guru3d Intel Arrow Lake Core Ultra 200 Series Preview

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Today, Intel unveils its latest desktop processor lineup, the Core Ultra 200 series, codenamed Arrow Lake. This series features a maximum total of 24 cores, comprising 8 high-performance Lion Cove P-cores and 16 energy-efficient Skymont E-cores, engineered to manage intensive computational tasks and gaming effectively. The processors are equipped with a substantial 76 MB cache, divided into 36 MB of L3 and up-to 40 MB of L2, which facilitates rapid data retrieval, thereby reducing latency and boosting overall system performance. These specifications make the Core Ultra 200 series well-suited for applications that demand quick access to large datasets, including artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Additionally, the processors boast base clock speeds of 3.7 GHz for P-cores and 3.2 GHz for E-cores, with boost capabilities reaching up to 5.7 GHz and 4.6 GHz respectively. This level of clock speed ensures strong single-threaded performance, which is essential for high-performance applications such as gaming and content creation.

 

Intel Announcement Preview: Intel Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake CPUs (guru3d.com)

 

 

 

Not sure what the NPUs are even there for with how weak they are. Will be interesting to see how ditching hyper-threading impacts performance.