There will be two contenders from the Intel camp to compete with the best CPUs on the market. Raptor Lake Refresh processors are rumored to launch in October. Arrow Lake processors, on the other hand, are expected to arrive in 2024.german publications Igor’s lab We have reportedly got Intel’s internal performance estimates for both upcoming processor lineups.
One thing to remember is that performance projections are rough estimates of the uplift levels we’ll see from the Raptor Lake Refresh and Arrow Lake. Take the numbers with a grain of salt, as they do not represent the performance of the final product.
Intel used the Core i9-13900K as the basis for its performance projections. The chipmaker has reportedly capped the PL1 and PL2 of the Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh processors at 253W and the Arrow Lake portion at 250W. The three processors appear to share the same core configuration (8+16+1). But what’s interesting is the power consumption. According to this preliminary data, Lake Arrow could be as power-hungry as Lake Raptor. Intel probably normalized the results based on the Core i9-13900K and the 100% mark.
According to the chart, the Raptor Lake Refresh processors will deliver a 1%-3% performance boost over the current Raptor Lake chips. After all, it’s an update, so the results look accurate. As with past refreshes, new processors come with increased clock speeds. It is not yet known how much optimization remains for Intel 7 nodes. Unless it disappoints us, the Raptor Lake Refresh won’t break the 6 GHz barrier. It’s unclear at this time if Intel has plans to bring another KS model to market. Igor’s lab believes such a chip could feature his 6.2 GHz boost his clock.
Estimates show that we can’t expect any iGPU performance upgrades with the Raptor Lake Refresh. The integrated graphics is the same Intel UHD Graphics 700 series unit with 32 maximum execution units (EUs) and a peak clock speed of 1.65 GHz, which is reportedly unlikely to change.
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Intel is said to be more optimistic about Arrow Lake. According to the leaked charts, Arrow Lake will be up to 3%-21% faster than Raptor Lake, potentially leading to significant performance gains for multi-core operations. Arrow Lake seems to have better floating point performance.recent intel published a document Make sure Arrow Lake and Arrow Lake support AVX-VNNI-INT16, SHA512, SM3, and SM4 instructions with a focus on AI and hash functions. The AVX-VNNI instructions are very important because they help improve performance related to neural network inference tasks. Therefore, workloads related to AI, machine learning, and deep learning can benefit from Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake.
Arrow Lake’s biggest eye-catcher is its integrated graphics. Intel is said to predict a 220%-240% increase in iGPU performance over Raptor Lake in synthetic benchmarks such as 3DMark Time Spy and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme. Similar to Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake will also feature Intel’s 3D Foveros packaging technology that stacks the chipsets vertically. Alchemist-based Xe-LPG iGPUs have their own tiles, but the number of EUs and clock speeds remain secret.
Like its ilk, the Raptor Lake Refresh will still use the LGA1700 socket. In other words, you can recycle Intel 700 series motherboards. The vendor started rolling out new firmware to support the Raptor Lake Refresh a month ago. Nevertheless, some manufacturers are taking this opportunity to release new motherboards based on the same chipset for the Raptor Lake Refresh.
Arrow Lake, on the other hand, needs a new socket. The current rumor is that the chip will be mounted in his LGA1851 socket which has 9% more pins than his existing LGA1700 socket. This means that we are likely to see a new Intel 800 series chipset coming in the LGA1851 socket.
Igor’s lab is said to have even more privileged information on Arrow Lake, including the LGA1851 specification. It shouldn’t be long before we learn more about Raptor Lake’s true successor, Arrow Lake.
