Intel Arrow Lake CPUs might not arrive until 2025 and that could be great news for AMD

Date:
Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:49:07 +0000

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The more we hear about the battle of the next-gen CPUs, the more it seems AMD may just have the upper hand.

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Intels Arrow Lake processors have been spotted with a photo of a laptop chip being shared by a well-known leaker on YouTube but the other prospect
floated here is that the desktop CPUs might not arrive this year (at least in any quantity, anyway).

YouTuber Moores Law is Dead (MLID) has chewed over a number of thoughts relating to Intels next-gen CPUs which have remained on track for a launch this year as far as weve been aware previously (and Intel has insisted this
is the case ).

However, MLID now tells us that the schedule for Arrow Lake is to go through qualification in October 2024, and typically, a launch wont happen until one to three months after this.

So, that means add salt as ever that Intel might only just get Arrow Lake desktop silicon out right at the end of the year, perhaps in December. However, because there is so much riding on this for Intel well come back to why that is in a moment theres a possibility that a November launch might be pulled off.

However, the YouTuber notes that this might be a so-called paper launch where Arrow Lake desktop processors may be out there, but in very small numbers selling out quickly, in other words. MLID raises the prospect that there may not be any real volume of Arrow Lake CPUs on shelves until 2025.

The mentioned photo of an Arrow Lake laptop chip (see below) shows an H
series processor one of the high-end models featuring a large CPU tile
(with the red arrow drawn on it), and a smaller graphics tile (on the far left). (Image credit: Intel)

That means this chip should offer a solid step up in performance for the processor, with less emphasis on the integrated graphics but the latter
makes some sense in terms of this being a top-end chip thatll likely be
paired with a discrete GPU in more expensive notebooks or gaming laptops .

Looking at the size of the processor die here relative to AMDs Zen 5, MLID questions whether Intel will achieve a much better level of performance than Team Reds next-gen chips.

The clues here appear to suggest not, because size-wise there isnt much in
it, and even though Intel is using a more advanced process with Arrow Lake, its not that much more of a step forward compared to AMDs process. Analysis: Timing is crucial

Those are worrying rumblings on the performance front, but previously, MLID has aired some rumors suggesting Arrow Lake will offer some big gains over Intels current-gen chips. That could still happen, though, its just MLID
views this as having to come from architectural improvements, rather than the process and this is entirely possible. Intel could have made a major breakthrough with the design and architecture here.

Team Blue better have something up its sleeve, because as mentioned earlier, theres a lot riding on Arrow Lake. Mainly because Zen 5 desktop is expected
to arrive certainly in Q4 2024 (previously Q3 has been hinted at), and if Arrow Lake slides to 2025 for any proper level of availability Intel is going to be fighting a difficult battle.

Remember that AMDs Zen 5 CPUs should be cheaper, more than likely, plus they wont require a new socket and full platform (motherboard) upgrade. So, if Ryzen 8000 (or Ryzen 9000) desktop processors hit the shelves considerably before Arrow Lake , and have these other advantages on top, well, its going
to be a bad look for Intel.

If these rumors pan out, mind its possible Arrow Lake isnt lagging behind
its intended launch schedule, and MLID has something wrong here. Time will tell, but if Arrow Lake is late to the next-gen CPU party, it will surely
have to offer some pretty enticing performance advantages over Zen 5 in order to establish itself. You might also like Should Intel be worried about gamers favoring AMDs cheap new CPU? What is a processor: Your CPU explained in plain terms These are all the best cheap graphics card deals



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