Moon Lake's 6 W base TDP drops P-cores for a four-core Darkmont design
Jaykihn's October 28 post puts Moon Lake at 6 W base TDP with four Darkmont LP-E cores and no P-cores on Intel 18A.
| Wildcat Lake | Wildcat Lake Refresh | Moon Lake | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-cores | Up to 2 | Up to 4 | 0 |
| LP-E cores | 4 | 4 | Up to 4 |
| Architecture | Cougar Cove / Darkmont | Cougar Cove / Darkmont | Darkmont |
| Integrated GPU | Up to 2 Xe3 | 2 Xe3 | |
| Base power | 15W | 6W | |
| Configurable power | Up to 35W turbo | Up to 35W cTDP | |
| Package | BGA1516 | BGA1516 | BGA1516 |
| Process | Intel 18A | Intel 18A | Intel 18A |
Moon Lake's 6 W base TDP is the default power setting. It does not confirm the chip can sustain useful laptop workloads, because the leak leaves clocks, cache, and GPU configuration unconfirmed.
VideoCardz lists three BGA1516 designs, and Moon Lake is the one without P-cores. The four-core Darkmont design on 18A reuses Wildcat Lake packaging but removes the P-core path that buyers use to gauge performance.
Jaykihn places the four LP-E cores on the compute tile in a low-power island, preserving the multi-tile structure.
Clock speeds, cache capacity, integrated GPU configuration, and verified benchmarks against Alder Lake-N or Wildcat Lake are still unmeasured. The report leaves release schedule, final branding, and product confirmation open.
The 6 W base TDP constrains the entry tier rather than setting a performance expectation. It marks a low default power target, not a confirmed laptop CPU.
The 6 W base TDP and P-core removal define Moon Lake's entry-tier position, but the leak leaves performance metrics unconfirmed.
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