Intel Raptor Lake chips could feature as much as 32MB of L2 cache

We're still a while away from Intel's 13th Gen “Raptor Lake” processor launch, but new leaks are coming through pretty regularly. The latest gives us a small look at the flagship Raptor Lake CPU's new cache configuration. 

A quick look at the screenshot shared by @OneRaichu suggests this is a 24C/32T CPU with 8x P-cores and 16x E-cores distributed across four clusters. This core configuration matches what we've been expecting from the flagship Raptor Lake SKU, so we assume it's a 13th Gen Core chip.

Now, it appears.
About p core L2 cache latency,non-accuracy test result shown in pic2. https://t.co/Gf8o2V04Pa pic.twitter.com/mLarcP9lhl

— Raichu (@OneRaichu) May 18, 2022

Raptor Lake is expected to debut the Raptor Cove P-cores, bringing some upgrades over Golden Cove. One such upgrade is the cache system, and that's exactly what the screenshot shows us.

Despite being in Chinese, the CPU-Z UI is the same in any language, so it's easy to understand what is in each of these rows. From top to bottom, we have L1 data, L1 inst, L2 cache and L3 cache. As per the data, the chip will also come with about 2MB of L1 cache distributed unevenly by P- and E-cores. Moreover, it will have 2MB of L2 cache per P-core and an additional 4MB for each cluster of four E-cores, totalling 32MB. For the L3 cache, it will pack 36MB. In total, it will have just over 70MB of cache on this chip, a considerable upgrade over Alder Lake.

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 KitGuru says: If the Ryzen 7 5800X3D reviews are anything to go by, the increased cache of the Raptor Lake could bring a considerable performance improvement in gaming. We should learn more about Raptor Lake CPU specs and performance targets in the months to come. 

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