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Intel 12th gen details leak ahead of 11th gen
A number of internal slides detailing Intel's upcoming 12th-generation Alder Lake desktop processor architecture appear to have leaked online - and the details are certainly raising some eyebrows.
The slides, obtained by Videocardz, make bold claims about the new silicon, including up to 20% better single core performance and as much as double the multi thread performance over the previous generation. It isn't specified whether that previous generation is 11th-gen Rocket Lake or Tiger Lake.
Intel's Alder Lake processors are based on the big.LITTLE architecture design pioneered by Arm Ltd. Like the Apple M1 chip, which is also based on Arm's design, Alder Lake will feature a combination of smaller high-efficiency and larger high-performance cores.
By delegating low-level processes that don't require a lot of power to the efficiency cores, the high performance cores are freed up to tackle the heavy duty processing needed by apps like gaming, web browsing, and video.
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Can Intel take back the CPU crown from AMD with big.LITTLE?
Earlier this year, AMD surpassed Intel for desktop PC market share for the first time in more than 15 years thanks to the popularity and performance of its Ryzen-series of processors.
While Intel still maintains dominance in mobile and server processor market share, there are indications that AMD is definitely moving to challenge Intel in the mobile computing space at least - especially with their Pro-series mobile CPUs. So, it wouldn't be surprising that Intel might want to shake things up a bit and Alder Lake could definitely be a big part of that effort.
With the success of Apple's M1, Intel is making a smart move by adopting the big.LITTLE architecture for their next generation of CPUs. AMD has scoffed at the move, saying it's far too soon for big.LITTLE to be a truly viable platform, but with the Apple M1, it's hard to argue that the performance gains aren't real - even without software that takes full advantage of the architecture.
But getting into the big.LITTLE game early - can you call it early when you're the third chipmaker to adopt the design after Arm and Apple? - Intel is making an important differentiation between its processors and AMD's. If big.LITTLE takes off in the next few years, Intel could very easily reclaim the CPU crown from AMD the way it did 15 years ago with it's Intel Core processors.
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A new Windows 11 bug has somehow charged a laptop battery to over 104%
Read MoreThere have been a slew of bugs reported in Windows 11 over the last few weeks, but an unusual one discovered yesterday might be pushing laptop batteries past the 100% charging capacity.
PC Gamer reports that a Reddit user by the name of Zondax noticed that their laptop displayed the message "Battery status: fully charged 103%" when the cursor was hovering over the battery symbol, and then further increased to 104% a few hours later.
Zondax, who was playing a game of Old School Runescape had the device on charge, as displayed by the image displayed on the original Reddit post, but it's unclear what brand of laptop is beings used. We have reached out for confirmation, and to establish if Windows 11 had been installed onto the device via official means.
User Zondax commented after the device hit 104% that " I kinda don't want to unplug it, I'm curious to see how far it will go..", but has not reported any further updates so we don't know if the charge limit has been exceeding any further, but given it shouldn't be possible to get beyond 100% in the first place, we shouldn't disregard the possibility.
Given that it's still early days for Microsoft's new operating system, bugs are expected which is why some folks are choosing to hold off on upgrading until concerns are addressed and fixed, even if they currently have a device that meets the lofty system requirements to support Windows 11.
A few battery related issues have also been reported, including users who can't get a laptop to charge to over 80% and another Reddit thread with multiple users reporting that the duration that their laptop can operate on battery power has tanked since upgrading, with some stating they'll be downgrading back to Windows 10 as a result.
Analysis: A matter of safety
We have no way of knowing if the battery on the device genuinely is exceeding it's charge limit or if the bug is instead simply displaying incorrect percentages, but if it's the former then this might not be a laughing matter.
Battery issues on devices can have disastrous consequences as we've previously seen with the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, but as this is an isolated incident I don't think there's any need to panic just yet. For anyone who's concerned, you can easily downgrade back to Windows 10 if you installed it within a 10 day window and then upgrade again when you feel safe to do so.
Alternatively, ensure that you don't keep the laptop plugged in when it hits 100%, though this is understandably a lot more troublesome, especially if you're using a power-hungry gaming laptop to play demanding titles.
If you're encountering any other issues, make sure you check out our guide on how to fix common Windows 11 problems for more advice as many have a quick fix.
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