Intel was supposed to have ended the production of its 14nm processes years ago, but apparently, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Without so much as a prompt, the chipmaker quietly introduced a new CPU called Core i5-110, which is basically manufactured under said process.
As a quick primer, the Core 100 series includes the likes of Meteor Lake and Raptor SKUs, all without the Ultra moniker in their names. It’s technically Intel’s way of consolidating the old and new naming scheme, while still offering CPUs from older generations to the masses. In the case of the Core i5-110, the company subtly released it in Q3 2025, and priced it at US$200 (~RM840).
Specs-wise, the Core i5-110 features a 6-core, 12-thread configuration, has a base and boost clock of 2.9GHz and 4.3GHz, respectively, comes with 12MB of Intel’s Smart Cache, and a 65W TDP. Further, it’s designed for the LGA1200 socket, which means that it’ll run with DDR4 memory, and not DDR5. Understandable, given that this CPU is technically 10th Gen, which was released around six years ago.
As to why it thinks the world needs another 10th Gen CPU thrown into its portfolio, our guess is probably for legacy purposes. There are still several Intel-based systems out there that still use processors that are a few generations removed, and based on their use case, several companies may just wish to upgrade one component instead of the entire ensemble, as a means of cost-cutting.
