Subj : Intel Meteor Lake turns heads with clock speed leak as hype build To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Sat Aug 05 2023 17:00:04 Intel Meteor Lake turns heads with clock speed leak as hype builds around next-gen CPUs Date: Sat, 05 Aug 2023 15:57:12 +0000 Description: A leaker claims that the boost speeds Intels 14th-gen chips are now reaching has restored their faith in the next-gen range. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Intels Meteor Lake processors have been the subject of a new leak which shows they could reach impressive boost speeds. As ever with leaks, we must bear in mind that this info comes with heavy baggage. We cant be sure its authentic, and the source Bilibili in China is not always the most reliable. Core ULTRA 7: 5.0GhzCore ULTRA 9: 5.0+Ghzhttps://t.co/tcxqWowpKL August 5, 2023 See more That said, the leaker, Golden Pig Upgrade is a regular on the scene and has been right about things in the past. The rumor was spotted by HXL and shared on Twitter (via Toms Hardware ), and it contends that the Meteor Lake Core Ultra 7 (not Core i7 Intel is supposedly changing the naming scheme, as you may recall) with boost to 5GHz (on one core). The Core Ultra 9 will exceed 5GHz, were told. Wait a minute, you may be thinking doesnt that sound a bit tame compared to the boost speeds we already see with Intels current processors for laptops? (Remember, Meteor Lake is mobile CPUs, and Intel is addressing the desktop market and aiming to make a mark on our best processors roundup with Raptor Lake Refresh). Well, youre right indeed, weve seen speeds of 5.4GHz with Raptor Lake mobile. So, lets dig into why this is impressive, and why the apparent feat draws Golden Pig Upgrade to say their faith has returned in Meteor Lake. Analysis: An engineering feat by all accounts The thing about Raptor Lake reaching 5.4GHz is that its a very different kettle of silicon to Meteor Lake, so to speak. Meteor Lake laptop chips are produced with a very different design, using the Intel 4 process and a 3D-stacked compute tile. All that sounds like gobbledegook, yes, but the long and short of it is that its more difficult to crank up the clock speeds with this design without encountering thermal issues and overheating, so boost levels need to be tempered with that in mind. These leaked speeds are a big thing because the rumor mill was expecting sub-5GHz speeds maybe even considerably under that and now were told that the Core i7 and i9 equivalents will be over 5GHz. Perhaps the top chip will even reach 5.2GHz or so, and thats not far off what we have with Raptor Lake and given those mentioned design constraints, well, thats why its impressive. If this leak pans out, of course, these could be excellent CPUs to go in the best gaming laptops . Bear in mind that clock speeds arent everything, either, and we have architectural advances that mean Meteor Lake processors will be faster than Raptor Lake by their very nature. The hype is building nicely around Meteor Lake, then, and Intel is helping it along with recent comments from its CEO. Pat Gelsinger reminded us that the 14th-gen CPUs will have AI acceleration, and that: We see this AI PC as ushering in a new class of applications, major application upgrades, and ISV excitements. This will be, were told, like [Intels] Centrino moment for bringing Wi-Fi into the PC two decades ago, Gelsinger promised. Meteor Lake chips are set to arrive later this year, with the grapevine insisting that the most likely release date is October or November . ( Raptor Lake Refresh desktop CPUs should arrive in October ). ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/intel-meteor-lake-turns-heads-with-clo ck-speed-leak-as-hype-builds-around-next-gen-cpus --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .