P & E cores might be replaced by CPU tiles Intel Royal Core initiative for performance & efficiency

Hardware leaker Paul from RedGamingTech has revealed some early details on the Royal Core project, referring to it as "Intel's Ryzen moment." The leaker believes that Intel will replace its P and E cores with individual CPU tiles that can change depending on the workload with Royal Core. The 14th-generation Meteor Lake and 15th-generation Arrow Lake CPUs from Intel are expected to go on sale in Q4 2023 and H2 2024, respectively. Intel has also disclosed that the Lunar Lake architecture will debut in 2024 in addition to Arrow Lake. The "Royal Core" project from Intel, which may be introduced after Lunar Lake, has now received some very preliminary information, thanks to Paul from RedGamingTech. Photo Credit: Wccftech For those who are unaware, Royal Core is said to be Intel's response to Apple's M series SoCs, which are based on ARM. The effort, which is allegedly led by Jim Keller, aims to improve Intel x86 processors' power efficiency compared to Apple's own silicon. Paul contends that "Royal Core" is merely a word Intel uses internally to identify its endeavor to develop next-generation CPUs, not the name of a specific CPU architecture. The leaker claimed that Intel's Royal Core is an attempt to boost speed and efficiency at a "reduced area cost." Unlike the P and E-cores in Alder Lake and Raptor Lake processors, the Intel Royal Core is said to rely on individual CPU tiles. When operating in "Cove" mode for demanding workloads, each of these CPU tiles can resemble a performance core (P-core), while when operating in "Mont" mode for lighter loads, each tile may be divided into two parts to resemble a smaller efficiency core (E-core). The leaker uses two GeForce GPUs configured in SLI as an illustration of the Royal Core project, explaining how they may work together to provide greater raw power when necessary and separately to tackle other jobs, such as powering many virtual machines. Paul also suggests that all Processor tiles might have access to a distributed cache. The leaker also claims significant increases in both efficiency and IPC for the Royal Core, although he offers no specific data. Photo Credit: GPU Mag Finally, given Intel already has Meteor Lake, Arrow Lake, and Lunar Lake designs under development, we won't be seeing processors with the Intel Royal Core upgrades before 2025, which makes sense. This is another reason why you shouldn't consider this preliminary information to be definitive; in the end, we might see chips that significantly differ from those RedGamingTech has disclosed.