Re: [accel/ivpu] Help -- Which Intel CPU processor can be used for iVPU driver？

[Jacek Lawrynowicz]

Yes, NPU should be available on future desktop chips.

On 02.11.2023 12:09, Trigger Huang wrote:
> Hi Jacek,
> 
> Thanks for the quick response.
> 
> Seems I need to wait for a while if I want to buy a  Meteor Lake based
> platform because I got the following message from wiki(
> *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Lake
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Lake>)*
> 
>            *Meteor Lake is Intel's codename for the first-generation of
> Intel Core Ultra mobile processors, to be released to the market on
> December 14, 2023*
> 
> BTW, is it possible that NPU (formerly known as VPU) will be available on
> some desktop CPUs in the future?
> 
> Thanks,
> Trigger
> 
> On Thu, Nov 2, 2023 at 5:24 PM Jacek Lawrynowicz <
> jacek.lawrynowicz at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> You need a Meteor Lake based platform.
>> Intel 14th gen desktop CPUs were supposed to be Meteor Lake but they ended
>> up as Raptor Lake.
>> NPU (formerly known as VPU) will be available in 14th gen mobile chips.
>> I will update the Kconfig description.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jacek
>>
>> On 02.11.2023 07:59, Trigger Huang wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I want to have a try for the iVPU driver but don't know which CPU
>> platform
>>> is suitable. Would you help?
>>>
>>> According to the description in linux/drivers/accel/ivpu/Kconfig, it says
>>> that Choose this option if you have a system that has an *14*th
>> generation
>>> Intel CPU
>>> But according to the Intel  I7 *14*700k spec (
>>>
>> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/236783/intel-core-i7-processor-14700k-33m-cache-up-to-5-60-ghz/specifications.html
>> ),
>>> there is
>>> no description about Versatile Processing Unit.
>>>
>>> So which CPU should I choose?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Trigger
>>>
>>
>