Friday, May 29th 2020
Intel "Elkhart Lake" Processor Put Through 3DMark
One of the first performance benchmarks of Intel's upcoming low-power processor codenamed "Elkhart Lake," surfaced on the Futuremark database, courtesy of TUM_APISAK. The chip scores 571 points, with a graphics score of 590 and physics score of 3801. The graphics score of the Gen11-based iGPU is behind the Intel UHD 630 gen 9.5 iGPU found in heavier desktop processors since "Kaby Lake," but we predict it's being dragged behind by the CPU (3801 points physics vs. roughly 17000 points of a 6-core "Coffee Lake" processor. The chip goes on to score 170 points in Time Spy, with 148 points graphics- and 1131 points physics-scores. Perhaps Cloud Gate would've been a more apt test.
The "Elkhart Lake" silicon is built on Intel's 10 nm silicon fabrication process, and will power the next generation of Pentium Silver and Celeron processors. The chip features up to 4 CPU cores based on the "Tremont" low-power architecture, and an iGPU based on the newer Gen11 architecture. It features a single-channel memory controller that supports DDR4 and LPDDR4/x memory types. The chip in these 3DMark tests is a 4-core variant, likely a Pentium Silver engineering sample, with its CPU clocked at 1.90 GHz, and is paired with LPDDR4x memory. The chip comes in 5 W, 9 W, and 12 W TDP variants.
Source:
TUM_APISAK (Twitter)
The "Elkhart Lake" silicon is built on Intel's 10 nm silicon fabrication process, and will power the next generation of Pentium Silver and Celeron processors. The chip features up to 4 CPU cores based on the "Tremont" low-power architecture, and an iGPU based on the newer Gen11 architecture. It features a single-channel memory controller that supports DDR4 and LPDDR4/x memory types. The chip in these 3DMark tests is a 4-core variant, likely a Pentium Silver engineering sample, with its CPU clocked at 1.90 GHz, and is paired with LPDDR4x memory. The chip comes in 5 W, 9 W, and 12 W TDP variants.
22 Comments on Intel "Elkhart Lake" Processor Put Through 3DMark
Stay away from such..
This is a new generation Atom. Its direct predecessor is J5040.
I'll wait.
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Yes, both observations are technically correct, but they aren't particularly useful, nor are they conducive to constructive conversation around the topic at hand.
I can see they are for very long Lake haul. :D
It's now a full time job to keep-up with all Lake-tinymicroredesigns.
I think this is the catch. To date, I have not seen a PC maker adorning Pentium Silver based laptops with high end specs. Unless this trend is changing with the release of Elkhart Lake, I am not expecting to see performance close to what is mentioned here and in the leak. Even if they do, I am not sure people will be willing to pay more for laptops with Pentium Silver processors when there are better alternatives out there.
It's a successor to Denverton, which as of today can only be found in overpriced SMB networking devices. Intel markets these upcoming chips for use in signage, portable terminals etc, but I highly doubt it'll go beyond routers and mini-servers.
But I do agree with all our skeptics - there's way too many lakes to keep track of. Even right now, when most of it is still in the air, I'm forced to do ARK search and 5-minutes of googling just to figure out whether that laptop or this embedded board is good enough for my use case. Just 2-3 years ago it was all nice and easy, even with variety of offshoot products like Xeon D and Atom E.
and i can't expect more