Intel is reportedly preparing an unlocked Razor Lake desktop processor featuring 12 performance cores on a single compute die built on the company’s 18A-P manufacturing process, videocardz.com reported.
Hardware leaker Jaykihn outlined the processor configuration on X, formerly Twitter, noting it uses a dedicated 12+0+4 layout with 12 Coyote Cove P-cores, zero standard efficiency cores, and four low-power efficiency cores. This specific compute die marks an exception among planned Razor Lake desktop processors, which are largely expected to use TSMC’s N2P node.
The configuration replaces a previously rumored locked 8+0+4 Razor Lake processor that also featured Big Last Level Cache, or bLLC. The planned 125W 6+12+4 bLLC segment previously linked to Nova Lake has also been delayed to the Razor Lake lineup.
Coyote Cove Cores Sit on a Single Compute Tile
The 12 P-cores sit on a single compute tile rather than two separate tiles with six cores each, according to the leaked hardware details. Intel is also expected to introduce the Coyote Cove architecture with Nova Lake before Razor Lake succeeds it.
Other Razor Lake configurations rely on TSMC N2P manufacturing nodes. These include a 4+8 design utilizing Coyote Cove P-cores and an 8+16 design using Griffin Cove P-cores, with the latter arriving in variants that both include and omit bLLC.
This replaces the previously-rumored locked 8+0+4 bLLC SKU.
Core Ultra 5000 Series Timeline
Razor Lake is slated to succeed Nova Lake in 2028, entering the market as part of the Core Ultra 5000 series, videocardz.com reported.
What is Big Last Level Cache?
bLLC stands for Big Last Level Cache, an architectural feature designed to expand cache capacity on the processor die to improve data access speeds and overall computing efficiency. While hardware leakers confirm the feature is included in the new 12 P-core Razor Lake SKU, specific cache capacity measurements have not yet been disclosed.
12+0+4 bLLC unlocked Razor Lake desktop SKU.
When will Razor Lake processors release?
Razor Lake is expected to launch in 2028 as the Core Ultra 5000 series, following the anticipated release of the Nova Lake processor family.
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