Intel’s Meteor Lake processors seem to be on track for a late 2023 launch, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that benchmark results will somehow leak out. But even more surprising than the benchmarks, the company has also admitted to rebranding its venerable Core lineup with the arrival of Meteor Lake.
When we reached out to Intel for comment, the company didn’t confirm any details, but did indicate a major change to the brand. We are at an inflection point in our client roadmap, so we are rebranding.” tom’s hardware“In the coming weeks, we will share more details about these exciting changes.”
This time, Intel’s upcoming CPUs have finally landed in the Ashes of Singularity database (via). @BenchLeaks), and while test results rarely yield valuable performance information, they do reveal details about the specifications and brands of these processors.
Meteor Lake processors said to have been tested at AOTS Core Ultra 5 1003HThis indicates that the company is preparing to drop the i3, i5, i7 and i9 classifications for at least some of its upcoming mobile Meteor Lake CPUs. At this point, it’s unclear what “Ultra” and “5” mean in this combination, and what other categories will be in the lineup, but the Pro and Max classes definitely come to mind.
On the other hand, it’s hard to guess the actual configuration of Intel’s Core Ultra 5 1003H processor. It is said to have 18 physical cores and 18 logical cores.
Interestingly, SiSoftware’s Sandra database contains 2.10 GHz Meteor Lake processor It has an integrated GPU with 128CUs, which probably equates to 1024 stream processors. So far, this is the most powerful integrated GPU.
As for the AOTS test results themselves, the Core Ultra 5 1003H CPU achieved 1300 points in DirectX 11 mode and 1920×1080 resolution. This matches Intel’s Core i7-12700 with UHD Graphics 770.
Bearing in mind that Intel’s Meteor Lake processors featuring a multi-tile design are at least a few months away, any information from unofficial sources should be taken as a guide. Intel has confirmed that it is rebranding, but has yet to reveal details. Someone could rename an existing Intel processor to Core Ultra 5 1003H and upload the test results to his AOTS database. So while the naming scheme may be a hoax, Intel has confirmed that it’s undergoing at least some level of rebranding, and it could arrive alongside the Meteor Lake chips. Whether it permeates the entire desktop stack remains to be seen.
