Because the Intel Meteor Lake launch nears, rumors on the next-gen Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake CPUs have already began floating on the web.
Intel Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake CPUs To Characteristic Subsequent-Gen Lion Cove & Skymont Core Architectures
It is no secret that the Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake CPUs might be changing Meteor Lake CPUs in 2024 and 2025, respectively. These next-gen CPU households have already been confirmed by Intel & based mostly on what we all know, they’ll be one other incremental step into the disaggregated future that Intel is eager on creating. As OneRaichu states:
- Arrow Lake-H CPUs – Lion Cove P-Core + Skymont E-Core + Crestmont LP E-Cores (SOC)
- Lunar Lake-M CPUs – Lion Cove P-Core + Skymont E-Core + Skymont LP E-Cores (SOC)
We all know that Intel Arrow Lake CPUs are anticipated to function the next-generation Lion Cove P-Core & Skymont E-Core structure. Now as per a rumor by One Raichuit appears just like the 2nd Gen Arrow Lake-H “Core Extremely” CPUs may be geared up with a distinct sub-core for the SOC tile. Whereas Arrow Lake-H CPUs would function Skymont E-Cores on the Compute Tile, the SOC Tile might undertake Meteor Lake’s Crestmont E-Cores. These E-Cores might be designed for low-power workloads and performance in an analogous approach because the Meteor Lake LP E-Cores.
The Arrow Lake-H CPUs could have the compute tile fabricated on the Intel 20A course of node whereas the opposite tiles might be utilizing third social gathering and exterior nodes such because the 3nm course of node for iGPU.
As for Intel Lunar Lake-M, the CPU lineup is anticipated to make the most of both the 20A or 18A course of node for its Compute Tile. There are good indications that it may be based mostly on 20A as a consequence of its readiness in comparison with 18A. Intel additionally just lately confirmed a working Lunar Lake chip at its Innovation occasion and that’s additionally proof that 20A is the potential course of for Lunar Lake chips with Panther Lake going within the sub-20A class. The compute tile for Lunar Lake CPUs is alleged to be composed of the identical Lion Cove P-Cores and Skymont E-Cores however the SOC tile can even function Skymont LP E-Cores.
This aligns with latest studies of Lunar Lake that includes an even bigger VPU/NPU improve over the Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake CPUs. Intel’s Lunar Lake-M CPUs might be focused solely on the low-power and mobility platforms with a spotlight set on delivering the perfect efficiency/watt capabilities. The lineup might be launched round CES 2025. Identical to Meteor Lake CPUs, the Lunar Lake lineup will not see a desktop “socketed” launch.
Intel Mobility CPU Lineup:
| CPU Household | Lunar Lake | Arrow Lake | Meteor Lake | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course of Node (CPU Tile) | Intel 20A? | Intel 20A ‘5nm EUV” | Intel 4 ‘7nm EUV’ | Intel 7 ’10nm ESF’ | Intel 7 ’10nm ESF’ |
| Course of Node (GPU Tile) | TSMC 3nm? | TSMC 3nm | TSMC 5nm | Intel 7 ’10nm ESF’ | Intel 7 ’10nm ESF’ |
| CPU Structure | Hybrid | Hybrid (4-Core) | Hybrid (Triple-Core) | Hybrid (Twin-Core) | Hybrid (Twin-Core) |
| P-Core Structure | Lion Cove? | Lion Cove | Redwood Cove | Raptor Cove | Golden Cove |
| E-Core Structure | Skymont? | Skymont | Crestmont | Gracemont | Gracemont |
| LP E-Core Structure (SOC) | Skymont? | Crestmont? | Crestmont? | N/A | N/A |
| Prime Configuration | TBD | TBD | 6+8 (H-Sequence) | 6+8 (H-Sequence) 8+16 (HX-Sequence) |
6+8 (H-Sequence) 8+8 (HX-Sequence) |
| Max Cores / Threads | TBD | TBD | 14/20 | 14/20 | 14/20 |
| Deliberate Lineup | U Sequence? | H/P/U Sequence | H/P/U Sequence | H/P/U Sequence | H/P/U Sequence |
| GPU Structure | Xe2-LPG (Battlemage) | Xe-LPG (Alchemist) | Xe-LPG (Alchemist) | Iris Xe (Gen 12) | Iris Xe (Gen 12) |
| GPU Execution Models | 64 EUs | 192 EUs | 128 EUs (1024 Colours) | 96 EUs (768 Colours) | 96 EUs (768 Colours) |
| Reminiscence Help | TBD | TBD | DDR5-5600 LPDDR5-7400 LPDDR5X – 7400+ |
DDR5-5200 LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR5-6400 |
DDR5-4800 LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR5X-4267 |
| Reminiscence Capability (Max) | TBD | TBD | 96 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Thunderbolt 4 Ports | TBD | TBD | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| WiFi Functionality | TBD | TBD | WiFi 6E | WiFi 6E | WiFi 6E |
| TDP | TBD | TBD | 7W-45W | 15-55W | 15-55W |
| Launch | ~2025 | 2H 2024 | 2H 2023 | 1H 2023 | 1H 2022 |
