During the Intel keynote hosted by CEO Pat Gelsinger, he offered the world a glimpse into the Intel Client roadmap stretching until 2026. Meteor Lake launched last year as part of this roadmap, and Lunar Lake, which we explored yesterday with Intel disclosing technical details about the upcoming platform. Pat also presented a wafer on stage, Panther Lake, and provided additional information about Intel’s forthcoming Panther Lake platform, which is anticipated in 2025.
We covered Intel’s initial announcement about the Panther Lake platform last year. It is set to be Intel’s first client platform using its Intel 18A node. Aside from once again affirming that things are on track for a 2026 launch, Pat Gelsinger, Intel’s CEO, also confirmed that they will be powering on the first 18A wafer for Panther Lake as early as next week.
One element to consider from last year is that Lunar Lake, which was expected to be built on the Intel 20A node, is utilizing TSMC for its manufacturing. The Lunar Lake compute tile includes Xe2-LPG graphics on TSMC N3B, and the I/O tile on TSMC N6. Pat confirmed on stage that Panther Lake will be on Intel 18A. However, he did not specify which P and E cores it would employ or if it would use a different variant of the incoming Lion Cove P-cores and Skymont E-Cores, which are coming with Lunar Lake SoCs, while the same cores will be used in Arrow Lake for desktop expected this year.
As we move into the second half of 2024 and post the Lunar Lake launch, Intel may reveal more detailed information, including the architectural advancements Panther Lake is expected to bring. Until then, we will have to wait and see.
