Intel’s next-generation desktop processors, codenamed Arrow Lake, are set to arrive later this year. According to recent leaks, these chips will feature a new naming scheme, the Intel Core Ultra 200 series. They will also reportedly lose support for hyperthreading, a technology that allows each physical core to execute two threads simultaneously.
Arrow Lake CPUs will be the first desktop generation to follow Intel’s new naming scheme, moving away from the traditional Core i3, i5, i7, and i9 designations. Instead, the new chips will be branded as Core Ultra 200, with different suffixes to indicate the performance level. For example, the Core Ultra 9 285K is said to be the flagship processor, while the Core Ultra 5 245K will likely be the entry-level model.
In addition to the new naming scheme, the Arrow Lake CPUs are also expected to bring some significant architectural changes. Most notably, they are rumored to lose support for hyperthreading. This means that each physical core will only be able to execute one thread at a time, which could have a noticeable impact on performance in certain applications that rely heavily on multithreading.
However, the loss of hyperthreading may be offset by other improvements in the Arrow Lake architecture. For example, the chips are said to use the same chiplet design that we’ve already seen in Meteor Lake, which could allow Intel to pack more cores and cache into a smaller space. Additionally, the Arrow Lake CPUs are expected to be manufactured on Intel’s new Intel 4 process, which should provide some additional performance and efficiency benefits.
Overall, the upcoming Arrow Lake CPUs are expected to offer significant performance improvements over their predecessors. However, the loss of hyperthreading is a potential concern, so it will be interesting to see how these chips perform in real-world applications.
Here is a summary of the key rumored specifications for the Intel Core Ultra 200 series CPUs:
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Core Ultra 9 285K:
24 cores, 24 threads, 125W TDP*
Core Ultra 9 265K:
20 cores, 20 threads, 125W TDP*
Core Ultra 9 245K:
14 cores, 20 threads, 125W TDP*
Core Ultra 7 265K:
16 cores, 16 threads, 65W TDP*
Core Ultra 7 245K:
12 cores, 12 threads, 65W TDP*
Core Ultra 5 265K:
10 cores, 10 threads, 65W TDP*
Core Ultra 5 245K:
8 cores, 8 threads, 65W TDPIt is important to note that these specifications are still unconfirmed, and Intel has not yet officially announced the Arrow Lake CPUs. However, the leaks provide us with a good idea of what to expect from these upcoming chips.
