Intel Fights AMD With AI, IPC Boost In Rocket Lake Desktop CPUs The new 11th-generation Intel Core S-Series processors only go up to eight cores due to the limitations of a new 14-nanometer architecture, but the chipmaker says it’s making up for a lack of more cores with new AI features as well as a 19 percent increase in instructions per clock. By Dylan Martin March 16, 2021, 12:37 PM EDT The new 11th-generation Intel Core S-Series desktop CPUs are coming out with a new, unusual architecture that cuts back on the maximum core count while bringing a boost in AI capabilities and instructions per clock that the chipmaker says makes them competitive with AMD’s latest Ryzen chips.