Tiger Lake
Tiger Lake is Intel's codename for the 11th generation Intel Core mobile processors based on the Willow Cove Core microarchitecture, manufactured using Intel's third-generation 10 nm process node known as 10SF. Tiger Lake replaces the Ice Lake family of mobile processors, representing an optimization step in Intel's process–architecture–optimization model.
Tiger Lake processors launched on September 2, 2020. They are part of the Tiger Lake-U family and include dual-core and quad-core 9 W TDP and 15 W TDP models. They power 2020 Intel Evo laptops. The quad-core 96 EU die measures 13.6 × 10.7 mm, which is 19.2% wider than the 11.4 × 10.7 mm quad-core 64 EU Ice Lake die. The 8-core 32 EU die used in Tiger Lake-H is around 190 mm2. Laptops based on Tiger Lake started to sell in October 2020.
The Tiger Lake-H35 processors were launched on January 11, 2021. These quad-core processors are designed for "ultraportable gaming" laptops with 28-35 W TDP. Intel officially launched the 11th generation Intel Core-H series and Xeon W-11000M series on May 11, 2021 and announced the 11th generation Intel Core Tiger Lake Refresh series on May 30, 2021.
Features
CPU
- Intel Willow Cove CPU cores
- TAGE-like directional branch predictor
- Indirect branch tracking and CET shadow stack
- Intel Key Locker
GPU
- Intel Xe-LP GPU with up to 96 execution units, also released as a standalone GPU, the DG1
- Support for FP64 was removed
- Fixed-function hardware decoding for HEVC 12-bit, 4:2:2/4:4:4; VP9 12-bit 4:4:4 and AV1 8K 10-bit 4:2:0
- Support for a single 8K 12-bit HDR display or two 4K 10-bit HDR displays
- Hardware accelerated Dolby Vision
- Sampler Feedback support
- Dual Queue Support
IPU
- Image Processing Unit, a special co-processor to improve image and video capture quality
- Not available on embedded models
- Initially there were , , and models with no IPU but later embedded processors were introduced instead
I/O
- PCI Express 4.0
- Integrated Thunderbolt 4
- LPDDR4X-4267 memory support, except on desktop processors
- LPDDR5-5400 "architecture capability"
- Miniaturization of CPU and motherboard into an M.2 SSD-sized small circuit board
Hardware telemetry
- Add Intel Platform Monitoring Technology
List of Tiger Lake CPUs
Mobile processors (Tiger Lake-H)
- All models support DDR4-3200 memory
- All models support 20 reconfigurable PCI Express 4.0 lanes, allowing x16 Gen 4 link for discrete GPU and x4 Gen 4 link for M.2 SSDs
Mobile processors (Tiger Lake-H35)
- All models support DDR4-3200 or LPDDR4X-4267 memory
Mobile processors (UP3-class)
Embedded mobile processors (UP3-class)
Mobile processors (UP4-class)
- TDP: 7-15W
- Memory support: LPDDR4X-4267
Desktop processors (Tiger Lake-B)
- Socket: FCBGA1787, a BGA socket, thus are meant only for system integrators
- Intel Xe UHD Graphics
- Up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 memory
| Processorbranding | Model | Cores | Base clock | Boost clock | L3 Cache | TDP | GPU EUs | GPUMax freq | Price |
| Core i9 | 8 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 24 MB | 55-65 W | 32 | 1.45 GHz | $539 | |
| Core i7 | 8 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 24 MB | 55-65 W | 32 | 1.45 GHz | ||
| Core i5 | 6 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 12 MB | 65 W | 32 | 1.45 GHz | ||
| Core i3 | 4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 12 MB | 65 W | 16 | 1.4 GHz |