Intel Elkhart Lake CPUs Expected to Sport Up to 32 Gen11 EUs

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Bugzilla, a well-known bug-tracking website, has listed the graphics configurations for Intel's future Elkhart Lake SoC (system-on-chip), as spotted by German publication ComputerBase

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The bug report from Bugzilla details three possible graphics configurations for Elkhart Lake. The three setups are 4 x 8, 4 x 4 and 2 x 4, resulting in a total of 32, 16 and 8 execution units (EUs). To put things into perspective, Gemini Lake (GLK) employs the Gen9 unit, which maxes out at 18 EUs. The flagship Elkhart Lake part will have up to 77.78% more EUs that possibly runs at higher operating clocks as well.

Word has been buzzing around the Internet that Intel preparing a Gemini Lake Refresh (GLK-R). We don't anticipate any substantial improvements from Gemini Lake Refresh other from a possible increase in clock speeds. They will likely continue to depend on Goldmont Plus microarchitecture and 14nm manufacturing process. The rumored launch date for Gemini Lake Refresh is early 2020. If that holds true, Elkhart Lake won't land until the second or third quarter.

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Zhiye Liu
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