Intel Fifteenth-gen Core Arrow Lake socket would require DDR5 RAM and presumably final till 2026

Rumor mill: Intel hasn’t confirmed a lot concerning its upcoming Fifteenth-generation processors, however leaks and rumors over the previous few weeks provide a tantalizing image of serious efficiency positive factors. The newest info suggests the corporate is lastly able to put DDR4 RAM within the rearview mirror.

The LGA-1851 socket platform, used for Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs, will solely help DDR5 RAM, in keeping with prolific leaker Momomo. If legitimate, it might mark the completion of the corporate’s transition to the following stage of system RAM configurations, which has lagged behind AMD’s change.

Intel’s present LGA-1700 socket – used for Alder Lake, Raptor Lake, and the upcoming Raptor Lake refresh processors – lets builders select between cheaper DDR4 or sooner DDR5 reminiscence. A major benefit of the backward compatibility is that many customers have older DDR4 sticks, which they’ll transfer to newer LGA-1700 motherboards whereas ready for DDR5 costs to return down.

In the meantime, AMD’s present Zen 4 CPUs and accompanying AM5 socket abruptly minimize DDR4 help with out an interval of twin compatibility. The extra requirement to purchase costly new DDR5 RAM could possibly be behind Zen 4’s gradual gross sales.

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger beforehand introduced plans to launch Arrow Lake in 2024. Momomo confirms they are going to arrive within the second half of subsequent 12 months. It is unclear how a lot DDR5 RAM costs can have fallen by then.

Moreover, one other leaker, Leaf_hobby, mentioned Intel will ship CPUs utilizing LGA-1851 via 2026. In comparison with Raptor Lake, the Fifteenth-gen CPUs can have 3MB of L2 cache per core with a devoted L3 cache for the GPU tile. The change might provide a major increase to gaming efficiency.

Info from different sources additionally suggests a leap in efficiency for Arrow Lake. Its flagship i9 mannequin’s built-in GPU scored 200 % above its Raptor Lake counterpart in 3DMark and 20 % larger in Geekbench’s multi-core benchmark.

Nevertheless, earlier than Arrow Lake arrives, Intel intends to launch a refresh of Raptor Lake later this 12 months, which ought to offer a a lot tinier enchancment. For Raptor Lake house owners, it is likely to be price ready and saving for a brand new Arrow Lake system with DDR5 RAM subsequent 12 months, whereas the refresh is likely to be a worthwhile low-cost improve for these nonetheless holding onto Alder Lake processors.