Intel has hinted at plans to incorporate a dedicated cache tile design, similar to AMD's 3D V-Cache, but not for desktop gaming CPUs. While acknowledging the performance benefits of extra cache, Intel believes it has limited appeal in the desktop market.
In an interview with Der8auer and Bens Hardware, Intel's Tech Communications Manager, Florian Maislinger, stated:
The AMD CPUs are tailored to a very specific target group and that is gamers...We are aware that this technology can bring a lot to gamers, but that always comes with certain drawbacks...We are aware of this and we still have it technologically. That means that next year there will be a CPU for the first time that has a cache tile, but not in the desktop...In the server, it is simply a different market...
While AMD's X3D processors, especially the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, have demonstrated significant performance gains in gaming, Intel remains unconvinced about the technology's relevance for desktop users. Although Intel has increased cache sizes in its recent Emerald Rapids and Granite Rapids server chips, and to a lesser extent in desktop CPUs, they haven't adopted a dedicated cache tile approach like AMD's 3D V-Cache.
Intel plans to introduce a CPU with a dedicated cache tile next year, but it will be targeted at the server/workstation market, possibly for the Clearwater Forest lineup. It seems desktop gamers will have to wait longer for Intel to fully embrace this technology.
