Rumor mill: Intel has reportedly canceled its Arrow Lake-S Refresh desktop CPU household and can now concentrate on Nova Lake because the successor to the Core Extremely 200 lineup that is set to reach within the coming weeks. Whereas the Arrow Lake Refresh sequence was initially slated for a 2025 launch, Nova Lake is now anticipated to debut in 2026.
Intel is anticipated to launch new Arrow Lake desktop CPUs in October, alongside suitable Z890 motherboards. The brand new desktop lineup will encompass not less than six Ok-series unlocked processors for overclockers and DIY fans together with the Core Extremely 9 285K/KF, Core Extremely 7 265K/KF, and Core Extremely 5 245K/KF.
In response to Intel’s roadmap, these Arrow Lake-S CPUs (S is for desktops, we all know, it is complicated) have been to be adopted by Arrow Lake-S Refresh a yr after. In contrast to earlier “Refresh” households, Arrow Lake-S Refresh was anticipated to carry bigger chips with extra cores – as much as 8 efficiency cores and 32 effectivity cores in a single chip (an 8P+32E configuration). Nonetheless, if the most recent rumors are correct, Intel would possibly preserve Arrow Lake-S round for the following two years to compete with Ryzen till Nova Lake arrives in 2026.
In a dialogue with a fellow discussion board member about Intel’s future plans, Chiphell tipster Panzerlied claimed Arrow Lake-S Refresh has been canceled. Intel’s technique now seems to concentrate on competing with AMD utilizing the unique Arrow Lake lineup over the following few years till Nova Lake launches someday in 2026.
Panzerlied didn’t present additional particulars, together with why Intel would possibly cancel the Arrow Lake Refresh. Nonetheless, it is value noting that he particularly talked about the cancellation of the S-series for desktops, suggesting there’s nonetheless a chance that the H and HX variants for laptops may attain the market. That mentioned, this stays an unverified rumor, so, as all the time, take it with a beneficiant pinch of salt for now.
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As for Nova Lake, rumors counsel that the processors might be suitable with the LGA 1851 socket. This implies these seeking to improve from Arrow Lake could not must buy a brand new motherboard. Whereas Intel has but to substantiate this, sustaining LGA 1851 for Nova Lake fairly than introducing a brand new socket may assist the corporate compete extra successfully with AMD and save fans some money.
Older rumors about Nova Lake indicated it will function Panther Cove P-cores and Arctic Wolf E-cores, however a more moderen report suggests it might as an alternative embody “Royal Core” P-cores. Moreover, Intel is reportedly creating the “Cobra Core” CPU structure for future merchandise, akin to Beast Lake.
