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Comet Lake µarch
General Info
Arch Type	CPU
Designer	Intel
Manufacturer	Intel
Process	14 nm
Core Configs	4
Pipeline
Type	Superscalar, Superpipeline
OoOE	Yes
Speculative	Yes
Reg Renaming	Yes
Stages	14-19
Decode	5-way
Instructions
ISA	x86-64
Extensions	MOVBE, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, POPCNT, AVX, AVX2, AES, PCLMUL, FSGSBASE, RDRND, FMA3, F16C, BMI, BMI2, VT-x, VT-d, TXT, TSX, RDSEED, ADCX, PREFETCHW, CLFLUSHOPT, XSAVE, SGX, MPX
Cache
L1I Cache	32 KiB/core 8-way set associative
L1D Cache	32 KiB/core 8-way set associative
L2 Cache	256 KiB/core 4-way set associative
L3 Cache	2 MiB/core Up to 16-way set associative
L4 Cache	128 MiB/package on Iris Pro GPUs only
Cores
Core Names	Comet Lake U, Comet Lake S
Succession
Coffee Lake Whiskey Lake Rocket Lake

Comet Lake (CML) is Intel's successor to Coffee Lake, an enhanced 14 nm process microarchitecture for mainstream desktops and mobile devices.

For desktop and mobile, Comet Lake is branded as 10th Generation Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 processors.

Codenames

Core	Abbrev	Description	Graphics	Target
Comet Lake S	CML-S	Mainstream performance	GT2	Desktop performance to value, AiOs, and minis
Comet Lake U	CML-U	Ultra-low power	GT2	Light notebooks, portable All-in-Ones (AiOs), Minis, and conference room

Brands

Intel is expected to release Comet Lake under 3 main brand families:

Logo	Family	General Description	Differentiating Features
			Cores	HT	AVX	AVX2	TBT	ECC
	Core i3	Low-end Performance
	Core i5	Mid-range Performance
	Core i7	High-end Performance
	Core i9	High-end/Enthusiasts Performance

Release Dates

Comet Lake processors were introduced in a number of phases. Initial mobile processors were launched on August 21, 2019. Intel followed up with the remaining desktop parts on April 30, 2020. Enterprise and vPro models were followed on May 13, 2020.

Compatibility

There are no official drivers by Intel for Windows 7 or Windows 8. Microsoft announced that only Windows 10 will have support for Kaby Lake. Linux added initial support for Kaby Lake starting with Linux Kernel 4.5.

Vendor	OS	Version	Notes
Microsoft	Windows	Windows 7	No Support
		Windows 8	No Support
		Windows 10	Support
Linux	Linux	Kernel 4.5	Initial Support (Fedora 24, Yocto v2.2, ..)
Google	Chromium	Chromium	Support
Wind River	VxWorks	VxWorks 7	Support

Compiler support

Compiler	Arch-Specific	Arch-Favorable
ICC	-march=skylake	-mtune=skylake
GCC	-march=skylake	-mtune=skylake
LLVM	-march=skylake	-mtune=skylake
Visual Studio	/arch:AVX2	/tune:skylake

CPUID

Further information: Intel CPUIDs

Core	Extended Family	Family	Extended Model	Model	Stepping
U	0	0x6	0x8	0xE	0xC
	Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 12
S/H	0	0x6	0xA	0x5	0x0-0x5
	Family 6 Model 165 Stepping 0-5 Stepping: G0=0, P0=1, R1=2, G1=3, P1=4, Q0=5

Architecture

Key changes from Coffee Lake

• Enhanced "14nm++" process results in higher turbo frequencies

• System Architecture
  • 25% more cores (up to 10, from 8)
  • 25% more last level cache (up to 20 MiB, up from 16 MiB)

• Chipset
  • 300 Series chipset → 400 Series chipset
    • 2.5G Ethernet (Foxville) support
    • IntegratedWiFi 6 AX201 (GiG+) support via CNVi

• Memory
  • Faster memory for mainstream desktops (i.e., Comet Lake S) DDR4-2933 (from DDR4-2666)

• Graphics
  • Gen 9.5 GPUs (No Change)

• Packaging
  • Die thinning on top-end SKUs for better heat removal

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See also

• AMD Zen 2