Intel officially announced the new generation of Core mobile processors (mobile version) on December 15Core UltraIt's not a mobile version of a 14th Gen Core processor in the traditional sense, which is a must-!!
Of course, Intel certainly didn't change its name, the product code name of the Core Ultra is「meteor lake」, according to the official version, Intel ambitiously formulated for itFour design goals
Designing the most energy-efficient processor in Intel's history.
It has new performance cores and energy efficiency cores, built on Intel 4 process technology.
Twice the GPU performance and more energy savings.
Leading the large-scale popularization and widespread use of AI computing in computer native AI application scenarios.
Then when the Core Ultra mobile processor was unveiled today, all four goals were met:
It adopts a new 3D high-performance hybrid architecture: performance cores (P-cores) + efficiency cores (e-cores) + low-power efficiency cores (LPE-cores).
Featuring the latest Intel 4 process technology and 3D FoverOS packaging technology.
Integrates the latest Intel Arc GPU graphics with up to 8 XE cores.
It is equipped with a new NPU AI engine that supports multi-channel AI acceleration processing.
In addition to the previous four design goals, the Core Ultra mobile processor achieves the following features, arguably the most transformative generation since Intel's first microprocessor, the 4004, in 1971.
Maximum acceleration frequency 51ghz
Supports up to 64GB LPDDR5 5X-7467 96GB DDR5-5600 high-speed memory.
Integrated Thunderbolt 4
Integrated Wi-Fi 6E (plug-in Wi-Fi 7 possible).
Follow Intel's IDM 20 strategy, plan to achieve4 years 5 process nodesiterationsThis year's efforts are[Intel 4 manufacturing process].The first product to show off is the Core Ultra mobile processor.
Thanks to extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) with shorter wavelengths, more complex circuit patterns can be traced in a smaller space. As a result, Intel 4's transistor density has been increased, with a high-performance logic library that is nearly 2x smaller than Intel 7 and more than 20% faster in logic performance.
At the same time, Intel 4 also introduces high-density MIM (metal-insulator-metal) capacitors, which can provide more stable power supply to the CPU, and the overall energy efficiency is improved by more than 20%.
Put simply, the Intel 4 process technology enables processors to be more integrated, more performant, and consume less energy. That's why the Core Ultra mobile processor is another milestone for Intel's mobile devices.
In addition to the process upgrades, Intel has also brought a completely new dimension to the Core Ultra processors[Detached modular architecture].The chip was divided into four parts, and a series of optimized designs were carried out, including reorganizing the compute-intensive IP, adding low-power AI cores, rebuilding the power management module, and improving IO bandwidth and scalability, to improve performance and energy efficiency.
Compute tile: CPU cores (P-cores + E-cores) vs. cache.
SoC Tile: LPE Core + NPU + Engine + Memory Controller + Wireless Controller + Display Engine + Security Engine + Image Signal Processor + Power Management Unit + System** IO Cache.
Graphics module (GPU tile).: Arc core graphics.
IO Module: Thunderbolt 4 controller + PCIe 50 controllers.
For the first time, the Core Ultra mobile processor is also introduced[3D high-performance hybrid architecture].We know that Intel introduced a hybrid architecture of Performance Cores (P-Cores) and Energy Efficiency Cores (E-Cores) in Gen 12. Today, with the Core Ultra mobile processor, the new P-Core and E-Core microarchitectures increase performance execution efficiency per watt.
At the same time, Intel has also achieved independence through a separate modular design[Low power island].On this low-power island, a low-power e-core is built-in, and a memory controller, codec, display processing unit, NPU unit, and scalable crossover bus are integrated into the low-power island to achieve a low-power operation processing unit.
At the heart of the low-power island are 2 of all models of the Core Ultra mobile processorLow-power efficiency cores (LPE-cores).。The significance of the SoC Module-Low Power Island is that low-workload applications can be run directly on the LPE cores, such as Wi-Fi, NPU AI generation, streaming***, and more.
In short, the low-power island with the integrated LPE core is to further refine the work scenario and improve the battery life of the notebook as much as possible. Officially, it can save up to 25 power compared to its predecessor.
This year is also the time for Intel to focus on AI across the board, and you can see that even the Core Ultra processor has been namedAI PC Processor。The three XPUs of the core – CPU, GPU, and NPU – can all be used for AI processing, with a total computing power of up to 34 tops.
First of all, for:「cpu」It is more suitable for latency-sensitive AI applications such as voice control and speech recognition, and the CPU also has a dedicated AI acceleration instruction set, such as VNNI, which can be dedicated to accelerating AI workload processing.
Secondly, for:「gpu」The performance of Intel Arc GPUs is greatly improved compared to the previous generation, so it can meet some AI applications with large bandwidth throughput and high data volumes.
Finally, Intel Core Ultra also integrates a standalone SoC module for AI scenarios that take a long time + the load is not too high, such as streaming*** conferencesNPU AI Engine, which can save more power. For example, in a Zoom meeting, shifting the need for background removal to the NPU can save 38% on power consumption.
In general, Intel's core purpose is to achieve good local AI scenarios on the laptop side: CPUs focus on low-latency AI applications, GPUs take on high-load AI acceleration, and NPUs meet low-power AI scenarios. With Intel's strong appeal and influence, more than 100 ISV software vendors have entered the market, and more than 300 application functions have been adapted, and the future is promising.
In the past two years, the boom of Intel's ARC discrete graphics products has also fed back the core graphics of Core Ultra, and the Core Ultra has integrated ARC GPU, which has brought significant improvements in 6 aspects, which is equivalent to porting the characteristics of ARC discrete graphics to the core graphics.
New architecture: XE LPG architecture, nearly 2x performance improvement across generationsSoftware Features: Support for DX12 Ultimate, hardware ray tracing, and mesh shading.
Edit: H. supported264、h.265, **1** codec, up to 8K 10bit HDR
Display engine: Support 4 display channels, support HDMI 21、dp 2.1、edp 1.4b
AI Instructions: AI instructions for DP4A are supported.
Gaming technology: XESS supersampling is supported.
In addition to its own good foundation, the Core Ultra's ARC gaming performance is also supported by XESS, which improves FPS and energy efficiency by up to 2-3 times compared to the previous generation i7-1370p in 1080p resolution.
Finally, let's talk[Family model].The conference brought a total of 11 Core Ultra series mobile processors, which were divided into two performance sequences of standard pressure (H), low voltage (U) and Ultra 9 7 5 three families, while the Core Ultra 3 has not yet been unveiled.
There are 5 models of the Core Ultra H standard pressure series, and you can see that only the Core Ultra 9 185H is 45W power consumption (TDP) in the H standard pressure series, and the rest are 28W, you must know that this is the power consumption level of the P series in the past.
「ultra 9 185h」：: 16 cores (6p8e2lpe) 22 threads 38-5.1ghz/ 24mb / 45w / 8xe(2.35ghz)
「ultra 7 165h」: 16 cores (6p8e2lpe) 22 threads 38-5.0ghz/ 24mb / 28w / 8xe(2.30ghz)
「ultra 7 155h」: 16 cores (6p8e2lpe) 22 threads 38-4.8ghz/ 24mb / 28w / 8xe(2.25ghz)
「ultra 5 135h」: 14 cores (4p8e2lpe) 18 threads 36-4.6ghz/ 18mb / 28w / 7xe(2.20ghz)
「ultra 5 125h」: 14 cores (4p8e2lpe) 18 threads 36-4.5ghz/ 18mb / 28w / 7xe(2.20ghz)
There are 6 models in the Core Ultra U low-voltage series, with the exception of the Core Ultra 7 164U and Ultra 5 134U, which consume 9W and 15W.
「ultra 7 165u」: 12 cores (2p8e2lpe) 14 threads 38-4.9ghz/ 12mb / 15w / 4xe(2.00ghz)
「ultra 7 164u」: 12 cores (2p8e2lpe) 14 threads 38-4.8ghz/ 12mb / 9w / 4xe(1.80ghz)
「ultra 7 155u」: 12 cores (2p8e2lpe) 14 threads 38-4.8ghz/ 12mb / 15w / 4xe(1.95ghz)
「ultra 5 135u」: 12 cores (2p8e2lpe) 14 threads 36-4.4ghz/ 12mb / 15w / 4xe(1.90ghz)
「ultra 5 134u」: 12 cores (2p8e2lpe) 14 threads 36-4.4ghz/ 12mb / 9w / 4xe(1.75ghz)
「ultra 5 125u」: 12 cores (2p8e2lpe) 14 threads 36-4.3ghz/ 12mb / 15w / 4xe(1.85ghz)
With the release of a new generation of Core Ultra processors, various companies have launched ome products such as thin and light laptops, gaming laptops, and even mini consoles.
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