Rumor: Intel to Cancel Meteor Lake Desktop, Replace It With Arrow Lake

It's been reported that Intel might cancel its upcoming Meteor Lake architecture for desktop PCs and offer it as a mobile-only platform. The reason is its configuration of 6P+16E cores is a reduction from Raptor Lake. It will likely not be competitive on desktop, but it could be suitable for a low-power, mobile platform. A new rumor says Intel will cancel it altogether and rename it Arrow Lake. Intel's CEO vehemently stated recently that Meteor Lake is still in the pipeline, so take this rumor with a grain of salt.

The new info comes from a source that spoke to Benchlife, which has accurately predicted upcoming hardware previously, according to Videocardz. This source says that Meteor Lake-S, the desktop part, was delayed until early 2024. Previously, it was scheduled to launch in the second half of 2023. Regardless, in early 2024 it will reportedly be scrapped and ...