Intel Core 5 120F may not include any E-cores

Details have emerged regarding a new entry-level CPU from Intel, the Core 5 120F, which has appeared in marketing materials. Designed for the LGA-1700 socket, the absence of “Ultra” branding immediately signals that this processor is not based on the Arrow Lake or Meteor Lake platforms. Instead, this chip seems to leverage Intel's Bartlett Lake-S architecture.

Initial whispers suggested that Bartlett Lake-S would primarily target networking and edge computing systems. However, based on the marketing material shared by @momomo_us, Intel could be planning to adapt it to the consumer market, launching desktop processors based on what will probably be the last LGA 1700-based CPUs.

The leaked marketing materials show that the Core 5 120F is a six-core CPU. The presentation also indicates that the P-core frequency for the Core 5 120F is 2.5GHz base and 4.5GHz boost, making this processor similar to the Core i5-12400F. The sole distinguishing factor appears to be the 120F's slightly higher 100MHz boost clock. Beyond this minor difference, the CPU supports identical memory configurations (DDR5-4800 and up to 192GB) and maintains a 65W TDP.

Intel has not formally introduced the Core 100 series for desktops, leaving the total number of planned SKUs unclear. However, the “F” series designation confirms that this model shouldn't include integrated graphics, requiring users to pair it with a discrete GPU for it to work.

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