We know that Intel Lunar Lake is the code name for a future generation of processors from the chip giant, and that this will arrive after Arrow Lake, which means that we are still three generations away. In case anyone has been lost, I remind you that Meteor Lake will arrive first (between the end of 2023 and 2024), then Arrow Lake and finally Lunar Lake.
According to Michelle Johnston Holthaus, executive vice president and general manager of Intel’s Client Computing Group, the launch of Intel Lunar Lake processors will mark a major turning point, as will use a completely new architecture It will be designed from scratch. To give you an idea, this was precisely what happened when Intel jumped from Pentium D to Core Duo, there was also a complete change in architecture.
However, we must bear in mind that this new architecture will be focused on improve performance per watt consumed, and that it will give its best in the mobile sector, at least according to the first information we have. Intel Lunar Lake will target the processor sector with a TDP of 15 watts or less, will use the Intel 18A node (1.8 nanometers) and could debut in mid-2025.
We have no information on its possible specifications beyond what has been said, so we don’t know how many cores and threads Intel Lunar Lake processors would have, and also what performance we can expect. What we do know is that this generation will use the new RibbonFET transistors from Intel, and which will make use of Intel’s Foveros packaging technology.
It’s important to keep in mind that just because Intel Lunar Lake is going to be a laptop-optimized architecture, and focused on offering good value in terms of performance per watt, doesn’t mean it won’t have a version for desktop processors. On the other hand, it is also necessary to highlight that the use of a new architecture should translate into a notable increase in the CPI. In fact, the greatest advances in this regard have been produced with this type of change, and not with the refinement of already existing architectures. .
With Intel Lunar Lake it could also happen a socket change. Meteor Lake will debut the LGA 1851 socket, and this will be compatible with Arrow Lake, which will cover the usual two-generation support cycle that Intel has been offering. Lunar Lake will come later, and with a complete architecture change you will most likely end up needing a new socket.
desde @Intel @MJHolthaus : Lunar Lake is a fresh ground-up design and CPU uArch, built with perf/watt in mind for mobile devices. More info at the financial disclosure on 26th
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