A new Intel Meteor Lake-P "Core Ultra" CPU has been spotted which features an Alchemist iGPU but with 128 MB of cache.
Intel's Meteor Lake-P "Core Ultra" CPU Spotted, 128 MB of Possible L4 "Adamantine" Cache
A SiSoftware Sandra database listing has revealed more details about a new Intel Meteor Lake-P CPU which will be part of the new "Core Ultra" series. The chip is still an early engineering sample and is shown to feature a clock speed of 1.9GHz which is the base clock. The final clocks will end up much faster and we have already seen ES chips running at over 3.0 GHz base frequencies like the one we managed to spot during Computex 2023.
Moreover, the Intel Meteor Lake-P "Core Ultra" CPU features 4MB of L2 cache with a large Last level cache (LLC) based on Adamantine, which was previously revealed. The processor will also have an additional 128MB cache indicating a giant cache stack on specific MTL chips. The thing about Intel's ADM cache is that it can be accessed by both the Compute Tile and the Graphics Tile, allowing for a big boost in performance.
What hasn't been confirmed is if whether we will see Adamantine L4 cache across all Intel Meteor Lake-P CPUs or just a few specific variants. Having a large pool of cache does affect cost so Intel's plan could be to launch a few ADM variants while keeping the rest non-ADM.
The listing reveals one crucial detail: Intel's plan to shift from the traditional Iris Xe integrated graphics branding to "Intel Graphics," as revealed earlier. This is part of the new naming scheme Intel recently introduced to make things easier for consumers. The Meteor-Lake P CPU lineup is expected to feature 128 EUs based on the Alchemist graphics architecture, offering performance comparable with the likes of GTX 1650 or even the RTX 3050 mobile GPUs.
The Intel Meteor Lake-P "Core Ultra" CPU series is expected to be released with 1st-Gen branding; hence you may see the processor listed as " Core Ultra 1XXX". You can look at our coverage here to get a brief recap on Intel's new naming scheme here. The Meteor Lake CPUs launch later this year and target mobile platforms first.
Intel Mobility CPU Lineup:
| CPU Family | Panther Lake | Lunar Lake | Arrow Lake | Meteor Lake | Raptor Lake | Alder Lake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Process Node (CPU Tile) | Intel 18A | TSMC N3B | TSMC N3B | Intel 4 | Intel 7 | Intel 7 |
| Process Node (GPU Tile) | TSMC N3E / Intel 3 | TSMC N3B | TSMC 5nm | TSMC 5nm | Intel 7 | Intel 7 |
| CPU Architecture | Hybrid | Hybrid (Dual-Core) | Hybrid (Triple-Core) | Hybrid (Triple-Core) | Hybrid (Dual-Core) | Hybrid (Dual-Core) |
| P-Core Architecture | Cougar Cove | Lion Cove | Lion Cove | Redwood Cove | Raptor Cove | Golden Cove |
| E-Core Architecture | Darkmont | N/A | Skymont | Crestmont | Gracemont | Gracemont |
| LP E-Core Architecture (SOC) | Darkmont | Skymont | Crestmont | Crestmont | N/A | N/A |
| Top Configuration (Compute Tile) | 4+8 (H-Series) | 4+4 (MX Series) | 6+8 (H-Series) 2+8 (U-Series) | 6+8 (H-Series) 2+8 (U-Series) | 6+8 (H-Series) 8+16 (HX-Series) | 6+8 (H-Series) 8+8 (HX-Series) |
| Max Cores / Threads | 16/16 | 8/8 | 14/14 | 14/20 | 14/20 | 14/20 |
| AI NPU | NPU5 (50 TOPS) | NPU4 (48 TOPS) | NPU3.5 (13 TOPS) | NPU3 (11 TOPS) | NPU2 (7 TOPS) | NPU2 (7 TOPS) |
| Planned Lineup | Core Ultra 300 | Core Ultra 200V | Core Ultra 200 | Core Ultra 100 | 14th/13th Gen | 12th Gen |
| GPU Architecture | Xe3-LPG (Battlemage) | Xe2-LPG (Battlemage) | Xe-LPG+ (Alchemist) | Xe-LPG (Alchemist) | Iris Xe (Gen 12) | Iris Xe (Gen 12) |
| Xe Cores (Max) | 12 Xe3 Cores | 8 Xe2 Cores | 8 Xe Cores | 8 Xe Cores | 96 EUs (768 Cores) | 96 EUs (768 Cores) |
| Memory Support | LPDDR5X-9600 | LPDDR5X-8533 | DDR5-5600 LPDDR5-7500 LPDDR5X-8533 | DDR5-5600 LPDDR5-7400 LPDDR5X - 7400+ | DDR5-5200 LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-4800 LPDDR5-5200 LPDDR5X-4267 |
| Memory Capacity (Max) | 128 GB | 32 GB | 128 GB | 96 GB | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Thunderbolt Support | TB5 | TB5 | TB5 | TB4 | TB4 | TB4 |
| WiFi Capability | WiFi 7 | WiFi 7 | WiFi 7 | WiFi 6E | WiFi 6E | WiFi 6E |
| TDP | 17-45W | 17-30W | TBD | 7W-45W | 15-55W | 15-55W |
| Launch | 2H 2025 | 2H 2024 | 2H 2024 | 2H 2023 | 1H 2023 | 1H 2022 |
News Source: Momomo_US
About the author: Muhammad Zuhair is a hardware and technology reporter for Wccftech, specializing in the semiconductor industry and the complex interplay between technology, manufacturing, and geopolitics. His coverage focuses on the corporate strategies and technological roadmaps of industry giants like TSMC, NVIDIA, Samsung, and Intel. Zuhair's expertise lies in deconstructing complex topics such as fabrication nodes (e.g., 2nm process), the economic impact of policies like the CHIPS Act, and the strategic development of AI infrastructure from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel.
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