A new leaked document presents a number of new features related to Arrow Lake-S. As a reminder, this will be Intel’s next desktop CPU platform.
Arrow Lake-S: three different dies!
What we’ve learned is that this generation should feature, at best, a CPU equipped with a total of 24 cores. The latter would then benefit from 8 Lion Cove P-Cores and 16 Skymont E-Cores. This assembly, whose frequencies have not been specified, will feature a TDP of 125W, as with current versions.
Nevertheless, three different dies should be offered for less muscular versions. The other two would offer :
- 6 P-Core 16 E-Core
- 6 P-Core 8 E-Core
A new platform!
Of course, a new platform should be offered with a new socket, the LGA-1851, which we’ve already told you about. This will be coupled with 800 series chipsets, which will support up to 24 PCIe Gen4 lines, including at least 8 for storage (2x M.2). By comparison, the 700 series supports up to 20 PCIe Gen4 lines and 8 Gen3 lines. The new chipset will also support DisplayPort 2.0 UHBR20 and Thunderbolt 4.
As far as the CPU is concerned, it will only handle DDR5 memory (6400), so Intel considers the transition period from DDR4 to DDR5 to be over… That said, after three generations of CPUs, it’s about time. It’s worth noting that AMD has been doing this for a long time, with its Ryzen 7000.
Otherwise, Arrow Lake-S processors will feature a total of 20 PCIe Gen5 lanes, 16 for the GPU, 4x for storage and an additional 4x Gen4 lanes, also for storage. Raptor Lake Refresh features 16x Gen5 lines and 4x Gen4 lines.
