We have been seeing conflicting rumors about Intel Meteor Lake and Intel Arrow Lake processors for some time, and to make things a little more difficult for us today we have new information that points in a totally opposite direction to the previous ones, although the truth is that It makes sense and is very interesting.
According to this new information at the end Intel will use both in the same generation of processors, the Core Gen14. Don’t worry, it’s very easy to understand, in theory the Intel Meteor Lake will be the ones that will give life to the Core i3 and Core i5 Gen14, while the Intel Arrow Lake will be used in the Core i7 and Core i9 Gen14.
If this is confirmed, Intel would use two different architectures in the same generation of processors, something that is not common, of course. However, and for obvious reasons, these two architectures they will come under the same socket, the Intel LGA 1851. As we can see in the attached table, the Core i5 and Core i9 will have different TDPs, and different power needs, although the values of 65 watts and 125 watts will remain.
The Core Gen14s will support DDR5 memory and will be paired with the new 800-series chipsets, but we still don’t have any concrete information on the exact core and thread configurations they will have. However, we know that according to the latest rumors Intel Meteor Lake was going to have 6 high-performance cores based on Redwood Cove architecture and 16 high-efficiency cores based on the Crestmont architecture.
For their part, models based on Intel Arrow Lake would have a configuration of up to 8 high-performance cores based on the Lion Cove architecture and up to 16 high-efficiency cores based on the Crestmont architecture. If this is confirmed, both processor lines should mark a significant improvement in terms of IPC compared to the current generation, and a Meteor Lake-based Core i5 would already be more than enough for any average user profile.
We will closely follow the new information that emerges on this subject, but the truth is that I am quite surprised by all the mess and contradictions that exist around the Core Gen14. Intel ultimately has the last word, so we’ll see what exactly happens and what path the chip giant ends up taking. Having seen what I have seen, I do not dare to leave a prediction, because I believe that there are many open doors, although I must admit that I would find it strange to see two different generations mixed (Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake) in the same product line.
