Re:Cannon Lake: Intel’s Forgotten Generation – Chips and Cheese
by adrian_b on Sunday November 20, 2022 @08:48AM
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To be fair, Intel also uses "13th generation Core" instead of Raptor Lake, "12th generation Core" instead of Alder Lake, "6th Generation Core" instead of Skylake, and so on, while AMD also has meaningless code names that are used for products before launch, e.g. Raphael for Zen 4, Vermeer for Zen 3, Matisse for Zen 2, Pinnacle Ridge for Zen 1+, Summit Ridge for Zen 1.
In both cases, the shorter and easier to remember names have won in the conscience of most of the public, i.e. it is easier to remember Zen 2 than Matisse, but it is easier to remember which was Kaby Lake instead of which was the 7th Generation Core.
Because both companies launch products typically every year, I would prefer something like Intel Core 2017 instead of Coffee Lake and AMD Zen 2022 instead of Zen 4.
In both cases, the shorter and easier to remember names have won in the conscience of most of the public, i.e. it is easier to remember Zen 2 than Matisse, but it is easier to remember which was Kaby Lake instead of which was the 7th Generation Core.
Because both companies launch products typically every year, I would prefer something like Intel Core 2017 instead of Coffee Lake and AMD Zen 2022 instead of Zen 4.