Intel would probably prefer to replace the Raptor Lake desktop processors, which suffer from instability and degradation of their chips, with something completely new. This should be the next generation Core Ultra 200 for the desktop, which will come with the LGA 1851 platform and a new architecture. This new generation of processors should not be affected by the problem causing defects in Raptor Lake chips. Unfortunately for Intel, their release will be delayed, their arrival has now been postponed.
Arrow Lake’s release date was leaked a while back. Their official launch will be on 10/10, i.e. in four weeks. Later, however, it was specified that this would be a formal, or as they say, a “paper” edition. In reality, the processors were supposed to go on sale a week later on October 17. But it is said that this date of actual physical availability in stores has been pushed back.
According to the website HKEPC, which probably draws from some informants in the Hong Kong computer industry, Intel has pushed back the release date of the desktop version of the Arrow Lake (Arrow Lake-S) processors by one week, that is to 24. 10. The reason is not disclosed, but it is likely to be the level of readiness of the processors or their platform.
Arrow Lake are chiplet processors combined from several different pieces of silicon, moreover, using an advanced 3nm process, so Intel does not have them in production as far ahead of time as it used to be with monolithic processors from its own operations. Therefore, the releases of new generations are probably no longer as comfortable as before (see, for example, the much delayed Meteor Lake). It is therefore difficult to guess at the moment whether October 24 will really be the final date, or whether something will be delayed further.
Wafer with 20A Arrow Lake chips at the Intel InnovatiOn 2023 event. But the most powerful models like the Core Ultra 9 285K will use 3nm TSMC silicon instead of an Intel-made chip
Just a week’s delay probably won’t have much impact on the state of the market, not to mention the fate of Intel. But Intel would probably like to have the new generation on sale ideally throughout November, because the entire fall is a strong sales period. A further delay could theoretically mean a more significant setback to its sales.
As a reminder: Only 125W Arrow Lake models of the K series for enthusiasts will be released this term on 10/24 – i.e. models like the Core Ultra 9 285K. We discussed their parameters in the article linked below. Boards with the Z890 chipset will also be released at the same time, again enthusiast models enabling overclocking. Cheaper alternatives with the H810 and B860 chipsets will not be released until after the new year, perhaps in January. That’s also when the other, cheaper “non-K” Arrow Lake processors go on sale.
Resources: HKEPC, VideoCardz
Source: www.cnews.cz
