Intel sometimes makes new desktop processors accessible in round October/November. That custom will proceed this 12 months with the upcoming Intel 14th Gen Core processors, that are anticipated to turn into accessible in mid-October.
With the 14th Gen Core sequence, we expect to see a refresh of the Raptor Lake CPU lineup with larger clock speeds. According to a report from ECSM (by way of VideoCardz), the launch schedule for the refreshed CPUs will comply with the standard sample of splitting Core-Okay and non-Okay fashions. The non-Okay fashions are anticipated to be launched within the first week of 2024, whereas Okay fashions shall be accessible beginning in October, the report suggests a date between October seventeenth and the twenty third.
As these processors will nonetheless use the Raptor Lake structure, they need to be suitable with all current LGA1700 motherboards which have the most recent BIOS, with the doable exception of the Core i7-14700K processor. That’s as a result of the CPU is claimed to function a core configuration that has by no means been seen on every other Intel CPU. As per the rumours, the upcoming processor will pack 8 P-cores and 12 E-cores. If so, it’d require new firmware to run on older LGA1700-based boards.
ECSM additionally mentions the next-generation desktop platform known as Arrow Lake. With Arrow Lake, Intel will introduce new chipset designs and a unique socket in late 2024/early 2025.
KitGuru says: Intel Innovation is ready for September so we could hear some extra official particulars on the 14th Gen Core processors then.
