The leak confirms two important aspects: core count and hyperthreading. Arrow Lake processors will reportedly offer two configurations with 20 and 24 cores; This is a significant jump from the current 16 cores in Alder Lake. However, an interesting detail is the absence of hyperthreading technology, which allows one core to manage two threads at the same time. This is a departure from previous generations and may raise questions about the overall effectiveness of the treatment.
These leaks are consistent with previous reports of similar core counts to the current Raptor Lake (8 Performance cores and 16 Efficiency cores). One notable addition appears to be a dedicated low-power island inside the processor for improved power management. While clock speeds remain low (likely due to early engineering samples), the leaks don’t provide details on retail names or motherboard manufacturing partners’ involvement. Final retail versions are expected to have higher clock speeds and possibly other features.
Arrow Lake’s exact launch date is still in doubt. However, Intel recently introduced the LGA-1851 socket for its Meteor Lake-PS embedded processors. The same socket is expected to be compatible with both Arrow Lake and future consumer versions.
Source: Ferra
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