Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs for laptops are expected to launch in the second half of this year and will be targeted at high-performance and low-power devices. It looks like laptop manufacturers already have access to these chips and are currently testing their upcoming designs.
Intel's Next-Gen Meteor Lake Laptop CPUs Are Currently Being Tested, 16 & 14 Core Flavors Spotted
Update: According to @OneRaichu, it looks like the core/thread count is indeed misreported by the SiSoftware benchmark database. The leaker seems to believe that the 16-core variant is based on a 6 P-Core + 8 E-Core + 2 E-Core layout while the 14-core variant is based on a 4 P-Core + 8 E-Core + 2 E-Core layout. The additional 2 cores are part of the SOC tile.
- Intel MTL-P 16-Core SKU: 8 P-Cores (Redwood Cove) + 2 E-Cores (Crestmont) + 2 E-Cores (SOC)
- Intel MTL-P 14-Core SKU: 6 P-Cores (Redwood Cove) + 2 E-Cores (Crestmont) + 2 E-Cores (SOC)
https://twitter.com/OneRaichu/status/1659970991106445312
Two undisclosed and unknown Intel CPUs have been leaked within the SiSoftware Sandra database which points out to Meteor Lake designs. These chips were leaked within OEM designs from HP & Dell. Based on the specifications, it looks very likely that these could be early Meteor Lake ES chips.
First up, we have a 16-core and 32-thread part which features a base clock of 3.07 GHz, a boost of up to 4.2 GHz, 18 MB of L2 cache, & 24 MB of L3 cache. It is likely that these values are not correct but the easiest way to tell that this is a Meteor Lake chip is the fact that it houses 128 EUs which is only possible on Meteor Lake chips since Raptor Lake and Alder Lake Xe GPUs max out at 96 EUs & they also don't operate at clock speeds of over 2 GHz (2100 MHz in this case).
There also definitely hasn't been a single 16-core chip on the standard P-series lineup so if this is a Meteor Lake-HX part, it may offer 8 P-Cores and 12 E-Cores though that sounds very unlikely & we advise waiting for more information before making final conclusions. With that said, Intel is already working on its next-gen enthusiast-grade Arrow Lake-HX lineup.
What's more interesting is that the chip is listed under the "Desktop" platform by SiSoftware. That might be due to the RVP (Reference Validation Platform) being close to a desktop than a laptop. We cannot confirm for sure but the desktop part seems unlikely due to the 128 EU GPU or is Intel going to put that level of an iGPU within its mainstream desktop processors?
The second part is without a doubt a laptop SKU since it's featured on the next-gen Dell Inspiron 13 5330 design. The Intel CPU featured within this laptop offers 14 cores, 28 threads, up to 3.26 GHz ES clock speeds, 14 MB of L2 cache, & 16 MB of L3 cache. Once again, these values can be incorrect so don't put much thought into them.
The Intel Meteor Lake CPUs will be featuring a new and refreshed branding scheme when they launch in the second half of this year. Intel is expected to drop the "Core" branding in favor of a new "Ultra" branding. The company also confirmed that Meteor Lake CPUs will be its 14th Gen family though they never confirmed if it is specific to the desktop or laptop parts. The company plans to reveal more details at its upcoming Vision event which is planned for later this month.
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: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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