Something to look ahead to: A brand new leak signifies that the upcoming Intel 4 course of node would possibly characteristic over 20 % larger clock speeds whereas drawing the identical quantity of energy as the present Intel 7 node. If this determine applies to excessive frequencies, too, it might allow desktop CPUs to breach the 6 GHz mark.
A Twitter user leaked just a few slides from Intel’s upcoming presentation on the IEEE VLSI Symposium 2022 earlier than deleting them just a few hours later. The slides element the brand new Intel 4 course of node and comprise a die shot of an unreleased Meteor Lake-P processor. As a reminder, Intel expects to launch its 14th-gen Meteor Lake CPUs in late 2023, following the discharge of Raptor Lake this yr.
Intel 4
-1.8-2.0x HP scaling
-40-50% much less energy, +12% peak perf (@davidbepo)
-4:3 fin depopulation
-2nd gen contact over gate
-2nd gen single dummy gate
-eCu = Ta/Co barrier + pure Cu
-2x MIM cap scaling (10x vs 14nm)
-18 layers (+1)
-EUV: -20% masks, -5% whole steps (vs. 7) pic.twitter.com/325HwQEKug— witeken (@witeken) June 11, 2022
The Intel 4 node will reportedly make intensive use of EUV lithography. The chipmaker additionally claims that it may possibly obtain virtually twice the high-performance library space scaling in comparison with the Intel 7 course of utilized in present Alder Lake processors. The new node may also be appropriate with the corporate’s EMIB and Foveros packaging applied sciences, with the latter getting used for Meteor Lake to allow a tiled design. Most notably, Intel is aiming for at the least 20 % larger clock charges on the identical energy consumption as Intel 7, that means we might see high-end desktop CPUs reaching 6 GHz.
Meteor Lake 6+8 pic.twitter.com/c1JwWuCJRu
— witeken (@witeken) June 11, 2022
The leaked die shot is of the compute tile of a 14th-gen Meteor Lake-P cell chip. It options 6 P-cores and eight E-cores, and it makes use of the beforehand talked about Intel 4 node. The CPU may also characteristic an I/O tile, SOC tile, and graphics tile, with the latter anticipated to make use of TSMC’s N3 course of. Previous rumors point out the desktop CPUs would require a brand new LGA 1851 socket, not LGA 2551.
