The recently launched Intel Lunar Lake lineup (officially Core Ultra 200V or “Series 2”) has seen some positive reviews among the press, but one big question mark lies on the core count of this generation of processors. Leaker Golden Pig Upgrade has set the record straight: there won’t be models with more core counts, and this generation is, in some ways, an one-off.
Intel Lunar Lake Is Designed To Compete Against Apple: Leaker
The leaker posted this on Weibo:
Some people asked if LNL (Lunar Lake) will also release 6+8 or 8+8 core variants, I can only say it’s better to give up on this unrealistic expectation:
The core reason of Intel releasing LNL is just so they can show their worth in front of Apple, thus it can’t be treated as a ‘generation’ of products. LNL contains an independent core, memory packaging, and power delivery designs, and such designs has no continuities.
Looking at other product lines that features the same TDP class, regardless of MTL-U (Meteor Lake-U) or the future ARL-U (Arrow Lake-U), you won’t be seeing any kind of correlation towards LNL aside from having similar power envelopes. Hence it should be seen that LNL is similar to Lakefield architecture of the past, destined to be short-lived.
To make better sense of the statement above, one must understand the unique features of Lunar Lake, and what comes after it in the same market segment. Lunar Lake is the sole family of products that features Memory-on-Package (MoP) design – which is why Intel’s spec sheet explicitly lists the memory capacity of a particular SKU, and this cannot be changed from the laptop OEM’s part.
However, rumors suggest future generations of low-power designs, including Arrow Lake and even the Panther Lake, will retain the traditional memory packaging technology – that is, it can either be soldered onto the motherboard, or potentially adopting the LPCAMM2 form factor that promises to enable faster RAM speeds on a slimmer form factor, while retaining its capabilities to be replaced by the user in future upgrades or repairs.
Source: Videocardz
Pokdepinion: I guess Intel is somewhat successful at proving the point to Apple?
