6 Performance Cores With Max Turbo Clock Of 4.5 GHz

Intel’s P-Core-only Bartlett Lake processors are almost here, and here is a glimpse of one of the budget SKUs.

Intel Core 5 120F Specifications Leaked: Identical to Core i5 12400F but Slightly Higher Clock Speeds

The Bartlett Lake was teased recently, and as per the reports, the lineup will only feature P-core-only processors, similar to what we have seen on a couple of Alder Lake CPUs. The Bartlett Lake is technically similar to Intel’s LGA 1700-compatible processors, like 13th and 14th gen CPUs, as it also features Raptor Cove P-Cores. The difference will be in the core configuration as it will only feature Performance Cores, and not the Efficient Cores.

These are expected to be categorized under the Core Series 2 family, which can be confusing now since the newer Raptor Lake Refresh series is also called Core Series 2, but will have E-Cores enabled. This is the new Core 200H series for mobile, and we recently saw one of them benchmarked for the first time on PassMark. Nonetheless, Intel is about to launch the Core Series 2, i.e., Bartlett Lake, for desktops soon, and one of its SKUs got leaked, as posted by @momomo_us.

This is the Core 5 120F, a budget SKU in the lineup, featuring only 6 P-cores. The processor will have hyperthreading enabled just like other SKUs, and therefore, the configuration is identical to the Core i5 12400F, which boasts 6-Performance cores and 12 threads. Even the base clock is equal at 2.5 GHz, and many of the specs are identical, including a TDP of 65W and 18 MB of L3 cache. The memory support is also the same, and the only difference is the boost clock.

While the 12400F boasts 4.4 GHz of Turbo boost, the Core 5 120F boasts 100 MHz higher. Intel advertises it for “Gaming” and says that it will be “perfect” for gamers who want to play without breaking the bank. The Bartlett Lake will have higher-end SKUs in the Core 7 and Core 9 series as well, featuring up to 12 P-Cores with hyperthreading.

The processor series has already started gaining support on Linux, not to mention, it’s specially designed for industrial applications. However, from the marketing material, it seems that Intel also wants to expand its domain to mainstream consumers.