Arrow Lake: This is what Intel's line-up for desktop PCs should look like
The first Core Ultra processors for desktop PCs are due to be released in October. Comprehensive data sheets have now emerged in advance.
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Intel is apparently sticking to the presentation of its first desktop processors from the Arrow Lake family, aka Core Ultra 200, in October. According to rumors, the launch will take place together with Z890 mainboards on October 10 – traditionally this concerns the K models. All other CPUs are typically released at the beginning of next year.
The website benchlife.info and the X account "jaykihn0" show the specifications of 14 Arrow Lake processors. Benchlife.info in particular used to have a reputation for reliable advance information.
Same number of cores, fewer threads
The core configurations of the processor classes (Core Ultra 9, 7 and 5) remain unchanged: the top models combine eight performance cores with 16 efficiency cores. The 7s have 8 + 12 and the 5s either 6 + 8 or 6 + 4. However, Intel will probably deactivate Hyper-Threading throughout – and the performance cores will then only be able to process one thread. Arrow Lake uses new CPU architectures, Lion Cove (P-cores) and Skymont (E-cores).
The top model is called Core Ultra 9 285K. As expected, its maximum turbo clock frequency should drop to 5.7 GHz in the form of the so-called Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB), i.e. when the processor is well cooled. For comparison: The Core i9-14900K achieves 6 GHz and the Core i9-14900KS even 6.2 GHz. Clock rate drops are typical when switching to new chip production processes.
Faster efficiency cores
The situation is different for the e-cores: All types from the Core Ultra 5 245K upwards, with the exception of the energy-saving T variants, should be able to accelerate their efficiency cores to 4.6 GHz instead of 4.4 GHz. This helps with multi-core optimized applications.
Meanwhile, the lists do not contain any processors in the Core Ultra 3 class. Intel is reportedly considering an eight-core Core Ultra 3 205 or 215, possibly with two or four performance cores and the rest as efficiency cores. Previous Core i3s such as the 14100 have four P-cores, but with eight threads thanks to Hyper-Threading.
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