Intel 10nm Alder Lake-S 16 Core & 24 Thread Desktop CPU Spotted

The top configuration of Intel's next-generation Alder Lake-S Desktop CPU may just have been spotted in the Geekbench database. The entry was spotted by TUM_APISAK and is a very early applied science sample with relatively low clock speeds merely lots of cores and threads.

Intel Alder Lake-S Desktop CPU With 16 Cores & 24 Threads Based on 10nm Golden Cove & Gracemont Cores Spotted

The Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake-S Desktop CPU lineup will be featuring a mix-match of both Gilded Cove & Gracemont cores on the same flake. This detail configuration that is spotted features a total of xvi cores and 24 threads. The actual partitioning of the cores consists of 8 Gilt Cove cores with sixteen threads and 8 Gracemont cores with eight threads.

Other details the Geekbench mentions is that the chip is function of the 'GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 151 Stepping 0'. The Intel Alder Lake-Southward CPU seems to feature a clock speed of 1.40 GHz but it looks like the clock speeds are erroneously detected here with a maximum clock speed reported at 17.6 GHz. The CPU also features 30 MB of L3 enshroud and 12.5 MB of L2 cache. The fleck was tested on the internal Intel Alder Lake-Due south ADP-South DDR4 CRB platform which should consist of an LGA 1700 socketed motherboard and was equipped with 16 GB of memory though we cannot confirm right now if that was DDR4 or DDR5.

Moving on to performance, considering this is an early ES fleck with very low clock speeds, the Intel Rocket Lake Desktop CPU scored 996 points in unmarried-core and 6931 points in the multi-cadre bench. This is nothing to exist excited about but considering the clock speeds, it was expected. Once the final chips show up close to launch, we are bound to see a huge improvement in performance but right now, all nosotros tin can run into is that Intel has indeed started prepping up its 12th Generation cadre family for launch in tardily 2021.

Here'southward Everything We Know Most The Adjacent-Gen Alder Lake CPU Family

The Alder Lake CPUs are not merely going to be the first desktop processor family to feature a 10nm process node merely would also characteristic a new design methodology. From what nosotros know so far, Intel plans to include a mix of CPU cores that are based on different IPs. The Alder Lake CPUs will come with standard high-operation 'Cove' cores and smaller nevertheless efficient 'Atom' cores. This big.SMALL design methodology has been incorporated on smartphones for a while at present but Alder Lake will be the beginning time we run into it in action in the loftier-performance segment.

Nosotros don't have whatever specifics of which generation of 'Cove' or 'Atom' architecture Intel plans to use for its Alder Lake CPUs but their roadmap does bespeak to Golden Cove and Gracemont architectures availability by 2021. Information technology is possible that we would see these cores in actions commencement on the desktop CPU platform but would besides be utilized in a Lakefield successor. You can learn more about the various Alder Lake SKU configurations here and here.

Following are some of the updates you should expect from Intel'south 2021 architecture lineup:

Intel Gold Cove (Core) Architecture:

Meliorate Single-Threaded Operation (IPC)
Improve Artificial Intelligence (AI) Performance
Improve Network/5G Performance
Enhanced Security Features

Intel Gracemont (Atom) Compages:

Ameliorate Single-Threaded Performance (IPC)
Improve Frequency (Clock Speeds)
Improve Vector Performance

In addition to the chips, the LGA 1700 platform is said to feature the latest and brand new I/O tech such equally support for DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, and new Thunderbolt / WiFi capabilities. While the fleck design methodology isn't anything new as we accept seen several SOCs feature like core hierarchy, it would definitely be interesting to see a similar outing on a high-performance desktop CPU lineup.

Intel Mainstream Desktop CPU Generations Comparison:

Intel CPU Family	Processor Procedure	Processors Cores/Threads (Max)	TDPs	Platform Chipset	Platform	Retentivity Support	PCIe Back up	Launch
Sandy Bridge (2d Gen)	32nm	4/eight	35-95W	vi-Series	LGA 1155	DDR3	PCIe Gen two.0	2011
Ivy Bridge (third Gen)	22nm	iv/8	35-77W	seven-Series	LGA 1155	DDR3	PCIe Gen 3.0	2012
Haswell (4th Gen)	22nm	iv/viii	35-84W	8-Series	LGA 1150	DDR3	PCIe Gen 3.0	2013-2014
Broadwell (5th Gen)	14nm	4/viii	65-65W	9-Series	LGA 1150	DDR3	PCIe Gen 3.0	2015
Skylake (sixth Gen)	14nm	4/eight	35-91W	100-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	PCIe Gen 3.0	2015
Kaby Lake (seventh Gen)	14nm	iv/eight	35-91W	200-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	PCIe Gen 3.0	2017
Java Lake (8th Gen)	14nm	6/12	35-95W	300-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	PCIe Gen three.0	2017
Coffee Lake (9th Gen)	14nm	8/16	35-95W	300-Serial	LGA 1151	DDR4	PCIe Gen 3.0	2018
Comet Lake (10th Gen)	14nm	10/20	35-125W	400-Series	LGA 1200	DDR4	PCIe Gen 3.0	2020
Rocket Lake (11th Gen)	14nm	8/sixteen	35-125W	500-Serial	LGA 1200	DDR4	PCIe Gen four.0	2021
Alder Lake (12th Gen)	Intel vii	xvi/24	35-125W	600 Series	LGA 1700	DDR5 / DDR4	PCIe Gen 5.0	2021
Raptor Lake (13th Gen)	Intel 7	24/32	35-125W	700-Serial	LGA 1700	DDR5 / DDR4	PCIe Gen 5.0	2022
Falling star Lake (14th Gen)	Intel iv	TBA	35-125W	800 Series?	LGA 1700	DDR5	PCIe Gen 5.0?	2023
Arrow Lake (15th Gen)	Intel 4?	forty/48	TBA	900-Serial?	TBA	DDR5	PCIe Gen v.0?	2024
Lunar Lake (16th Gen)	Intel three?	TBA	TBA	1000-Series?	TBA	DDR5	PCIe Gen v.0?	2025
Nova Lake (17th Gen)	Intel iii?	TBA	TBA	2000-Series?	TBA	DDR5?	PCIe Gen 6.0?	2026