Intel plans to alter its next-generation consumer CPU rollout plan this 12 months and make all sorts of its thirteenth Technology Core ‘Raptor Lake’ processors — for desktops and laptops — obtainable in 2022. It is a sharp departure from the corporate’s regular new product introduction plan, however this will likely assist it to earn some extra cash.
“Throughout the present market, we’re additionally seeing relative energy within the premium segments we serve throughout shopper and business,” mentioned Pat Gelsinger, Intel CEO, on the firm’s earnings name with monetary analysts and traders. “We count on to construct on this momentum with the launch of our next-gen product household Raptor Lake beginning with our desktop SKUs this fall, adopted by our cell household by finish of 12 months.”
In a nutshell, Intel is reaffirming its intentions to launch Raptor Lake CPUs for desktops this fall (after September 21) and is implying that it’s pulling within the launch of its Raptor Lake system-on-chips for cell PCs from very early 2023 (possible CES 2023 was the intention) to someday this 12 months.
Intel has at all times envisioned its desktop Raptor Lake platform to be an extension of its desktop Alder Lake platform, so it’s not significantly stunning that the corporate is actually repeating its dedication. But Intel has by no means set any launch time-frames for its cell Raptor Lake elements, which is one thing it’s doing now.
The overwhelming majority of PCs offered as of late are notebooks, not desktops, so what firms like Intel and AMD sometimes do is formally announce their newest/upcoming cell platforms at CES, the world’s largest shopper electronics present in early January. This provides chip designers in addition to their OEM companions lots of media protection and to some extent helps to promote premium consumer-grade laptops to applicable audiences.
However earlier than launching premium consumer-oriented pocket book elements at CES 2022, Intel launched its twelfth Technology Core ‘Alder Lake’ processors for desktops in November. These merchandise are at the moment each among the many greatest desktop CPUs for gaming and the greatest workstation CPUs, a comparatively uncommon mixture. This created halo impact for the microarchitecture and attracted consideration to cell elements too.
It appears like this time round Intel intends to shrink the time earlier than desktop and cell elements launch in a bid to promote Raptor Lake-based cell machines in the course of the Vacation procuring season (which must be good for customers). This can allow the corporate to promote extra premium cell SKUs this 12 months.
The one query is, will giant PC OEMs be prepared with their superior Raptor Lake-based machines this 12 months? Presumably sure, as a result of Raptor Lake is a spinoff of the now acquainted Alder Lake platform, however solely time will inform for positive.
