Subj : Intel Arrow Lake CPUs could hit shelves on October 17 striking b To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Aug 22 2024 13:15:05 Intel Arrow Lake CPUs could hit shelves on October 17 striking back against AMD Ryzen 9000 sooner than expected Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 12:03:34 +0000 Description: The rumor mill is becoming more convinced that Intels Arrow Lake processors will go on sale in October. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Intels next-gen Arrow Lake desktop processors will go on sale come October 17, or thats the latest word from the grapevine. VideoCardz got the scoop on this one, with the source being the Board Channels over in China (which wed classify as a reasonable outlet for rumors, albeit one that has to be approached with a touch more caution than your average nugget of hardware gossip). Were told that Intels new Z890 motherboards and Core Ultra 200K (Arrow Lake K series, meaning unlocked processors you can overclock) will be released on October 17, following a previously rumored unveiling a week beforehand . That would be a swift launch-to-retail-shelves progression, but thats hardly unheard of, and its obviously good news for those keen to get an Arrow Lake desktop chip. Intel will supposedly only have three CPUs available to begin with, but those will be key models the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K, along with the Core Ultra 7 265K, and Core Ultra 5 245K in the mid-range. (There may also be KF variants of the latter two the same chips, but without integrated graphics). More Arrow Lake desktop processors of the non-K variety (that cant be overclocked) will follow in Q1 of 2025, the rumor mill believes as well as cheaper 800 series motherboards (the Z890 models are the top-end boards). (Image credit: Intel) Analysis: A war on two fronts Not so long ago, the rumor mill was starting to worry that Intels Arrow Lake chips wouldnt be here until very late in 2024 , but this is further evidence on top of other recent chatter that Team Blue is on track for an early, not late, Q4 launch. Thats good to hear, and its important for Intel to reply to the launch of Ryzen 9000 CPUs (which emerged earlier this month). Indeed, if Team Blue can do so in under two months, and Arrow Lake pans out to offer the grunt that some performance predictions have suggested , this could be a win for Intel, as thus far, Ryzen 9000 has been a bit of damp squib. (Certainly in terms of the generational uplift for gaming delivered by AMDs Zen 5 silicon though that situation will change a bit with an incoming patch for Windows 11, as we just learned ). Intels problem, though, is that it isnt just having to fight a battle in the performance stakes against AMD, but also a conflict on another front that of rebuilding trust with the computing public due to the instability problems that have plagued its 13th and 14th-gen CPUs . This has a very real danger of casting a shadow over the launch of Arrow Lake if Intel doesnt resolve these issues to the full satisfaction of buyers even if Intels next-gen CPUs dont suffer from the same problems, and of course, they absolutely shouldnt (itd be nothing short of a disaster for Intel if they did). At any rate, theres no denying that things are looking more positive for Arrow Lakes arrival timeframe, though as ever, we mustnt read too much into rumors, even when they back each other up. You might also like Thinking of buying an Nvidia GPU? Rumored price hikes inbound for RTX 4070 and upwards mean you might want to act soon What is a processor: Your CPU explained in plain terms These are all the best cheap graphics card deals ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/intel-arrow-lake-cpus-could-hit-shelve s-on-october-17-striking-back-against-amd-ryzen-9000-sooner-than-expected --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .