An Intel Lunar Lake engineering pattern CPU has been noticed operating Home windows. That is hardly shocking in the course of the growth part of any CPU, however this one is made extra fascinating given the screenshot reveals some key specs relating to its cache configuration and Hyperthreading (or lack thereof).
The leak comes courtesy of XZiar, (through @9550pro and Tom’s {Hardware}). It exhibits a screenshot of the Home windows Process Supervisor that includes some specs of a Lunar Lake A1 engineering pattern. The examined CPU has eight cores and eight threads, which means Hyperthreading isn’t current. It is believed the core configuration consists of 4 P-cores and 4 E-cores.
Its base clock is 1.8GHz whereas its enhance clock is 2.8GHz. There’s nothing uncommon about that as the aim of early engineering samples is for testing fundamental performance, compatibility and debugging slightly than efficiency. What’s actually fascinating nonetheless, is its cache configuration.
The chip in query reportedly has 14MB of L2 cache, however solely 12MB of L3 cache. Normally the next stage cache could be a lot bigger. There are a number of potentialities as to why that could be the case. Firstly, it might simply be the Process Supervisor is studying it incorrectly. Different potentialities are that some cache is disabled, or Intel is doing one thing actually completely different with Lunar Lake’s structure, maybe along side on-package LPDDR5X reminiscence.
It is vital to not assume an excessive amount of from this one screenshot. A1 silicon signifies that its a really early pattern. Specs and configurations can change, and clock speeds are certain to extend because the kinks are ironed out.
Lunar Lake is a cellular oriented design, with low energy and effectivity being a key focus. It’s going to have an AI NPU (in fact) and improved graphics capabilities because of its Battlemage iGPU. We’ll have to attend and see what sorts of gadgets Lunar Lake chips are housed in, however handhelds and ultra-portable gadgets are certainly on the menu.
Lunar Lake will launch alongside Arrow Lake, which is the substitute for present 14th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs. Given the Meteor Lake structure is out and about in laptops, there’s going to be numerous lakes to wade by in the direction of the tip of 2024.