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

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

[Trigger Huang]

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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

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

[Jacek Lawrynowicz]

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
> 

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

[Trigger Huang]

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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@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
> >
>

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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@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
>>>
>>
>