10P and 12P Bartlett Lake-S CPUs not for consumers
ASRock has reportedly confirmed no plans to add support for the new series.
It is no secret that Bartlett Lake-S, which Intel announced last year alongside Arrow Lake, is not a consumer CPU series. The story has always been that these are special parts for edge and networking systems. Since the earliest leaks, reports have pointed to Intel developing LGA-1700 compatible CPUs that would push the lineup beyond eight Performance cores for the first time. Naturally, enthusiasts were eager that Intel last-gen platform would get its second life.
Now, according to an email response from ASRock, posted on Reddit, the company has no plans to support these CPUs on its Z790 motherboards. In fact, ASRock confirms no plans to add Bartlett Lake support across its entire LGA-1700 lineup, which is surprising given that commercial LGA-1700 boards also exist, contrary to what the message suggests.
Source: Reddit
This means consumers should not expect to get BIOS support for Bartlett Lake-S CPUs, even if consumers somehow acquire one. This differs from other cases where brands have enabled server parts on consumer platforms, such as EPYC 4004 series support on standard AM5 boards.
Based on the most recent leaks, Bartlett Lake-S is said to use several dies, including mixed P- and E-core variants topping out at 24 total cores, as well as 10P- and 12P-core variants. A 12P-core model with a 5.7 GHz boost could be competitive against Arrow Lake-S parts, which, as we know, did not meet expectations at launch (officially 5% slower than Raptor Lake-S in gaming).
Still, someone will likely figure out how to run these CPUs on consumer platforms, whether through a gaming board or a commercial board that gets unlocked. Overclockers and modders will almost certainly look into it.
| Specifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKU (Intel name) | Cores (P+E) | Threads | L3 cache | Base power | iGPU (EUs) | Max turbo |
| Intel Core 9 273PE 🆕 | 12 (12+0) | 24 | 36 MB | TBC | 32 | 5.70 GHz |
| Intel Core 9 273PTE🆕 | 12 (12+0) | 24 | 36 MB | TBC | 32 | 5.50 GHz |
| Intel Core 7 253PE🆕 | 10 (10+0) | 20 | 33 MB | TBC | 32 | 5.50 GHz |
| Intel Core 7 253PTE🆕 | 10 (10+0) | 20 | 33 MB | TBC | 32 | 5.40 GHz |
| Intel Core 7 253PQE🆕 | 10 (10+0) | 20 | 33 MB | TBC | 32 | 5.70 GHz |
| Intel Core 7 251E | 24 (8+16) | 32 | 36 MB | 65 W | 32 | 5.60 GHz |
| Intel Core 7 251TE | 24 (8+16) | 32 | 36 MB | 45 W | 32 | 5.40 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 223PE 🆕 | TBC | TBC | 24 MB | TBC | TBC | 5.40 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 223PTE 🆕 | TBC | TBC | 24 MB | TBC | TBC | 5.40 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 223PQE 🆕 | TBC | TBC | 24 MB | TBC | TBC | 5.50 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 221E | 14 (6+8) | 20 | 24 MB | 65 W | 32 | 5.20 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 221TE | 14 (6+8) | 20 | 24 MB | 45 W | 32 | 5.00 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 213PE 🆕 | TBC | TBC | 24 MB | TBC | TBC | 5.20 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 213PTE 🆕 | TBC | TBC | 24 MB | TBC | TBC | 5.20 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 213PEF 🆕 | TBC | TBC | 24 MB | TBC | TBC | 5.20 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 211E | 10 (6+4) | 16 | 20 MB | 65 W | 24 | 4.90 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 211TE | 10 (6+4) | 16 | 20 MB | 45 W | 24 | 4.80 GHz |
| Intel Core 5 211EF | 10 (6+4) | 16 | 20 MB | 65 W | 0 (no iGPU) | 4.90 GHz |
| Intel Core 3 201E | 4 (4+0) | 8 | 12 MB | 60 W | 24 | 4.80 GHz |
| Intel Core 3 201TE | 4 (4+0) | 8 | 12 MB | 45 W | 24 | 4.60 GHz |
| Intel Core 3 201EF | 4 (4+0) | 8 | 12 MB | 58 W | 0 (no iGPU) | 4.80 GHz |
Source: Reddit
