to laptops, Thunderbolt 5’s delayed desktop look most likely will not have an effect on most customers – as Thunderbolt is usually used to deal with quick charging, show output, and issues like dwell video seize over USB. Thunderbolt 5’s show capabilities can output as much as 8K HDR video or cost as much as 240W – each are recreation changers for high-performance cell gadgets.
