Intel has finally clarified the situation around its future Meteor Lake processors: no, these will not be available on desktop. In reality, only mini-PCs and other all-in-one solutions will be able to benefit from it.
It’s not easy to navigate when Intel executives themselves seem to have difficulty reaching agreement. While we weren’t really expecting a PC desktop release of Meteor Lake, which will arrive in the coming months, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, executive vice-president of the firm, reshuffled the cards a few days ago by affirming that yes, the next processors will indeed be available on desktop PCs.
The statement threw a bit of confusion on sector analysts, since this range, which should logically be called Meteor Lake-S, was normally canceled to make way for the Raptor Lake Refresh, which should be launched in October. . Everyone was therefore wondering about the cohabitation between the two ranges, until our colleagues at ComputerBase went to get the information directly from the source.
No Meteor Lake on desktop, only on mini-PC
It therefore only took a few days for Intel to reverse its vice-president’s statements. “Meteor Lake is an energy-efficient architecture that will power innovative mobile and desktop designs, including desktop form factors such as All-in-One (AIO). We will have more details on the product to share in the future,” explained the manufacturer.
On the same subject — Intel: goodbye to Core i3/i5/i7/i9, processors change name after 15 years
Suffice to say that the conclusion is slightly bitter. If All-in-One solutions (understand mini-PC) are certainly desktop computers, it is difficult not to feel cheated by previous statements which clearly implied that any type of PC could benefit from Meteor Lake.
No choice therefore, you will have to settle for the Raptor Lake Refresh to come for your desktop PC, while the 14th generation of Intel processors, the Arrow Lake, will normally arrive next year. As a reminder, Meteor Lake will theoretically increase the autonomy of portable devices by 15% thanks to its work on AI.
Source: ComputerBase