Whereas the first focus has been on Intel’s impending Meteor Lake SoC due by the top of the 12 months, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger unveiled extra about their present shopper processor roadmap. Except for a demo exhibiting off a ‘Lunar Lake’ check field, Pat Gelsinger additionally introduced Panther Lake, a brand new Intel shopper platform that’s on observe for a launch someday in 2025.
Intel’s up to date roadmap has given the business a glimpse into what lies forward. Following the much-anticipated Lunar Lake processors set for a 2024-2025 timeframe, Panther Lake is about to convey all the technological developments of Intel’s 18A node to the celebration.
As talked about, Intel demoed Lunar Lake’s AI capabilities with a reside demo at Intel Innovation 2023. This included a pair of demos, one operating an AI plugin known as Riffusion inside the Audacity software program, which might generate music. The second was a demo operating Steady Diffusion utilizing a text-to-image era mannequin; it was a giraffe in a cowboy hat for reference. This was all performed utilizing a working Lunar Lake check field, which seamlessly appeared to run the 2 demos with ease.
| Intel Shopper Processor Roadmap | ||||
| Identify | P-Core uArch | E-Core uArch | Course of Node (Compute Tile) |
Launch 12 months |
| Meteor Lake | Redwood Cove | Crestmont | Intel 4 | 2023 (December) |
| Arrow Lake | Lion Cove? | Crestmont? | Intel 20A | 2024 |
| Lunar Lake | Lion Cove? | Skymont? | Intel 20A? | 2024? |
| Panther Lake | ? | ? | Intel 18A | 2025 |
Pivoting to the Panther Lake, Intel, by way of CEO Pat Gelsinger throughout Intel Innovation 2023, mentioned that it is on observe for launch in 2025; we additionally know that Intel is sending it to fabs in Q1 of 2024. This implies we’re getting Meteor, Arrow, Lunar, after which Panther Lake (in that order) by the top of 2025. Panther Lake goals to construct on Lunar Lake with all its tiles fabricated on the superior 18A node. Whereas (understandably) particulars are skinny, we do not know what P-core or E-core architectures Panther Lake will use.
Intel’s Innovation 2023 occasion was a place to begin for Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger to elaborate on a complete processor roadmap past the a lot anticipated Meteor Lake SoC, with the primary Extremely SKU set to launch on December 14th; this about counts as a launch this 12 months, barring any surprising foibles. With Panther Lake on observe for a 2025 launch and set to go to fabs in Q1 of 2024, Intel’s formidable “5 nodes in 4 years” technique is in full swing. Whereas Lunar Lake paves the best way with superior on-chip AI capabilities on the 20A node, Panther Lake goals to construct upon this basis utilizing the extra superior 18A node.
Though particular architectural particulars stay scant, the sequential launch of Meteor, Arrow, Lunar, and Panther Lake by the top of 2025 underscores Intel’s aggressive push to redefine the shopper processor panorama.
