Subj : Did Intels whole next-gen chip lineup and launch date just leak? To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Aug 19 2024 12:00:06 Did Intels whole next-gen chip lineup and launch date just leak? It looks that way but theres bad news for some fans of Team Blue Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:44:36 +0000 Description: Intel Core Ultra 200 desktop CPUs could be coming in October but theres a crucial chip missing, according to this leak. FULL STORY ====================================================================== A new leak has seemingly outlined the entire first wave of Intels hotly-anticipated Core Ultra 200 CPUs , also known as Arrow Lake-S. The leaked information around the forthcoming line of CPUs comes complete with core counts and boost frequencies. The leak originates from Chinese tech website Benchlife , which also claimed that its sources have suggested an Ultra 200 release date of October 10 if true, this would align with previous rumors about a Q3 2024 launch for the second generation of Intels rebooted CPU lineup. Of course, this is all based on rumor, so take everything in this article with at least four or five grains of salt. The listed chips are all desktop models, though theres no official confirmation yet as to whether any of them will be sold as standalone chips like last years Intel Core i9-14900K . Last year's model is still the most recent Intel CPU you can buy for custom-built PCs. With Intel still apparently dead-set on abandoning its iconic i branding , itll be interesting to see whether any of these new chips will be available for purchase outside of pre-built systems. Somethings missing here Despite previous rumors claiming its existence, theres one chip notably missing from this lineup: an Intel Core Ultra 3 processor, which was purported by leakers (as covered by VideoCardz ) to bring 8-core budget goodness to the Core Ultra lineup. Currently sitting at the bottom of this rumored stack is the Core Ultra 5 225, a 10-core chip that looks to be a straight upgrade from the Core Ultra 5 115. Regardless of whether these chips will be available for standalone purchase and I personally hope at least some of them will be, but I wont be surprised if that isnt the case its disheartening to see a distinct lack of Ultra 3 chips in this initial lineup. While the Core Ultra 100 lineup did offer some reasonably wallet-friendly laptop chips at its lower end, fans of Team Blue with limited funds have been left out in the cold for too long. Although there apparently is a single Core Ultra 3 105UL chip already out in the wild according to Intel's own datasite, I wasnt able to find any actual products available for purchase that use it. At the opposite end of the spectrum, the new flagship chip does look mighty impressive. With eight hyperthreaded performance cores, sixteen efficiency cores, and a TDP of 125W (a hungry boy, then), the Core Ultra 9 285K promises to be a powerhouse and while we dont yet have details on the cache memory or thermal performance thresholds, we do know that the next-gen Core Ultra 9 chips will boast an exciting new feature called Thermal Velocity Boost. Once you discount the F, K, KF, and T variants, this is actually only five new chips. (Image credit: Benchlife) While I do think Thermal Velocity Boost is a fairly silly name (almost on par with mens razor blade nomenclature), TVB promises to push clock speeds higher in Intels top-tier processors, with the Core Ultra 285K reportedly offering a zippy maximum boost clock of 5.7GHz. Its entirely possible (although I really hope this isnt the case) that Intel might actually be planning to get out of the discrete CPU market altogether, only offering embedded and mobile versions of its Core Ultra chips going forward. If that happens, I'm going to be upset and not just because it'll mess up how we maintain our best processor ranking. After all, Intels rising competitors in the processor market (Apple and Qualcomm) dont offer standalone CPUs for PC builders, and as SoC-integrated graphics get better and better, its likely theres more money to be made from the laptop market. Whatever happens, one part of this leak I do hope proves accurate is the October launch date; mark your calendars, folks. You might also like... Intel's next desktop CPU will reportedly be Nova Lake, leaving Panther Lake to mobile Intels fix for unstable CPUs is here, in beta AMD vs Intel: which chipmaker does processors better? ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/did-intels-whole-next-gen-chip-lineup- and-launch-date-just-leak-it-looks-that-way-but-theres-bad-news-for-some-fans- of-team-blue --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .