Intel Lunar Lake processors are starting to get clear
As you know, Intel will soon appear with Raptor Lake Refresh and new generation Meteor Lake processors. However, we can say that the biggest upgrade here will be on the Meteor Lake front. Arrow and Lunar Lake processors, which will be introduced later, will be based on a brand new design separated by CPU, SOC and GPU sections.
Among these, Lion Cove will represent major performance cores, while Skymont will be based on next-generation productivity cores. Let’s also remind you that this design will also be used in Arrow Lake processors. The interesting point here is that for both architectures, the year 2024 is pointed. Therefore, we can say that Lunar Lake processors are clearly targeting low-power devices.
Intel has reiterated its goal of being production-ready for the Lunar Lake series by the second half of 2024. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the series will actually be ready for launch in the same year. We’ll have to wait a little longer for that.
Architectural | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake Refresh | Meteor Lake | Arrow Lake | Lunar Lake |
Platform | Desktop/ Mobile | Desktop/ Mobile | mobile | Desktop/ Mobile | mobile |
Compute Node | Intel 7 | Intel 7 | Intel 4 | Intel 20A | Intel 18A |
Large Core | Golden Cove | Raptor Cove | Redwood Cove | Lion Cove | Lion Cove |
Small Core | gracemont | gracemont | Crestmont | skymont | skymont |
Graphic Architecture | Xe-LP | Xe-LP | Xe-LPG | Xe-LPG | Xe2-LPG |
Release date | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2024+ |