Subj : Intels next-gen CPUs could be coming in October, but I wont be bu To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Jul 14 2023 11:45:03 Intels next-gen CPUs could be coming in October, but I wont be buying them Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:42:30 +0000 Description: New leaks have further solidified an October release date for Intels next-gen chips, but can they really be called next-gen? FULL STORY ====================================================================== A new leak has - in conjunction with previous rumors - all but confirmed that we can expect to see Intel release its first wave of 14th-gen desktop CPUs this year, more specifically in October. Will they deserve to sit among the best processors , though? I dont think so. See, these new chips wont be the hotly-anticipated new Meteor Lake processors were likely to see arriving in laptops in the not-too-distant future. No, instead Intel is doing a refresh of its Raptor Lake CPU architecture, the same we already saw in the 13th-gen chips, led by the Intel Core i9-13900K . This part isnt exactly news, since previous leaks had already suggested that the 14th generation of desktop chips would merely be a Raptor Lake refresh , with the new Meteor Lake architecture reserved only for mobile processors. Instead, the actual next generation of desktop CPUs from Intel will be Arrow Lake. The latest news, which comes from reputable leaker Enthusiastic Citizen (ECSM) on Chinese social media, claims that the K-series chips from Intels 14th gen will launch in the 42nd week of the year - the week commencing October 16 . The non-K CPUs are projected for the first week of 2024. This aligns closely with Intels previous release cadence, so while we should still treat it as rumor, its likely to be accurate. Im not excited - heres why At the end of the day, a new generation of CPUs is something that I - as a professional hardware journalist - should be pretty amped about. But Im not. If the current slew of rumors is to be believed, Intels 14000 series likely wont give us the sort of performance leap I always hope to see from a new generation of tech products, which will be disappointing. Its all the more galling that we apparently are getting a true hardware upgrade for Intels 14th-gen laptop processors. Team Blue has remained remarkably tight-lipped about its Meteor Lake chips, barring an embarrassing leak from MSI at Computex 2023 , but theyve got huge potential. Hugely boosted power efficiency and integrated graphics capable of ray tracing are two key areas where Meteor Lake is expected to impress, while the Raptor Lake refresh chips probably wont enjoy those boons. This is also likely to be the first generation of Intel CPUs to use the company's weird new naming system , and a meager performance jump could undercut the (frankly already unclear) benefits of the rebrand. (Image credit: ECSM, Bilibili) There could be some silver linings here, though. Since Intels 14th-gen desktop chips will be built on the Raptor Lake architecture, theyll use the same LGA-1700 chipset, meaning users with existing 12th- and 13th-gen CPUs wont need to buy a new motherboard to upgrade. As reported by VideoCardz , ECSM also mentions the follow-up Arrow Lake generation, which will require a new motherboard socket. Ive long been on the mind that CPU and GPU generations come too fast, with the implicit expectation of consumers to constantly pay to upgrade. The same is true for phones and laptops; I dont want to buy a new piece of hardware only to find it incrementally outdated in a years time. With refresh generations interspersed with standard releases, Intel has a chance to slow its roll a bit; anyone who doesnt already have a Raptor Lake CPU should probably at least consider the upcoming 14th-gen chips for a potential upgrade, but there wont be the same forced impetus to upgrade as usual. So put your feet up and relax, folks - Arrow Lake will get here eventually. ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/intels-next-gen-cpus-could-be-coming-i n-october-but-i-wont-be-buying-them --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .