Intel Arrow Lake desktop processors are expected to launch mid-October of this yearaccording to Chinese sources, a date that fits perfectly with the strategy followed by Intel, since the chip giant also launched the Raptor Lake Refresh in the second half of October last year.

This date also matches what we told you a month ago, although we must remember that this is the first launch that will be limited to the Intel Arrow Lake K series as usual, that is, those models that come with an unlocked multiplier and that allow easy overclocking. They are slightly more powerful than the non-K models, but in general the differences are usually not very significant.

If this information turns out to be true, and the truth is that it most likely is, Intel will launch Lunar Lake first in September, and Intel Arrow Lake will arrive only a month later. The two processor lines are very different, as the former focuses on ultraportable and small devices and the latter on High performance computers.

Intel Arrow Lake: everything we know so far

This generation will be used in high-performance computers, as I said before, and also in notebooks where performance is the most important thing, not efficiency. The latest information I have guarantees that Arrow Lake will use it Intel 20A node on the CPU blockand that the GPU block will be manufactured under the TSMC N4 node, although the possibility that it will eventually be Intel is being consideredFits using a TSMC N3B node in the CPU block.

Regarding the CPU configuration, it is rumored to be Intel Arrow Lake can hold a maximum of 8 P cores and 16 E cores, which means the highest model will have a total of 24 cores. Intel will keep HyperThreading even in this generation, which it failed to do with Lunar Lake due to performance and efficiency, although it should be limited to P cores, which would leave us with a total of 32 threads in this top-of-the-range model.

The P cores will use the architecture Lion’s Bayand E cores will be based on the architecture skymont. It is the latter that brings the most significant changes in terms of performance compared to the previous generation from improves CPI by 68%, while Lion Cove represents an improvement of up to 14%. This increase in IPC will make the E cores much more versatile and able to handle larger workloads.

Intel Arrow Lake will use a new socket, LGA-1851meaning it won’t be compatible with current motherboards. Only Z890 motherboards will arrive in October high-end, which are exactly the ones that allow you to take advantage of the overclocking capabilities of Intel’s K-series processors. The B860 and H810 motherboards will arrive in early 2025 along with non-K processors.