Intel is developing two new ultra-low-power processor families on its 18A node: Moon Lake and Wildcat Lake Refresh. Moon Lake is a pure low-power efficiency (LPE) core SoC with no P-Cores and up to 4 Darkmont LPE-Cores, targeting a 6 W base power similar to smartphone SoCs. It uses the BGA1516 package and carries the MNL moniker, potentially succeeding the N-Series like Alder Lake-N. The Wildcat Lake Refresh updates the existing Core 300 Series Wildcat Lake (launched earlier this year with up to 2 P-Cores, 4 E-Cores, and 2 Xe3 GPU cores at up to 35 W) by increasing P-Cores to 4 while retaining Cougar Cove microarchitecture and 4 Darkmont LPE-Cores.
The refresh adds Intel vPro support, offering enterprises a new low-cost PC option. All three platforms — Wildcat Lake, Wildcat Lake Refresh, and Moon Lake — share the 18A node, Intel Foundry manufacturing, and BGA1516 packaging, and are reportedly well-received in low-power computing.
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