Last Intel-Based Mac Pro Refresh Likely Referenced in macOS 11.4 RC

Bloomberg reported in January that Apple is working on a successor to the current Mac Pro that will feature an Intel processor rather than an Apple silicon chip. Now, a reference to an unreleased 10-core Intel i9 processor has been discovered by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser in the latest macOS Big Sur 11.4 RC update, released yesterday.
A 10-core Intel chip appeared in Geekbench scores last July, running on an iMac. Last month, Apple introduced the first iMac featuring an Apple silicon chip