Intel Core Ultra 5 240F “Arrow Lake-S” Desktop CPU Reportedly Based on 8+16 & 6+8 Dies, Aims Entry-Level Segment

Intel's Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" Desktop CPUs are reportedly going to come in two configurations, an 8+16 and a 6+8 die.

It looks like Intel's Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPU leaks and rumors are starting to heat up as leaker, Xinoassassin1, has revealed the main die configurations for the lineup and also reported the very first desktop SKU under the Core Ultra 200 family.

The leaker reports that the Intel Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200" CPUs will come in two flavors, one with 8 P-Cores (Lion Cove) and 16 E-Cores (Crestmont) and the other with 6 P-Cores (Lion Cove) and 8 E-Cores (Crestmont). Intel will be using the two die configurations to come up with various SKUs. We have already spotted 24 core and 20 core SKUs leak out earlier. Additionally, we know that Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs will incorporate up to 3 MB L2 cache per P-Core, a 50% increase over the existing Raptor Cove P-Cores. Following is what we know about Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs so far:

We also seem to have reports of a Core Ultra 5 variant known as 240F which is going to be a entry-level product. Based on the naming scheme, the Intel Core Ultra 240F is going to be the successor to the Core i5-14400F with the "F" label referring to its iGPU being disabled. The Intel Core Ultra 200 "Arrow Lake-S" Desktop CPUs will be utilizing the latest Alchemist Xe-LPG architecture which we can expect on the Non-F variants. Based on the naming, we can expect the flagship to be a Core Ultra 9 290K or similar.

Now the actual core count of the Intel Core Ultra 5 240F "Arrow Lake-S" Desktop CPU is not listed but using two different die SKUs won't be a first for a chip of this tier. The current Core i5-14400F also comes in H0 and C0 die flavors so it's just a matter of utilizing the lower-binned dies that did not cut it for the top CPUs.

Also, on the matter of the process node, it looks like the Arrow Lake-S 6+8 configuration uses the Intel 20A process node. These chips are identified with the "C0662H" CPU ID and are currently in A0/A1 stepping. The 8+16 dies should be the "H0" variants but we cannot confirm if they utilize the same Intel 20A process node or go with TSMC's 3nm node. The iGPU tile is expected to be based on TSMC's process technology.

Intel's Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs will be launching later this year with a formal announcement expected at Computex 2024 in early June. The CPUs will be hitting the LGA 1851 socket & will be incorporating several next-gen technologies so expect lots of desktop action in the second half of this year from AMD & Intel.

News Source: ITHome