DDR5 RAM is supposedly right around the corner, and Intel’s upcoming Ice Lake successor may be one of the first CPUs to support it. A submission spotted at the Eurasian Economic Comission (EEC) suggests that Tiger Lake-U will be compatible with LPDDR5 memory. LPDDR5 has a ceiling of 6,400 Mbps, a healthy increase from today’s LPDDR4X standard (4,266 Mbps).
[EEC] Intel Tiger Lake-U 4+2 External Si + Board LPDDR5 MIO Upgrade Kit (Qual) (UMTU8KEP5Q) https://t.co/i5FVlt1q7F
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Memory industry leaders SK Hynix and Samsung have shared goals of rolling out -DDR5 RAM by the end of this year. So it’s feasible for Tiger Lake-U, which is scheduled for release next year, to leverage new LPDDR5 memory.