Intel has not given up on 12 pure large-core CPUs: up to 6GHz and does not support overclocking

After a long time, Intel’s pure P-core version of Bartlett Lake-S processor finally has new news.According to the latest information leaked by Jaykihn, Bartlett Lake-S's "A0" chip is still under development. The flagship model of this series will adopt a pure P-core design, have up to 12 P-cores, and support multi-threading technology, providing 24 threads.

Jaykihn said that the 12P core Bartlett Lake-S flagship CPU has a TDP power consumption of only 125W, a base frequency of 3.4GHz, a single-core turbo frequency of up to 6.0GHz, a full-core turbo frequency of 5.5GHz, and an L3 cache of 36MB.

Its top turbo speed will be the same as the i9-14900K, but slightly lower than the 6.2GHz of the 14900KS, but an important detail is that this CPU will not be "unlocked," meaning it will not support overclocking.

Currently, both Raptor Lake and Arrow Lake desktop CPUs have a maximum of 8 P-cores and use a hybrid design of P-core and E-core.

Therefore, the pure large-core design of Bartlett Lake-S is extremely attractive to users who pursue extreme single-core performance and gaming performance.

The processor was originally expected to launch in the third quarter of 2025, but is now expected to be delayed to the end of the fourth quarter of 2025.