It is expected that in the next few weeks, Intel will introduce 14th generation processors (Meteor Lake) before a more powerful refresh in 2024 with the 15th generation (Arrow Lake).
According to Tech Unwrapped, to prepare for big changes next year, Intel has decided to change the name of its CPU. For example, the current Core i5 will be named Core Ultra 5. The company is also said to end the Pentium and Celeron names – two brands that are more than 30 years old – to convert to Intel N aimed at laptops. hands and embedded systems such as Mini PC
This rebranding isn’t a big deal, but it could help the company simplify the marketing of its products in the same way that AMD used to. But more importantly, Intel could go even further in copying its rival in the CPU market.
When Arrow Lake is introduced, it will be based on the Intel 20A (2nm) process with new Lion Cove (P-Core) and Skymont (E-Core) cores. Additionally, these processors remove support for DDR4 RAM altogether. They also have many more changes, such as a change to socket LGA1851. Meanwhile, Meteor Lake still uses socket LGA1700 to be compatible with current motherboards. This is not surprising because the company is going in the way of changing sockets every two years.
But the most notable jump in Arrow Lake is in the cache. In the 12th generation Core, each P-Core has 1.25 MB, while the 13th generation increases to 2 MB. Analysts predict that the 14th generation Core will have the highest cache memory of up to 3 MB. If the information is correct, Intel has copied a technology found on AMD’s Ryzen CPUs. Specifically, to increase the cache, it is likely that Intel will have to use an additional stack like the way that Ryzen 3D is applying.
Additionally, Intel’s move to a smaller lithography process will help it increase core counts. This can lead to an increased number of P-Core which, although not by much, makes for a performance breakthrough. Existing solutions are also quite powerful and offer flexibility in core configuration. In addition, with the 2nm process, the clock speed on the core of Arrow Lake can be close to 6 GHz.
