data:post.title Intel to Launch "Lunar Lake" Core Ultra Chips on September 3rd <p align="center"><a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/21494/intel-to-launch-lunar-lake-core-ultra-chips-on-september-3rd"><img src="https://images.anandtech.com/doci/21494/newsroom-core-ultra-series2_crop_575px.jpg" alt="" /></a></p><p><p>Intel&rsquo;s next-generation Core Ultra laptop chips finally have a launch date: <a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/media-alert-intels-next-gen-core-ultra-launch-event.html">September 3<sup>rd</sup></a>.</p> <p>Codenamed Lunar Lake, Intel has been touting the chips for nearly a year now. Most recently, Intel offered the press a <a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/21425/intel-lunar-lake-architecture-deep-dive-lion-cove-xe2-and-npu4">deep dive briefing on the chips</a> and their underlying architectures at Computex back in June, along with a public preview during the company&rsquo;s Computex keynote. At the time Intel was preparing for Q3&rsquo;2024 launch, and that window has finally been narrowed down to a single date &ndash; September 3<sup>rd</sup> &ndash; when Intel will be hosting their Lunar Lake launch event ahead of IFA.</p> <p>Intel&rsquo;s second stab at a high volume chiplet-based processor for laptop users, Lunar Lake is aimed particularly at ultrabooks and other low-power mobile devices, with Intel looking to wrestle back the title of the most efficient PC laptop SoC. Lunar Lake is significant in this respect as Intel has never previously developed a whole chip architecture specifically for low power mobile devices before &ndash; it&rsquo;s always been a scaled-down version of a wider-range architecture, such as the current Meteor Lake (Core Ultra 100 series). Consequently, Intel has been touting that they&rsquo;ve made some serious efficiency advancements with their highly targeted chip, which they believe will vault them over the competition.</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/21494/intel-to-launch-lunar-lake-core-ultra-chips-on-september-3rd"><img alt="" src="https://images.anandtech.com/doci/21494/2024-06-03%2020_38_29_575px.jpg" /></a></p> <p>All told, Lunar Lake is slated to bring a significant series of updates to Intel&rsquo;s chip architectures and chip design strategies. Of particular interest is the switch to on-package LPDDR5X memory, which is a first for a high-volume Core chip. As well, Lunar Lake incorporates updated versions of virtually every one of Intel&rsquo;s architecture, from the CPU P and E cores &ndash; Lion Cove and Skymont respectively &ndash; to the Xe2 GPU and 4<sup>th</sup> generation NPU (aptly named NPU 4). And, in a scandalous twist, both of the chiplets/tiles on the CPU are being made by TSMC. Intel isn&rsquo;t providing any of the active silicon for the chip &ndash; though they are providing the Foveros packaging needed to put it together.</p> <table border="0" style="text-align:center" width="95%"> <tbody> <tr class="tgrey"> <td colspan="6">Intel CPU Architecture Generations</td> </tr> <tr class="tlblue"> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>Alder/Raptor Lake</td> <td>Meteor<br /> Lake</td> <td><b>Lunar<br /> Lake</b></td> <td>Arrow<br /> Lake</td> <td>Panther<br /> Lake</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey">P-Core Architecture</td> <td>Golden Cove/<br /> Raptor Cove</td> <td>Redwood Cove</td> <td><strong>Lion Cove</strong></td> <td>Lion Cove</td> <td>Cougar Cove?</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey">E-Core Architecture</td> <td>Gracemont</td> <td>Crestmont</td> <td><strong>Skymont</strong></td> <td>Crestmont?</td> <td>Darkmont?</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey">GPU Architecture</td> <td>Xe-LP</td> <td>Xe-LPG</td> <td><strong>Xe2</strong></td> <td>Xe2?</td> <td>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey">NPU Architecture</td> <td>N/A</td> <td>NPU 3720</td> <td><strong>NPU 4</strong></td> <td>?</td> <td>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey">Active Tiles</td> <td>1 (Monolithic)</td> <td>4</td> <td><strong>2</strong></td> <td>4?</td> <td>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey">Manufacturing Processes</td> <td>Intel 7</td> <td>Intel 4 + TSMC N6 + TSMC N5</td> <td><strong>TSMC N3B + TSMC N6</strong></td> <td>Intel 20A + More</td> <td>Intel 18A</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey">Segment</td> <td>Mobile + Desktop</td> <td>Mobile</td> <td><strong>LP Mobile</strong></td> <td>HP Mobile + Desktop</td> <td>Mobile?</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="tlgrey">Release Date (OEM)</td> <td>Q4&#39;2021</td> <td>Q4&#39;2023</td> <td><strong>Q3&#39;2024</strong></td> <td>Q4&#39;2024</td> <td>2025</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>Suffice it to say, no matter what happens, Lunar Lake and the Core Ultra 200 series should prove to be an interesting launch.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s worth noting, however, that while Intel&rsquo;s announcement of their livestreamed event is being labeled a &ldquo;launch event&rd... CPUs

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Intel to Launch "Lunar Lake" Core Ultra Chips on September 3rd

Intel’s next-generation Core Ultra laptop chips finally have a launch date: September 3rd.

Codenamed Lunar Lake, Intel has been touting the chips for nearly a year now. Most recently, Intel offered the press a deep dive briefing on the chips and their underlying architectures at Computex back in June, along with a public preview during the company’s Computex keynote. At the time Intel was preparing for Q3’2024 launch, and that window has finally been narrowed down to a single date – September 3rd – when Intel will be hosting their Lunar Lake launch event ahead of IFA.

Intel’s second stab at a high volume chiplet-based processor for laptop users, Lunar Lake is aimed particularly at ultrabooks and other low-power mobile devices, with Intel looking to wrestle back the title of the most efficient PC laptop SoC. Lunar Lake is significant in this respect as Intel has never previously developed a whole chip architecture specifically for low power mobile devices before – it’s always been a scaled-down version of a wider-range architecture, such as the current Meteor Lake (Core Ultra 100 series). Consequently, Intel has been touting that they’ve made some serious efficiency advancements with their highly targeted chip, which they believe will vault them over the competition.

All told, Lunar Lake is slated to bring a significant series of updates to Intel’s chip architectures and chip design strategies. Of particular interest is the switch to on-package LPDDR5X memory, which is a first for a high-volume Core chip. As well, Lunar Lake incorporates updated versions of virtually every one of Intel’s architecture, from the CPU P and E cores – Lion Cove and Skymont respectively – to the Xe2 GPU and 4th generation NPU (aptly named NPU 4). And, in a scandalous twist, both of the chiplets/tiles on the CPU are being made by TSMC. Intel isn’t providing any of the active silicon for the chip – though they are providing the Foveros packaging needed to put it together.

Intel CPU Architecture Generations
  Alder/Raptor Lake Meteor
Lake
Lunar
Lake
Arrow
Lake
Panther
Lake
P-Core Architecture Golden Cove/
Raptor Cove
Redwood Cove Lion Cove Lion Cove Cougar Cove?
E-Core Architecture Gracemont Crestmont Skymont Crestmont? Darkmont?
GPU Architecture Xe-LP Xe-LPG Xe2 Xe2? ?
NPU Architecture N/A NPU 3720 NPU 4 ? ?
Active Tiles 1 (Monolithic) 4 2 4? ?
Manufacturing Processes Intel 7 Intel 4 + TSMC N6 + TSMC N5 TSMC N3B + TSMC N6 Intel 20A + More Intel 18A
Segment Mobile + Desktop Mobile LP Mobile HP Mobile + Desktop Mobile?
Release Date (OEM) Q4'2021 Q4'2023 Q3'2024 Q4'2024 2025

Suffice it to say, no matter what happens, Lunar Lake and the Core Ultra 200 series should prove to be an interesting launch.

It’s worth noting, however, that while Intel’s announcement of their livestreamed event is being labeled a “launch event&rd... CPUs

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