Nova Lake represents the next generation of processor, and it already looks promising. Already, on paper, the architecture is ambitious, but it’s rumored that multithreaded performance could double, while single-core performance will also improve significantly. The first engineering samples seem to bring big gains in IPC!
Nova Lake: big performance gains!
Big data sheets:
As a reminder, with Nova Lake, we’re talking about truly advantageous datasheets, since the biggest CPUs promise to align up to 52 cores, thanks to the presence of two compute tiles with 28 cores each. The CPUs are said to mix three types of cores: P-Core based on Coyote Cove architecture, efficient models based on Arctic Wolf architecture and LPE models with up to 4 cores.
But the cache part hasn’t been forgotten either, and we’re talking about huge quantities, with up to 144 MB of L3 for models with a single compute tile versus 288 MB for models with two compute tiles. This would enable the company to compete with AMD and its high-performance X3D processors in the gaming sector.
We’re talking doubled multithreaded performance and big gains in single-core!
According to rumors, Intel is currently producing its first engineering samples, which are already in circulation for validation by the company’s partners. Early rumors point to substantial single-core gains, with 20% mentioned. The worst is to be found on the multithreaded side, where performance is said to be doubled. However, under these conditions, it’s not very difficult since the number of cores is x2.16. However, we mustn’t forget the gains linked to the architecture,IPC improvements, etc., and we could be looking at monstrous CPUs.
On the other hand, we mustn’t forget all the disadvantages. Having many cores is great, but we’re concerned about operating temperatures and power consumption. Then, having many cores is great, but what about gaming performance? Not all software/games use 52 cores, far from it.
We’re off to another platform!
Finally, Nova Lake will be introducing a new platform with a new socket, the LGA-1954. Fortunately, current heatsinks will be compatible with this new socket. As for chipsets, we’ve already talked about them, but we can expect to see the arrival of the 900 series, while the blue ones evoke wider access to overclocking. We’ll see what happens.
