Intel announces the Tremont CPU microarchitecture that will power the Surface Neo

guest · Oct 25, 2019

Intel announces the Tremont CPU microarchitecture that will power the Surface Neo
October 24, 2019
https://www.neowin.net/news/intel-a...oarchitecture-that-will-power-the-surface-neo

Intel has announced a new low-power CPU microarchitecture codenamed Tremont, which will be at the heart of the company's Lakefield chipsets. Lakefield uses a new 3D packaging technology called Foveros, and it promises more power efficiency and a smaller package, making it ideal for small and thin form factors. You may recall that, a few weeks ago, Microsoft announced that the upcoming Surface Neo would be powered by Lakefield.

Tremont makes use of a 6-wide (2x3-wide clustered) out-of-order decoder to offer better performance, as well as "significant gains" in instructions per cycle over the previous generation of low-power chips from Intel.
Tremont also packs a few new technologies from Intel, such as Accelerator interfacing Instructions, Intel Speed Shift, Trusted Execution Technology, Boot Guard, and Total Memory Encryption, all of which should help both performance and security.
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Hot Hardware: Intel Tremont CPU Microarchitecture: Power Efficient, High-Performance x86

Intel beleives Tremont-based processors will enable a new wave of innovative form factors for client devices, more efficient data center products, and new-found applications for the internet of things (IoT). By leveraging Intel’s Foveros 3D packaging technology, Tremont can be integrated within a broad range of technologies and customized for specific applications and designs.
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guest · Jan 29, 2020

Possible Surface Neo processor benchmark leaks
January 29, 2020
https://www.neowin.net/news/possible-surface-neo-processor-benchmark-leaks

When Microsoft announced the Surface Neo - the dual-screen Windows 10X device that is coming this holiday season - it said that the PC will use Intel's new Lakefield chips.

One Lakefield chip has now appeared on UserBenchmark (via Tom's Hardware), showing some insight into the processor; interestingly, it's from an unannounced Samsung device. Interestingly, it's called the Core i5-L16G7, which breaks from Intel's traditional naming convention. Typically, the first digit (now the first two digits since we're in the 10th generation) is the generation. This one only has an 'L', presumably standing for Lakefield.

The CPU has five cores with five threads, which means that there's no hyperthreading if the benchmark is indeed accurate, as many times, they're not. One of the five cores is Sunny Cove while the other four are Tremont, so it's actually using an architecture that's similar to ARM's big.LITTLE, where there's one powerful core and other more efficient cores.
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The Intel Core i5-L16G7 has a base frequency of 1.4GHz and a turbo frequency of 1.75GHz. While it's possible that Microsoft could use this SKU in the Surface Neo and Lenovo could use it in the ThinkPad X1 Fold, it's also possible that Intel has several Core i5 SKUs under its belt, as it does with Ice Lake.
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