Intel’s next-gen Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake CPUs will supply a various set of IO configurations which have been revealed by @jaykihn0.
Intel’s Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake “Core Extremely 200” CPUs To Characteristic Gen5 Help Throughout All PC Platforms
Intel is engaged on a various vary of CPU platforms, starting from high-end desktops to skinny & gentle designs. These platforms will function the upcoming Core Extremely 200 “Arrow Lake” & Core Extremely 200V “Lunar Lake” CPU households. We have now already carried out a deep-dive of the Lunar Lake structure & additionally coated Arrow Lake fairly extensively prior to now and now we have now some extra information relating to the IO capabilities of every respective chip platform.
Beginning with the highest Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs, the SOC Tile will function 16 PCIe Gen5 lanes devoted to discrete graphics, the IOE Tile will function 4 Gen5 lanes and 4 Gen4 lanes devoted to M.2 SSDs whereas the PCH (800-series) will supply as much as 14 Gen4 lanes, 7 Gen4 for SATA and a couple of Gen4 for twin GbE LAN connections. There can even be 13 USB2 and 10 USB3 lanes. The Arrow Lake-HX CPUs will likely be much like the desktop choices since they’re primarily based on an analogous die. The one distinction is one further USB2 lane.
Transferring down the stack, we have now the Intel Arrow Lake-H CPUs which can function 12 Gen4 lanes on the SOC tile, 8 Gen5 lanes for discrete graphics, 8 Gen4 lanes for M.2 (x4/x4) on the IOE tile, & with a mix of 10 USB2 plus 2 USB3 lanes on the PCH tile. The lower-end Arrow Lake-U chips should not talked about however we are able to count on IO comparable or barely cut-down because the Arrow Lake-H SKUs.
Lastly, we have now Intel’s Lunar Lake CPUs which can function all IO capabilities on the SOC tile. It is going to supply UFS (1×2), Gen4 (GBE x1), Gen4 (x3), Gen5 (x4), USB 3.2 Gen2x1 (x2), USB3 (x2) and USB2 (x6) lanes.
Intel Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake CPU Configurations:
Tile | Arrow Lake-S | Arrow Lake-HX | Arrow Lake-S | Lunar Lake |
---|---|---|---|---|
SOC | PCIe Gen5 x16 | PCIe Gen5 x16 | PCIe Gen4 x12 | UFS 1×2 PCIe gen4 / GBE x1 PCIe Gen4 x3 PCIe Gen5 x4 USB 3.2 Gen2x1 x2 USB2 x6 USB3 x2 |
IOE | PCIe Gen5 x4 PCIe Gen4 x4 |
PCIe Gen5 x4 PCIe Gen4 x4 |
PCIe Gen5 x8 PCIe Gen4 x8 (x4/x4) |
N/A |
PCH | PCIe Gen4 x14 PCIe Gen4 / SATA x7 PCIe Gen4 / GBE x2 PCIe Gen4 / SATA / GBE x1 USB2 x13 USB3 x10 |
PCIe Gen4 x14 PCIe Gen4 / SATA x7 PCIe Gen4 / GBE x2 PCIe Gen4 / SATA / GBE x1 USB2 x14 USB3 x10 |
USB2 x10 USB3 x2 |
N/A |
Along with the IO configurations, Jaykihn has additionally shared the pinout plan for the Intel LGA 1851 socket which is designed for Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs. The LGA 1851 structure could be very totally different vs the present LGA 1700/1800 socket and that’s apparent from the floorplan of each sockets. The brand new socket comes with 51 further pins within the LGA format.
Intel LGA 1851 Socket Pinout Plan (Picture Supply: @Jaykihn):
Intel LGA 1700 Socket Pinout Plan (Picture Supply: @Igor’s Lab):
There are another particulars additionally listed by the consumer which could be seen within the put up beneath:
Some Arrow Lake ARL-S particulars:
sapll 3.2GHz, could be lowered to 1.6GHz.
Core pll can have a voltage offset.
soc d2d is 1.5GHz to 4GHz set vary.
GT slice and GT unslice could or could not share VR, depends upon the motherboard.— Jaykihn (@jaykihn0) July 1, 2024
Intel’s Lunar Lake CPUs would be the first Core Extremely 200 product to hit retail with an anticipated launch in September adopted by the Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs for high-performance PCs in October. All remaining Core Extremely 200 CPUs will likely be launching in early 2025 following CES. Anticipate extra particulars at Intel’s Innovation occasion in September.