Wednesday, September 28th 2022
Intel Raptor Lake Processor with 34 P-Cores Spotted
Yesterday Intel announced its 13th generation Raptor Lake processor lineup. The top-of-the-line model, Core i9-13900KS, features eight P-cores and 16 E-cores for a total of 24 cores in the SoC. However, that may not represent the maximum for Raptor Lake, as there appears to be another segment equipped with a Raptor Lake processor with 34 cores. According to findings of Tom's Hardware, the Intel Innovation event in San Jose had a surprise for everyone, as there was a booth to display Raptor Lake silicon wafers. After closer examination, the wafer had cutouts for dies that contained as many as 34 cores.
With all cores being the same size, it is assumed that those are P-cores interconnected on a mesh, unlike the traditional ring bus that the rest of Raptor Lake processors use. On the back of the wafer was a label stating, "Raptor Lake-S, 34 core". This suggests that the CPU is perhaps a part of the HEDT offerings that Intel will soon update with the 13th generation designs and that the company showcased a production wafer for those SKUs. We expect to hear more about this unknown 34-core configuration sometime in the future as the new Intel Core generation begins its rollout.
Source:
Tom's Hardware
With all cores being the same size, it is assumed that those are P-cores interconnected on a mesh, unlike the traditional ring bus that the rest of Raptor Lake processors use. On the back of the wafer was a label stating, "Raptor Lake-S, 34 core". This suggests that the CPU is perhaps a part of the HEDT offerings that Intel will soon update with the 13th generation designs and that the company showcased a production wafer for those SKUs. We expect to hear more about this unknown 34-core configuration sometime in the future as the new Intel Core generation begins its rollout.
57 Comments on Intel Raptor Lake Processor with 34 P-Cores Spotted
They have a lot more pressing issues to address & HEDT could be some of the last ones they'll take on.
e cores prove to do a good jobe in highly multitasking workload.
I can see
8+32\48\64
10+24\32\40
16+16\24\32
Also, who in the world calling themselves a consumer has a need for 34 cores?
No common consumer workload can meaningfully make use of 34 cores in a way that makes it worth the expense. Period. We have reached a saturation point for how many cores and threads consumer applications will need for the foreseeable future. Yes, demands will increase, but not all tasks can be parallelized, and that's just reality. Many tasks are inherently sequential. 16 cores is plenty for any common consumer workload. And if your response is "but rendering" - a) that's not a common consumer workload, and b) if you're a consumer and not a professional making money off it finishing quickly, just let it run overnight. Nobody sits around waiting for a render to finish anyhow.
a 34 core with Raptor cove! Everything will be in fire it seems :P
right?
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