Intel Confirms Meteor Lake CPUs Are Coming To Desktop PCs In 2024

Intel has confirmed that it will be bringing Meteor Lake CPUs to its desktop platform in 2024 amidst various cancellation rumors.

Intel Meteor Lake CPUs Are Coming To Desktop PCs In 2024, Confirms Intel EVP of Client Computing Group

The confirmation comes from an interview with PCWorld in which Intel's Executive Vice President and general manager of the Client Computing Group said that Meteor Lake CPUs are coming in 2024. It looks like Meteor Lake CPUs are once again on the table to see the light of day on desktop PCs after various rumors and leaks hinted that the CPU family was canceled & the chipmaker would instead focus on Arrow Lake for its desktop CPU lineup. Following is the interview transcript:

[PCWorld - Mark Hachman] Q- Let me ask you, is there gonna be a Meteor Lake desktop?

[Michelle Johnston Holthaus - Intel EVP/GM of CCG] A - Desktop will come in 2024.

[PCWorld - Mark Hachman] Q- So you are confirming Meteor Lake desktop?

[Michelle Johnston Holthaus - Intel EVP/GM of CCG] A - Yes.

[PCWorld - Mark Hachman] Q - Whether or not you guys are returning to an era where there is gonna be a processor family for mobile and a seprate processor family for desktop but doesn't sound like that's the case.

[Michelle Johnston Holthaus - Intel EVP/GM of CCG] A - That is not the case. I want one processor family top to bottom for both segments, doesn't everybody?

via PCWorld

Intel Meteor Lake CPUs is very much a CCG (Intel Client Computing Group) chip so Michelle actually confirming that the product lineup is coming to desktop PCs is a huge deal. This also gives us a new perspective of how Intel will roll out its next-gen CPU platform which may include not one but two distinct product lineups in 2024.

The 1st Gen Core Ultra Meteor Lake CPUs will obviously be coming to mobile platforms such as the recently revealed laptops first starting the 14th of December so we can expect an unveiling of the new desktop parts by CES 2024 which would be less than a month away from Meteor Lake CPUs mobile launch.

Meteor Lake CPUs were previously expected to come in 6+8 configurations derived from its Meteor Lake-P siblings but whether those plans were changed and we get something new remains to be seen. The CPUs will be the successor to Intel's 14th Gen and the last LGA 1700 socketed CPU family codenamed Raptor Lake Refresh.

So far, we have heard about the Intel 800-series platform which will be based around the LGA 1851 socket and deliver major I/O and platform enhancements to accommodate the Meteor Lake and next-gen Arrow Lake-S CPUs. Intel Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs are planned for late 2024 so Meteor Lake-S Desktop CPUs would have some time to capture the market.

Regardless of the configs, the Meteor Lake-S CPUs will be a welcome update over the Raptor Lake Refresh lineup which doesn't offer so much besides clock speed increases and a new Core i7 SKU. Meanwhile, Meteor Lake will offer new P-Core (Redwood Cove) & new E-Core (Crestmont) architectures along with new Arc Xe-LPG graphics which are really going to shake things up in the iGPU segment.

Intel Desktop CPU Generations Comparison:

Processor Family	Processor Architecture	Processor Process	Processors Cores (Max)	Platform Chipset	Platform Socket	Memory Support	TDPs	PCIe Support	Launch
Intel Sandy Bridge	Sandy Bridge	32nm	4/8	6-Series	LGA 1155	DDR3	35-95W	PCIe 3.0	2011
Intel Ivy Bridge	Ivy Bridge	22nm	4/8	7-Series	LGA 1155	DDR3	35-77W	PCIe 3.0	2012
Intel Haswell	Haswell	22nm	4/8	8-Series	LGA 1150	DDR3	35-84W	PCIe 3.0	2013-2014
Intel Broadwell	Broadwell	14nm	4/8	9-Series	LGA 1150	DDR3	65W	PCIe 3.0	2015
Intel Skylake	Skylake	14nm	4/8	100-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	35-91W	PCIe 3.0	2015
Intel Kaby Lake	Kaby Lake	14nm+	4/8	200-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	35-91W	PCIe 3.0	2017
Intel Coffee Lake	Coffee Lake	14nm++	6/12	300-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	35-95W	PCIe 3.0	2017
Intel Coffee Lake Refresh	Coffee Lake	14nm++	8/16	300-Series	LGA 1151	DDR4	35-95W	PCIe 3.0	2018
Intel Comet Lake	Comet Lake	14nm++	10/20	400-Series	LGA 1200	DDR4	35-127W	PCIe 3.0	2020
Intel Rocket Lake	Rocket Lake	14nm++	10/20	500-Series	LGA 1200	DDR4	35-125W	PCIe 4.0	2021
Intel Alder Lake	Golden Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core)	Intel 7	16/24	600-Series	LGA 1700	DDR5/DDR4	35-150W	PCIe 5.0	2021
Intel Raptor Lake	Raptor Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core)	Intel 7	24/32	700-Series	LGA 1700	DDR5/DDR4	35-150W	PCIe 5.0	2022
Intel Raptor Lake Refresh	Raptor Cove (P-Core) Gracemont (E-Core)	Intel 7	24/32	700-Series	LGA 1700	DDR5/DDR4	35-150W	PCIe 5.0	2023
Intel Meteor Lake	Redwood Cove (P-Core) Crestmont (E-Core)	Intel 4	12/20	800-Series	LGA 1851	DDR5	-	PCIe 5.0	Cancelled
Intel Arrow Lake	Lion Cove (P-Core) Skymont (E-Core)	Intel 20A	TBD	800-Series	LGA 1851	DDR5	TBD	PCIe 5.0	2024
Intel Panther Lake	Cougar Cove (P-Core) Skymont (E-Core)	Intel 18A?	TBD	900-Series	LGA 1851	DDR5	TBD	TBD	2025

Written by Hassan Mujtaba