Though rumors have claimed in any other case, Intel’s 14th Era Meteor Lake processors might debut within the desktop house in spite of everything. If the LGA1851 Meteor Lake-S interposer signifies something, Intel seems to be testing a desktop variant of Meteor Lake. Possibly the device serves different inside functions, so we shouldn’t get our hopes up.
Even earlier than the LGA1700 socket debuted, there have been already talks of an LGA18xx socket. The LGA1700 homes twelfth Era Alder Lake and thirteenth Era Raptor Lake processors. Due to this fact, Raptor Lake’s successor, whether or not it’s Meteor Lake or not, will seemingly debut on a brand new socket. It’s well-known that Intel’s dedication to a socket isn’t as decided as AMD’s. For example, AMD has pledged to assist the most recent AM5 socket by 2025 and past. If we take a look at earlier Intel sockets, such because the LGA1200 socket, it solely accommodated two generations of processors.
{Hardware} detective momomo_us (opens in new tab) not too long ago found the LGA1851-MTL-S Interposer (Q6UB1851MTLS), seemingly implying that Intel could also be making ready Meteor Lake-S desktop chips. The interposer’s job is to offer {an electrical} conduit that hyperlinks a socket or connection to a different. Nevertheless, with out entry to the technical specs or documentation, it’s laborious to take a position the true goal of the Meteor Lake-S interposer.
The interpose reveals 1,851 contacts, aligning with the LGA1851 moniker. Assuming that’s the desktop socket for Meteor Lake, we could possibly be taking a look at simply an 8.9% enhance in contacts over the present LGA1700 socket. Nevertheless, the final transition from the LGA1200 to the LGA1700 socket yielded a 41.7% contact enhance.
A earlier leak (opens in new tab) of an alleged Intel doc supposedly factors to the utilization of the 14th Era moniker for upcoming Meteor Lake (MTL) processors. Nevertheless, the doc did not specify whether or not Meteor Lake is coming to cell, desktop, or each. It isn’t extraordinary for sure Intel microarchitectures to remain within the cell phase, for instance, Tiger Lake. The doc consists of Tiger Lake underneath the eleventh Era part; subsequently, the doc considers each cell and desktop lineups.
An unconfirmed Intel roadmap implies that Meteor Lake might not come to the desktop in a close to future. Nevertheless, the roadmap has led many to imagine that Intel is reportedly making ready a Raptor Lake Refresh (RPL-R) for a Q3 launch. Therefore, it’s believable that the rumored Raptor Lake Refresh is the final experience for Intel’s LGA1700 socket.
Intel has made many strides with Meteor Lake currently. The chipmaker not too long ago deployed some Linux patches, alluding to an L4 cache with the upcoming Meteor Lake chips. An Intel patent additionally emerged confirming the Meteor Lake’s L4 cache, for which Intel makes use of the “Adamantine” moniker for the L4 cache. Cellular Meteor Lake is slated to launch this 12 months, and if the desktop variant is on Intel’s plans, it most likely will not arrive till 2024, assuming there may be some credence to the Raptor Lake Refresh.