A recent engineering sample of Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake-S processor has shown impressive single-threaded performance gains over the existing i9-13900K chip. The Arrow Lake-S ES, featuring an unknown processor model, demonstrated superior performance in a single-threaded test, where its “Lion Cove” P-core outperformed the “Raptor Cove” P-core of the i9-13900K. This particular test only loads one P-core, highlighting the potential of the Arrow Lake-S processor.
It is important to note that the Arrow Lake-S processor is rumored to come in different configurations, with the top-of-the-line SKU potentially featuring an 8P+16E core setup. The single-threaded test results suggest that the Arrow Lake-S processor could offer significant improvements in performance, especially in tasks that require strong single-threaded performance.
However, it is worth mentioning that Hyper-Threading does not play a role in the single-threaded test, but it may affect performance in multi-threaded scenarios. The “Lion Cove” P-cores of the Arrow Lake-S processor lack Hyper-Threading support, unlike the “Raptor Cove” P-cores of the i9-13900K, which is a 24-core/32-thread processor.
The Arrow Lake-S processor is said to feature up to 8 “Lion Cove” P-cores and up to 16 “Skymont” E-cores. According to Intel, the “Skymont” E-cores have achieved a significant IPC gain over their predecessors, bringing them into the league of previous generation P-cores like “Raptor Cove” or “Golden Cove.” This indicates that the Arrow Lake-S processor could offer a substantial improvement in overall IPC performance compared to existing processors.
In summary, the engineering sample of Intel’s Arrow Lake-S processor has shown promising single-threaded performance gains over the i9-13900K chip. With its potential configurations and improved IPC performance, the Arrow Lake-S processor could offer significant performance improvements for tasks that require strong single-threaded performance. However, the role of Hyper-Threading and multi-threaded performance remains to be seen as more details about the processor are revealed.
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