Tuesday, January 19th 2021
16-Core Intel Alder Lake-S Processor Appears with DDR5 Memory
Intel has just launched its Rocket Lake-S desktop lineup of processors during this year's CES 2021 virtual event. However, the company is under constant pressure from the competition and it seems like it will not stop with that launch for this year. Today, thanks to the popular leaker @momomo_us on Twitter, we have the first SiSoftware entries made from the anonymous Alder Lake-S system. Dubbed a heterogeneous architecture, Alder Lake is supposed to be Intel's first desktop attempt at making big.LITTLE style of processors for general consumers. It is supposed to feature Intel 10 nm Golden Cove CPU "big" cores & Gracemont "small" CPU cores.
The SiSoftware database entry showcases a prototype system that has 16 cores and 32 threads running at the base frequency of 1.8 GHz and a boost speed of 4 GHz. There is 12.5 MB of L2 cache (split into 10 pairs of 1.25 MB) and 30 MB of level-three (L3) cache present on the processor. There is also an Alder Lake-S mobile graphics controller that runs at 1.5 GHz. Intel Xe gen 12.2 graphics is responsible for the video output. When it comes to memory, Alder Lake-S is finally bringing the newest DDR5 standard with a new motherboard chipset and socket called LGA 1700.
Sources:
SiSoftware, via @momomo_us (Twitter)
The SiSoftware database entry showcases a prototype system that has 16 cores and 32 threads running at the base frequency of 1.8 GHz and a boost speed of 4 GHz. There is 12.5 MB of L2 cache (split into 10 pairs of 1.25 MB) and 30 MB of level-three (L3) cache present on the processor. There is also an Alder Lake-S mobile graphics controller that runs at 1.5 GHz. Intel Xe gen 12.2 graphics is responsible for the video output. When it comes to memory, Alder Lake-S is finally bringing the newest DDR5 standard with a new motherboard chipset and socket called LGA 1700.
29 Comments on 16-Core Intel Alder Lake-S Processor Appears with DDR5 Memory
This whole Alder Lake story... looks impressively unimpressive so far. End of '21? Right.
Meanwhile we still haven't moved an inch from the reality of two years ago: Intel still can't push the performance CPU button on 10nm like they could on 14nm, they still have a vast range of new CPUs that have heavily increased TDPs and require highly aggressive burst modes to get their peak clocks for only an instant.
I've lost count of the amount of announcements on fantastic new architectures from Intel. Even Xe however has been nothing but powerpoint slides and some rebranded IGPs.
Alder Lake and Big Little on the performance segment sounds a lot like 'we want to extract the last few % from our big cores so we need a new number trick to fool the TDP budget'. Its a trick. Nothing more. There is nothing here that will give more net performance per watt, only net performance per watt per timeframe - they gain some minor versatility to push more power to a big core. Speak of making a mountain out of a mole hill.
This is not the way forward. This is Intel desperately clinging to old ideas because they're too deep in R&D hell.
is alder lake socket 1700? i hope so.
Chip binning was/ is the only thing intel had going for themselves if that goes so does my interest.
All core baby or might as well go amd.