As expected, the first rumors about the next generation of Intel processors are already with us; Until recently, it was thought that the new platform Intel Bartlett Lake would reach desktop computers while maintaining the LGA 1700 socket that the manufacturer has been using so far, but new information now suggests that while the socket information is correct, it looks like we won’t see these processors in PCs.
As always, we must first warn you that at the moment, what we have in our hands are mere rumors, and as such we must take them with a grain of salt and treat them as what they are, because until we had official information from the manufacturer, they could not come to anything. However, in this case the rumor comes from BenchLife, which has many successes in this regard.
These would be the Intel Bartlett Lake processors
So far, the information we have about this new Intel processor architecture is that it will feature up to eight high-performance Raptor Cove cores, up to 16 low-power Gracemont cores, and integrated Intel Core Ultra HD Graphics 770 architecturally based. .Xe. These processors would be compatible with both DDR4 and DDR5 RAM, and as we will see later, although nothing is known yet, it is very likely that they will support ECC memory.
Some less reliable rumors predict that Bartlett Lake would have versions with just 12 high-performance Raptor Cove cores, but this is quite debatable since it would be an entirely new silicon, leaving behind the hybrid architecture that Intel has been using since the Alder. 12th generation Lake processors.
So far we are dealing with information that we could consider normal when we talk about processors for desktops or even laptops (theoretically their maximum TDP is 65 watts, like laptops and desktops) , so why do we say in the title of this article that will not come to PC?
These will be processors for networks and Edge applications
This is assured by the new rumors, according to which Intel Bartlett Lake-S processors will not reach desktops or laptops but will be aimed at the Intel Networking and Intel Edge Group (NEX) divisions, which seems to us personally be a waste because we would be talking about an LGA1700 platform with DDR5 RAM and a core count worthy of desktop computers.
Intel currently already has Raptor Lake-S socket LGA1700 processors for embedded applications, and in the source they state that these Bartlett Lakes would have improved “AI performance”, which is why they will be allocated to these divisions.
But hey, don’t worry because Intel is expected to launch its new Arrow Lake-S for desktops later this year; These processors will be much more powerful, with up to 24 cores (although it is said that they will not have Hyperthreading technology even in the P cores). Of course, Intel will abandon the LGA1700 platform and move to the LGA1800, which will force users to change motherboards if they want to upgrade to the new generation of processors (the LGA1700 is only three years old this year, so it That seems like a pretty short time to launch a new platform, but anyway, you already know how Intel works in this regard…).
