Spotted by hardware sleuthEverestatBapco, the unreleased Core 5 210H looks similar to the Alder Lake-basedCore i5-12450H. One would expect anything under the “Core 200” series to be based on Arrow Lake, but the non-Ultra models appear to be based on theRaptor LakeorAlder Lakesilicon.
The fresh sighting of the Core 5 210H has sparked concerns regarding Intel’supdated naming scheme. The 200-series monicker will be confusing for consumers with less experience. For example, only Core Ultra 200 parts are based on the Arrow Lake architecture. Meanwhile, the Core 200 parts could be rebadged Raptor Lake/Alder Lake chips.
Going into the specifics, the Core 5 210H packs eight cores and twelve threads, pointing towards a configuration of four P-cores and four E-cores. The cache layout is not mentioned, so we are unable to determine if this chip will be based on Alder Lake or Raptor Lake. The former would net this chip 7MB of L2 cache, with the latter coming in at 12MB, so there is an apparent difference between the two.
It is pertinent to mention that this CPU has also been benchmarked; therefore, we can get a basic idea of its performance. The CPU achieves an overall average result of 1,399 in CrossMark. For context, the aforementionediCore i5-12450Hreaches 1,445 points, so this may be an early engineering sample. Here’s a basic rundown of Intel’s Core 200 series:
As the saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” When Meteor Lake launched, Intel also announced a Core-U (Series 1) lineup of processors, essentially rebranded Raptor Lake-U CPUs. Surprisingly, Intel is again sticking, based on the performance metrics, with Raptor Lake / Alder Lake for the Core 200 “Non-Ultra” series.
TheCore Ultra 200Sfamily will launch on October 24. As is tradition, the non-K lineup will likely be announced atCES2025, where we may also see mobile variants.
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