Intel Core i7-15700K and i9-15900K Technical Specifications Revealed: In depth Analysis of Intel 20A Architecture and TSMC 3nm Process

Compared to the current 14th generation processors, this new processor will achieve significant performance improvements. An informed source, YuuKi AnS, recently posted a message on Twitter (deleted) sharing the specifications of Intel's 15th generation Core i7-15700K and Core i9-15900K processors.

Intel Core i9-15900K processor:

• Number of CPU cores: 24
• Number of threads: 32
• Performance core quantity: 8
• Performance core maximum RF frequency: 5.8GHz?
• Number of Efficiency cores: 16
• Efficient core maximum RF frequency: 4.4GHz?
• Total capacity of L2 cache: 20MB (P)+16MB (E)?
• Third level cache: 36MB?
• Basic power consumption of processor (PL1): 125W
• Maximum power consumption of Rui frequency (PL2): 177W
• Memory type: DDR5-6400
• Maximum number of memory channels: 2
• Display: Xe-LPG
• GPU execution unit: 32
• NPU: Equipped with (10 TOPS?)
• Slot: LGA1851
• PCI Express channel: Gen 5 x20

Intel Core i7-15700K processor specifications:

• Number of CPU cores: 20
• Number of threads: 20
• Performance core quantity: 8
• Performance core maximum RF frequency: 5.5GHz?
• Efficiency core quantity: 12
• Efficient core maximum RF frequency: 4.2GHz?
• Total capacity of L2 cache: 20MB (P)+12MB (E)?
• Third level cache: 33MB?
• Basic power consumption of processor (PL1): 125W
• Maximum power consumption of Rui frequency (PL2): 177W
• Memory type: DDR5-6400
• Maximum number of memory channels: 2
• Display: Xe-LPG
• GPU execution unit: 32
• NPU: Equipped with (10 TOPS?)
• Slot: LGA1851
• PCI Express channel: Gen 5 x20

The CPU core of Intel's 15th generation Arrow Lake series adopts Intel 20A technology, while the core display part adopts TSMC's 3nm technology.The report states that this series of processors has eliminated hyper threading technology, and the AVX-512 instruction set has not yet appeared. The maximum power consumption (PL2) of Rui frequency has been reduced from 253W to 177W, and the power consumption limit of PL4 is 333W.