Intel is apparently removing the performance cores from its next low-budget laptop CPU. It means better battery life in the entry-level range of laptops.
Intel's rumored Moon Lake chip cuts power to 6W by removing performance cores for better battery life in budget laptops
Intel is going for an architectural change that should offer better efficiency for low-cost laptops, under the $500 mark. The focus is on the efficiency of these chips because this is a priority in sub-$500 laptops. Specifically, passive cooling options would benefit the most from this architecture change.
The new processor family is said to be called Moon Lake. It will have no other cores than the low-power efficiency cores. As per hardware leaker Jaykihn, the chip will have up to 4 Darkmont LP-E cores. So, there will be no performance cores for this particular set of chips.
The default power target of Moon Lake is just 6W. That's a lot lower than 15W for current Wildcat Lake chips. It has a chiplet architecture with a dedicated low-power compute tile island.
These processors will have the BGA1516 package, similar to Wildcat Lake. Also, we may see a Wildcat Lake Refresh that has twice as many performance cores, up to 4 cores. That's in addition to 4 LP-E cores. The more premium version could have a 35W TDP.
In our previous coverage on Intel, we had covered Intel's plans for the Core 2000HX laptop CPUs. These are the high-performance chips. That's the complete opposite of the ultra-low power Moon Lake chips. It just shows that Intel is trying to offer solutions at both ends.
Source: NotebookCheck
finally a chip that makes sense for students who need battery life more than raw speed