The first citing of a 10 P-core Bartlett Lake sample has emerged, with benchmark numbers giving us an idea of its potential performance. "X86 is dead&back" on X shared performance numbers of the new 10-core chip, allegedly dubbed the Core 7 253PE, compared to the Core i5-14400 featuring 26% greater multi-threaded performance despite having fewer cores.
The X poster found the Bartlett Lake chip on PassMark and compared the chip's CPU mark score against the Core i5-14400 and Core i5-14500. The Core 7 253PE scored 31,802 points, the Core i5-14500 scored 31,121 points, and the Core i5-14400 scored 25,236 points. Against the i5-14500, the Bartlett Lake 253PE was 2% faster in multithreaded performance and 26% faster than the i5-14400 in the same metric. Single-core performance was worse, though, with the 14500 being 8% faster than the 253PE and the 14400 being 3% quicker.
First sample of Bartlett 10P?:INTEL CORE 7 253PE (up to 5.50 GHz) VS 14400:ST -2,73%MT +26,0%🤯🤯🤯UHD 770With 10 P-cores more MT performance than 14500 with 14 cores (6P+8E)! pic.twitter.com/l6vGYWWIsaJanuary 16, 2026
Bartlett Lake is the codename for Intel's embedded Core 200 series processors, based on the same P-cores and E-cores as Intel's 13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake desktop CPUs. These chips are designed for networking and edge applications, but take advantage of Intel's LGA 1700 socket, making them physically compatible with 600 and 700-series Intel motherboards. Eight Bartlett Lake CPU models exist right now, ranging from quad-core to 24-core models, all with a mixture of P-cores and E-cores, except for the quad-core models.
However, before Bartlett Lake's official launch, rumors had it that Intel was also working on alternative high-performance variants with a special 12-core P-core-only die. If this alleged 10-core chip is real, Intel is apparently looking to build a 10-core SKU of its 12-core Bartlett Lake die with two disabled P-cores sometime soon.
12 P-core only Bartlett Lake launch looks imminent
Welcome, 12 P-Core Bartlett Lake-S.Intel Core 9 processor 273PTE (36M Cache, up to 5.50 GHz) FC-LGA16AIntel Core 9 processor 273PE (36M Cache, up to 5.70 GHz) FC-LGA16AIntel Core 9 processor 273PQE (36M Cache, up to 5.90 GHz) FC-LGA16A pic.twitter.com/WWKziarsJfJanuary 17, 2026
Another poster on X, Vectral555, discovered three new listings featuring the names Core 9 processor 273PTE, 273 PE, and 273 PQE. These models are reportedly the highly rumored 12-core models; the PTE variant features a 5.5GHz boost clock, 273PE a 5.7 GHz boost clock, and the PQE a 5.9Ghz boost clock. All three SKUs also boast 36MB of cache.
All three models are listed at European retailer Mouser Electronics, suggesting this chip's launch is imminent. Despite Bartlett Lake being aimed at edge and networking applications, as previously mentioned, these chips will be drop-in compatible with LGA 1700 socket motherboards, potentially making these chips viable CPU upgrades for gamers, content creators, power users, and prosumers on existing Raptor Lake chips. There are no 13th or 14th gen CPUs that feature 12 or 10 P-cores, making these chips very interesting options for niche applications that only need 10 or 12 cores.
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