Intel Computex 2024 Recap: Lunar Lake CPU & Xe2 GPU Architecture Debut, Xeon 6 “Granite Rapids” & “Sierra Forest” CPUs Unveiled

Intel's Computex 2024 keynote marked the debut of the firm's next-gen consumer and professional CPU architectures, along with several AI-related developments. Here's a recap of the firm's Computex showcases:

Intel's Lunar Lake Finally Official: Lion Cove & Skymont Goodness Along For A Powerful Thing & Light Platform

It won't be wrong to say that the main highlight of Intel's Computex journey was the firm's showcase of its next-gen Lunar Lake architecture. This lineup is said to revolutionize the computing industry, not just because of its raw performance but because Team Blue decided to step up AI performance with these highly efficient SoCs, including them in the Microsoft Copilot+ club. There's a lot to talk about Lunar Lake, but we won't be able to cover the architecture in depth here. However, we have already posted detailed coverage of Lunar Lake here, so make sure to check it out.

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Let's talk about Lunar Lake's tile configuration. The architecture has seven different elements such as the package and the onboard memory, Compute and Base tile, Foveros interconnect along with the stiffener, and Platform Controller Tile. Interestingly, Intel decided to go with TSMC this time, as the Compute tile is built upon TSMC's cutting-edge N3B, while the Platform Controller Tile features TSMC's N6 node.

That's not the juicy part at all. The chip's hybrid design has appealed to tech enthusiasts, and we can't argue with this fact at all. Lunar Lake employs the "traditional" P-Core and E-Core configuration, with the "P" core utilizing the newest Lion Cove architecture, while the "E" core is based on Skymont. To back everything up, Intel employs the Thread Director technology, and overall, the performance gains with this architecture are massive.

For a quick rundown on respective IPCs, Intel states that Lion Cove core architecture has witnessed a 14% improvement in