Intel is gearing up for the 14th generation of Meteor Lake processors later this year.
As the first Intel 4 (formerly 7nm) based product, Meteor Lake is likely to debut on laptops, followed by a handful of desktop products, but it could also be the first to launch a model for desktops.
Two new laptops have appeared in SiSoftware’s score database, showing an unknown Genuine Intel (R) 0000 chip, one with a 14-core, 3.26GHz, 7x 2MB L2, 16MB L3 design, and the other with a 16-core design, apparently a Meteor Lake hybrid architecture. processor.
Meteor Lake will be a small-chip design that will leverage the Redwood Cove performance core (P-core) to handle heavy workloads while using the energy-efficient Cresmont efficiency core (E-core) for simpler tasks to maximize performance without sacrificing power.
It is also possible that Meteor Lake will feature a third type of core, the rumoured LP e-core. Intel patents suggest that the SoC portion will contain two additional Cresmont cores, which appear to be manufactured using a slightly older process node.
Meteor Lake has four modules: graphics, SoC, CPU and IOE, while the LP e core is located within the SoC layer and is the functional equivalent of the I / O Die (IOD) in AMD Ryzen processors.
According to previously leaked documents, Meteor Lake will support “Low-power island CPU offload”, which means that the LP e core may work in idle or sleep mode to handle service processes. In other words, it will help reduce the power consumption of the laptop.
Meteor Lake, like the previous hybrid chips, will look good on paper parameters due to the overall high core count.
The first Meteor Lake sample revealed today contains 14 cores and probably follows the 4P + 8E design, while the second Meteor Lake sample features 16 cores and should follow the previous 6P + 8E layout, while both ES processors contain two LP E cores, after all, the SoC part is the same.
The data shows that the 14-core Meteor Lake chip has 14 MB of L2 cache and 16 MB of tertiary cache at 3.26 GHz, most likely the recently leaked Core Ultra 5 1003H, while the 16-core model appears to have 18 MB of L2 cache and 24 MB of tertiary cache, with a base frequency of 3.07 GHz and an accelerated frequency of 4.2 GHz.
The first Meteor Lake sample appears to have 14 cores and probably adheres to a 4P + 8E design, while the second Meteor Lake sample has 16 cores and should adhere to a 6P + 8E layout. The remaining two cores in the two engineering example (ES) processors are from LP e cores. The 14-core Meteor Lake chip reportedly has 14MB of L2 cache and 16MB of L2 cache. The processor is likely to be the recently leaked Core Ultra 5 1003H. On the other hand, the 16-core version appears to have 18mb of L2 cache and 24MB of L2 cache and 24MB of L2 cache. It has a base clock of 3.07 GHz and an enhanced clock of 4.2 GHz.
Unfortunately, sissoftware does not give the L4 cache (ADM or Adamantine) for Meteor Lake. Although Intel’s patent does not specifically mention Meteor Lake, early Linux patches have indicated that Intel will provide ADM designs for this generation of 7nm processors.
It’s worth noting that Intel will be hosting a series of Vision 2023 regional events this month, the first of which will be held in Orlando from May 8-10, followed by Taipei (May 24-25), Shanghai (May 30-31) and Amsterdam (June 13-14). 14 June).
