New rumors regarding Intel's upcoming Raptor Lake-S Refresh & Arrow Lake desktop CPUs have emerged from Bilibili's Enthusiast Citizen.
Starting once again with the Intel Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPUs, the leaker has stated that the upcoming CPU lineup will be compatible with both 600 and 700-series motherboards. This is indeed true since both chipsets are receiving BIOS support for the upcoming desktop chips. As for the launch, the Intel Raptor Lake-S Refresh "K" or Unlocked SKUs will be the first to hit retail in the 42nd week of 2023 which starts on the 16th of October. Intel will also be introducing its Non-K line of chips and those are said to be available in the first week of 2024 or CES 2024.
When Raptor Lake Refresh CPU, it is gradually clear that the K series will be in WW42, and non-K will be in 2024 WW1. It is estimated that there will be no update time for CESO Arrow Lake. With the chipset Z890 B860 H810, it seems that there will be no H870 this time.
Enthusiast Citizen via Bilibili (Credits - @SapphireRapids_)
The previous CPU launch schedule had placed the Non-K lineup around November/December but a CES 2024 launch makes more sense since the previous Intel Raptor Lake-S Non-K lineup was also introduced at CES. The launch schedule looks like below:
So just as a recap, here's everything we can expect from Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh Desktop CPUs:
After the 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPU lineup, Intel will move on to a new family featuring a brand new CPU architecture and new platform. The Arrow Lake CPUs are expected to be unveiled in late 2024 or early 2025 and there are going to be three chipsets of motherboards.
The flagship chipset will be the Z890 and there will be two mainstream
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