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Comet Lake µarch
General Info
Arch TypeCPU
DesignerIntel
ManufacturerIntel
Process14 nm
Core Configs4
Pipeline
TypeSuperscalar, Superpipeline
OoOEYes
SpeculativeYes
Reg RenamingYes
Stages14-19
Decode5-way
Instructions
ISAx86-64
ExtensionsMOVBE, 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 Cache32 KiB/core
8-way set associative
L1D Cache32 KiB/core
8-way set associative
L2 Cache256 KiB/core
4-way set associative
L3 Cache2 MiB/core
Up to 16-way set associative
L4 Cache128 MiB/package
on Iris Pro GPUs only
Cores
Core NamesComet Lake U,
Comet Lake S
Succession

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[edit]

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[edit]

Intel has released Comet Lake under 4 main brand families:

Logo Family General Description Differentiating Features
Cores HT AVX AVX2 TBT ECC
core i3 logo (2015).png Core i3 Low-end Performance Quad
core i5 logo (2015).png Core i5 Mid-range Performance Hexa
core i7 logo (2015).png Core i7 High-end Performance Octa
50px Core i9 Ultra Performance Deca

Release Dates[edit]

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[edit]

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
Windows 11 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Key changes from Coffee Lake[edit]

  • Enhanced "14nm++" process results in higher turbo frequencies
  • System Architecture
  • Memory
    • Faster memory for mainstream desktops (i.e., Comet Lake S) DDR4-2933 (from DDR4-2666)
  • Packaging

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Block Diagram[edit]

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Gen9.5[edit]

See Gen9.5#Gen9.5.

Memory Hierarchy[edit]

The overall memory structure is identical to Skylake.

  • Cache
    • L0 µOP cache:
      • 1,536 µOPs, 8-way set associative
        • 32 sets, 6-µOP line size
        • statically divided between threads, per core, inclusive with L1I
    • L1I Cache:
      • 32 KiB, 8-way set associative
        • 64 sets, 64 B line size
        • shared by the two threads, per core
    • L1D Cache:
      • 32 KiB, 8-way set associative
      • 64 sets, 64 B line size
      • shared by the two threads, per core
      • 4 cycles for fastest load-to-use (simple pointer accesses)
        • 5 cycles for complex addresses
      • 64 B/cycle load bandwidth
      • 32 B/cycle store bandwidth
      • Write-back policy
    • L2 Cache:
      • Unified, 256 KiB, 4-way set associative
      • Non-inclusive
      • 1024 sets, 64 B line size
      • 12 cycles for fastest load-to-use
      • 64 B/cycle bandwidth to L1$
      • Write-back policy
    • L3 Cache/LLC:
      • Up to 2 MiB Per core, shared across all cores
      • Up to 16-way set associative
      • Inclusive
      • 64 B line size
      • Write-back policy
      • Per each core:
        • Read: 32 B/cycle (@ ring clock)
        • Write: 32 B/cycle (@ ring clock)
      • 42 cycles for fastest load-to-use
    • Side Cache:
      • 64 MiB & 128 MiB eDRAM
      • Per package
      • Only on the Iris Pro GPUs
      • Read: 32 B/cycle (@ eDRAM clock)
      • Write: 32 B/cycle (@ eDRAM clock)
    • System DRAM:
      • 2 Channels
      • 8 B/cycle/channel (@ memory clock)
      • 42 cycles + 51 ns latency

Coffee Lake TLB consists of dedicated L1 TLB for instruction cache (ITLB) and another one for data cache (DTLB). Additionally there is a unified L2 TLB (STLB).

  • TLBs:
    • ITLB
      • 4 KiB page translations:
        • 128 entries; 8-way set associative
        • dynamic partitioning
      • 2 MiB / 4 MiB page translations:
        • 8 entries per thread; fully associative
        • Duplicated for each thread
    • DTLB
      • 4 KiB page translations:
        • 64 entries; 4-way set associative
        • fixed partition
      • 2 MiB / 4 MiB page translations:
        • 32 entries; 4-way set associative
        • fixed partition
      • 1G page translations:
        • 4 entries; 4-way set associative
        • fixed partition
    • STLB
      • 4 KiB + 2 MiB page translations:
        • 1536 entries; 12-way set associative
        • fixed partition
      • 1 GiB page translations:
        • 16 entries; 4-way set associative
        • fixed partition


  • Note: STLB is incorrectly reported as "6-way" by CPUID leaf 2 (EAX=02H). Coffee Lake erratum CFL084 recommends software to simply ignore that value.

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All Comet Lake Chips[edit]

 List of Comet Lake-based Processors
 Main processorFrequenciesMemoryGPUFeatures
ModelLaunchedPriceFamilyPlatformCoreCoresThreadsL3$TDPBaseMax TurboMax MemoryNameBaseBurstTBTHT
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