Intel vs AMD: Has Alder Lake Widened the Gap, as Pat Gelsinger Says?

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Alder Lake has clearly boosted the morale of Intel and, in particular, that of its main “spokesperson”.

Replacing Bob Swan, Pat Gelsinger took over the reins of Intel at the start of 2021. Since then, the CEO of the American firm has regularly communicated about his ambitions, and the release of the 12^and CPU generation offered him an interesting first success.

Alder Lake to get back in the running…

Even before the marketing of this Alder Lake range, Pat Gelsinger did not mince his words: if ” AMD has done a solid job over the past few years […] it’s now over, with the releases of Alder Lake and Sapphire Rapids […]. AMD dominating, it’s over “.

A punchy statement to mark the minds of investors and show that Intel is indeed back in the forefront after a difficult period marked by the postponements of the new 10nm engraving technology, which Intel has finally renamed Intel 7 .

Today, Pat Gelsinger speaks again in a “new year” video for his followers on the LinkedIn professional social network. Again, he does not beat around the bush and believes that AMD is clearly left behind.

… and clearly outpace AMD?

For Pat Gelsinger, the situation can be summed up in two words “ Alder Lake “. He adds that ” All of a sudden… Boom! We’re back to business […]. AMD is in our rearview mirror on the customer segment [le marché grand public], and never again will it be in front of our windshield; we are simply the market leader. »

To support his remarks, Pat Gelsinger talks about his new IDM 2.0 strategy, with the development of numerous production structures. He also talks about the technical developments to come, Intel having already presented its projections on the engraving process side.

Unquestionably, the American is in much better shape than he was just eighteen months ago. However, if the triumphalism of Pat Gelsinger is fair game, it should not make us forget the challenges that await Intel. AMD has increasingly solid responses in the server market and, on the consumer side, the release of the Ryzen 7000s based on Zen 4 in the second half of 2022 will be one to watch closely.

Sources: LinkedIn
, Tom’s Hardware