We’ve known that Intel is working on Alder Lake-P processors for laptops for a while now, but we haven’t had much indication of performance or specs. That is beginning to change this week, as an Alder Lake-P CPU has finally appeared in a benchmark database.
According to the Geekbench 5 entry found by @Benchleaks, this unnamed Alder Lake-P processor features 14x cores and 20 threads. This “odd” core configuration is because of Alder Lake’s hybrid design, featuring big cores (high-performance) and small cores (high-efficiency), where the big cores feature Hyper-threading and the small ones don’t. The 14C/20T core configuration is achieved by using 6x big cores with HT (12x threads) and 8x small cores. This results in 6 + 8 = 14 cores and 12 + 8 = 20 threads. According to previous leaks and given the 6+8 core configuration, this processor might well be the flagship SKU of the series.
Intel Alder Lake-P 14 core processor spotted testing Intel Xe GPUs
The brand new 12th generation Intel processor is on its way, as the company teased in CES 2021. A new Alder Lake mobility CPU has surfaced online, featuring 14 cores and 20 threads on the Geekbench database. The processor is still in its development stage as Intel is looking for a breakthrough on the latest 10nm Super Fin process node.
Intel 14 core 20 threads mobility processor spotted on the Geekbench Database with Xe GPU GT2.
The newer Alder Lake processor is seemingly divided into two groups; the Alder Lake-S for the desktop and the Alder Lake-P for the mobility segment. The 12th generation comes with the hybrid core architecture featuring Sunny Cove processors and Atom processors.