Leaked plans show that Intel could release 21 Arrow Lake-S CPUs this year
Intel Arrow Lake appears to be on the horizon, according to new insider information that claims a total of 21 CPUs will be available in the upcoming lineup.
As noted by WccftechRumor has it that Intel Arrow Lake-S Core Ultra-200 processors will be announced at Computex next month, with a full suite of processors set to hit store shelves this year. According to Lifespan of the bankthis will include the Core Ultra 9 285K, Core Ultra 7 265K and the Core Ultra 5 245K.
Interestingly, it’s believed that there won’t be a Core Ultra 3 or Core i3 equivalent included in the entire range of Ultra 200 processors, so the mainstream lineups are now considered Ultra 5 models. That’s not entirely a surprise, as even the best processors for gamers on a budget leave out the underpowered i3.
It is believed that in addition to the three K models of 12W5 mentioned above, there will be a total of five non-K 65W SKUs and a total of 13 processors that will arrive later that will run at just 35W. That’s a wide network and should give the vast majority of users options; While gamers will want a K model, budget builds can benefit from lower power and a cheaper chip.
Hyperthreading seems to be a thing of the past on the leading Intel Arrow Lake-S models. That’s because it’s speculated that the Core Ultra 9 will run 24 cores and 24 threads, while the Core Ultra 7 will have 20 cores and 20 threads, and the Core Ultra 5 will have 10 cores and 10 threads; all of which use a mixture of E-cores and P-cores.
All chipsets will run on the LGA 1851 socket, scheduled to last until 2026, which, like AMD’s AM5 socket, will only use DDR5. That means it may be time to upgrade to the best RAM in addition to a new motherboard so you don’t get left behind.
It’s still a bit confusing
We’ve previously reported that Intel Arrow Lake-S’s naming conventions are confusing and the arrival of so many Ultra 9, Ultra 7 and Ultra 5 models doesn’t help. While enthusiasts may want to stick with the 285K, 265K, and 245K, there are a lot of things they have to unlearn after nearly 16 years of being used to Intel Core branding.
It remains to be seen exactly how disaggregated architecture will work on desktops, especially with the transition to AI computing and what that will mean for gamers. We hope Computex will clear things up with an official announcement about the full flagship models and the other 65W variants.