Intel Core Ultra 200H processors to use Crestmont and Skymont E-cores

Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs are on the horizon, and despite the company's tight-lipped stance, preparations are already underway. Intel has already shared some details on the upcoming architecture, but most of what we know comes from leaks. The latest one is a bit surprising, as it claims that the Arrow Lake H processors will pack two types of E-cores.

Following the launch of Lunar Lake, which is expected to cover the ultrabook segment with its low-power mobile architecture, the Arrow Lake series is set to launch for desktops and high-end laptops. Both will use the Core Ultra 200 naming, with Arrow Lake set to offer H or HX variations. In contrast, Lunar Lake CPUs will use the “V” letter to distinguish themselves from the rest of the line-up.

Intel has revealed that Lunar Lake will be equipped with Lion Cove P-cores and Skymont E-cores, and Arrow Lake will likely follow suit. However, the Crestmont E-core architecture, used on the current generation of CPUs, will appear in one variant of the Arrow Lake series, as Phoronix discovered via the Linux PMU patch notes. It looks like Intel has decided to retain the two Low-Power cores based on the Crestmont architecture within the Arrow Lake-H SoC tile.

Intel is preparing to launch Arrow Lake-S in Q4 2024, with the mobile version expected to follow suit in early 2025.

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KitGuru says: Although the Skymont architecture is superior to Crestmont, retaining the older-generation architecture for the Low-Power cores may not end up being noticeable for end users. 

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