Intel its 12 . is expandingth Gen ‘Elder Lake’ CPU family with two new ranges of laptops aimed at mainstream users, thin and light. After launching the generation with High-end Desktop CPU Last year and unveiled High-end Gaming Laptop CPUs At CES in January, Intel is now gearing up to address a larger market segment. The ‘Elder Lake’ generation combines the contrasting x86 P-Core and E-Core (for power and efficiency) with Intel XE graphics in the mass-market for laptops for the first time.
according to this IntelThere will be more than 250 laptop models launched in 2022 using these CPUs. These will include devices with 2-in-1, detachable, and foldable screens such as asus zenbook 17 fold Which was CES. declared in, Performance is said to be significantly improved across workloads that benefit from higher core and thread counts, such as 3D rendering, photo editing, and general productivity when multitasking.
The P-Series is a new designation within Intel’s general hierarchy and will address the 28W “enthusiast thin and light” segment. Six models have been announced in Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 tiers. The increase in thread count is said to deliver enthusiast-level performance and improved productivity. While the Core i3-1220P has two P-cores with Hyper-Threading and eight E-cores, the total number goes up to six P-cores with Hyper-Threading and eight E-cores on the top-end Core i7-1280P. Laptop OEMs will be able to take advantage of up to four Thunderbolt ports and partially integrated Wi-Fi 6e.
The refreshed U-series will be available in two different package sizes that will address the 9W segment for highly portable devices and the 15W TDP segment for everyday users. There are seven new models in each category, ranging from the Celeron (one P-core, four E-cores, no Hyper-Threading) to the Core i7 (two P-cores, eight E-cores, 12 threads total).
Intel says its latest CPUs use the same thread director feature as previously released 12th General CPU. It helps to dynamically assign workloads between P-Core and E-Core based on power and performance requirements, and is integrated into Windows 11. Windows 10 is also compatible, but not deeply optimized for the heterogeneous Core architecture.
DDR5 and DDR4 as well as LPDDR5 and LPDDR4X RAM will be supported for all CPUs except the 9W U-series models which only support LPDDR5 and LPDDR4X. The smaller package also means slightly more limited IO, such as fewer USB ports, only two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and supporting four PCIe 4.0 lanes for the SSD. The 15W U-series CPUs have the same IO as the 28W P-series, with support for four Thunderbolt 4 ports and eight PCIe 4.0 lanes.
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