Details allegedly belonging to Intel’s future Wildcat Lake CPU have seemingly come to light. According to a post by X86 is dead&back, they claim to have discovered a shipping manifest containing information about the next generation socket.
The shipping manifest reportedly first appeared back in 30 October this year, with the listing mentioning CPU reball jigs and reballing stations for the BGA1516 socket, measuring 35 x 25mm, which is the same socket expected to be used with Wildcat Lake CPUs. Considering that these are in reference to a ball grid array, these components are likely to prep the processors for Reference Validation Platforms (RVPs).
Intel WILDCAT LAKE Socket Founded!
BGA 1516 = 35mm*25mm: pic.twitter.com/sw7t02JCpj— X86 is dead&back (@x86deadandback) December 18, 2024
There still isn’t enough detail or information about Wildcat Lake, or which lineup it is expected to succeed. Based on current rumours, the CPU is expected to employ a P+LPE Core combination, similar to Lunar Lake. However, it is important to remember that Lunar Lake itself has been confirmed by former Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger, to be a one-hit wonder, at least in terms of architecture.
Further speculation hints at Wildcat Lake using next generation Cougar Cove P-Cores and Darkmont LPE-Core, in a 2P+4LPE configuration. On top of that, it is also expected to be fabricated using Intel’s 18A process, much like Panther Lake, which is to be the direct successor to Lunar Lake.
(Source: Tom’s Hardware)
