Intel Meteor Lake-S desktop CPUs rumored to be cancelled, LGA 1851 could support trio of major families

New rumors about the Intel Core Desktop CPU family have been sparked by oneRaichu who claims that Meteor Lake may not reach the LGA 1851 socket.

Intel Cans Meteor Lake Desktop CPU, LGA 1851 Socket to Support Tri-Core Families, Rumor Alleges

There were rumors that Intel might cancel Meteor Lake CPUs for the desktop release and it looks like they might come true. According to OneRaichu, which has been very accurate with its leaks in the past, the leaker claims that Meteor Lake-S desktop CPUs may not launch on desktop platforms, but will still target the mobility segment. A few months ago we reported Original Meteor Lake-S plans that include various SKUs for the LGA 1851 desktop platform. The SKU list includes:

• Meteor Lake-S 22 (6P + 16E) / 4 Xe cores / 125W TDP
• Meteor Lake-S 22 (6P + 16E) / 4 Xe cores / 65W TDP
• Meteor Lake-S 22 (6P + 16E) / 4 Xe cores / 35W TDP
• Meteor Lake-S 14 (6P + 8E) / 4 Xe cores / 65WTDP
• Meteor Lake-S 14 (6P + 8E) / 4 Xe cores / 35WTDP

MTL-S seems perhaps cancelled.🤔

— Raichu (@OneRaichu) December 23, 2022

But with Intel Meteor Lake-S supposedly cancelled, it looks like we need to review what we know about the Intel Desktop Core lineup. So, starting in 2023, Intel plans to release the Raptor Lake Refresh family of CPUs, which will replace existing chips with higher core clocks and an optimized process to enable better power delivery. The The latest roadmap confirms its and will be compatible with all existing LGA 1700/1800 socket motherboards. This would mean that the current socket would last a good three CPU generations.

🤔LGA18xx maybe also support three generation products.
(It’s just my guess)

— Raichu (@OneRaichu) December 23, 2022

But LGA 1700/1800 won’t be the only socket to last three generations. Rumors suggest that the next-generation LGA 1851 socket could also support at least three generations of CPUs. Since MTL (Meteor Lake-S) is out of the equation now as far as rumors go, the three families we can expect to see in the next socket would have to be Arrow Lake-S (ARL-S), a possible Arrow. Refresh Lake and Panther Lake (PNL-S).

15th Generation Intel Arrow Lake Desktop CPU Line (2024)

The 15th generation Intel Arrow Lake-S desktop CPUs will bring back the 24 cores we have today in Raptor Lake CPUs. The Arrow Lake-S top die will use up to 24 cores, which will be a mix of 8 performance cores and 16 efficiency cores.

According to previous leaks, the lineup will only come in Core i7 and Core i9 flavors. The CPU will retain the design of the Intel 4 (CPU) + TSMC N3 (GPU) SKU node. It is rumored that the 20A node will not make it to the desktop line. The Intel Arrow Lake-S family of desktops is expected to come in the following SKUs:

• Arrow Lake-S 24 (8P + 16E) / 4 Xe cores / 125W TDP
• Arrow Lake-S 24 (8P + 16E) / 4 Xe cores / 65W TDP
• Arrow Lake-S 24 (8P + 16E) / 4 Xe cores / 35W TDP

The Royal Cove may appear in the next PTL product (in the plan).

— Raichu (@OneRaichu) December 23, 2022

Switching from two families per socket to three families seems like a good move by Intel to keep the desktop battlefield heated with competition. It has also worked in favor of the blue team compared to AMD. It is also reported that the core architecture of Royal Cove, which is expected to deliver massive performance and IPC increases, will not arrive until the post-gen Panther Lake, which is expected to be Nova Lake and that is a 2025+ product.

we know of previous reports that Intel is preparing a new socket known as “V” that will offer support for at least two generations of desktop CPUs, Arrow Lake-S, and its updates + future products. This LGA 1851 socket will be very similar in dimensions to the existing LGA 1700/1800 socket, but will offer more pins and additional support for new/improved features.

during his Recent Investor CallIntel said that they are progressing very well on their Intel 4 and Intel 3 products. The 14th Gen Meteor Lake production step is scheduled to ship this quarter with a volume ramp in 2023, while Intel 3 is also expected to enter the early production phase at the end of 2023. Keep in mind that these are the first graphics and we are still years away from the launch of the Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake CPUs.

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