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 collection 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 at the least six Ok-series unlocked processors for overclockers and DIY lovers together with the Core Extremely 9 285K/KF, Core Extremely 7 265K/KF, and Core Extremely 5 245K/KF.
Based on Intel’s roadmap, these Arrow Lake-S CPUs (S is for desktops, we all know, it is complicated) had been to be adopted by Arrow Lake-S Refresh a yr after. Not like earlier “Refresh” households, Arrow Lake-S Refresh was anticipated to convey bigger chips with extra cores – as much as 8 efficiency cores and 32 effectivity cores in a single chip (an 8P+32E configuration). Nevertheless, if the newest rumors are correct, Intel would possibly preserve Arrow Lake-S round for the subsequent 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 subsequent 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. Nevertheless, it is price noting that he particularly talked about the cancellation of the S-series for desktops, suggesting there may be nonetheless a chance that the H and HX variants for laptops might attain the market. That stated, this stays an unverified rumor, so, as at all times, 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 might not have to buy a brand new motherboard. Whereas Intel has but to verify this, sustaining LGA 1851 for Nova Lake somewhat than introducing a brand new socket might assist the corporate compete extra successfully with AMD and save lovers some money.
Older rumors about Nova Lake indicated it might function Panther Cove P-cores and Arctic Wolf E-cores, however a more moderen report suggests it could as an alternative embody “Royal Core” P-cores. Moreover, Intel is reportedly growing the “Cobra Core” CPU structure for future merchandise, corresponding to Beast Lake.