“Arrow Lake-S,” a new generation of desktop processors that Intel is expected to launch in October 2024 with several rumored changes, including a more powerful NPU and support for only DDR5 memory, will not be succeeded by any sort of refresh, ending a tradition that Intel has held with products that include the latest generation of Core processors (i.e., 14th Gen “Raptor Lake Refresh”), according to new claims that have been shared online. The rumors come amid a separate claim that suggests Intel has settled on “Razer Lake-S” as the code name for one of its future CPU generations, complementing the older reveal of “Nova Lake-S.”
Previous, current, and (reportedly) canceled Intel desktop CPU generations include:
- Alder Lake (12th Gen Intel Core)
- Raptor Lake (13th Gen Intel Core)
- Raptor Lake Refresh (14th Gen Intel Core)
- Arrow Lake (Core Ultra 200 Series)
- Arrow Lake Refresh (Canceled)
- Nova Lake (Core Ultra ??? Series)
- Razer Lake (Core Ultra ??? Series)
The latest rumors echoed via X:
ARL-S Refresh is cancelled pic.twitter.com/NncQl3lDJS
— Everest (@Olrak29_) September 23, 2024
MSDT
— HXL (@9550pro) September 23, 2024
LGA1700: ADL-S, RPL-S, RPL-S R
LGA1851: ARL-S, ARL-S R(❌)
LGAxxxx: NVL-S? RZL-S?🤔 https://t.co/S4F8JCG2Hr
Intel noted earlier this month:
Since releasing the Intel 18A Process Design Kit (PDK) 1.0 in July, we have seen positive response across our ecosystem and are encouraged by what we’re seeing from Intel 18A in the fab. It’s powered on and booting on operating systems, healthy, and yielding well – and we remain on track for launch in 2025.
One of the benefits of our early success on Intel 18A is that it enables us to shift engineering resources from Intel 20A earlier than expected as we near completion of our five-nodes-in-four-years plan. With this decision, the Arrow Lake processor family will be built primarily using external partners and packaged by Intel Foundry.