Intel has been on a roll recently, especially with the last two generations of processors, Alder Lake (12e Gen) and Raptor Lake (13e Gen). They offer more and more cores and significantly better performance while maintaining the same price.
However, AMD also offers incredible generational gains, so Intel needs to keep up the momentum; otherwise, the competition could quickly overtake them.
Fortunately, Intel 14e-Gen Meteor Lake The processors should be a solid upgrade from Raptor Lake and will help the company maintain its position in the processor race.
But what performance exactly will Meteor Lake bring to the table? Well, that is precisely what this article will cover, along with information on release date, price, specs and more!
Let’s get straight to the point!
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Release date
Intel is pretty clear on its plans for future generations of processors, so we have a general idea of when Meteor Lake will be released.
Intel’s roadmap shows Meteor Lake products will be ready for launch in 2023. We assume they will aim Q3 or Q4 of 2023, while Arrow Lake (next-next-gen) is scheduled for 2024.
It’s still a long time until we know the exact Intel 14e– Gen launch day, but we’ll be sure to update you when more information becomes available!
Features
Intel 14e-Gen processors will go from Intel 7 (10nm Enhanced SuperFin) process node for Intel 4 (7nm Enhanced SuperFin), which should provide a huge performance boost.
But that’s not all!
Based on the leaks we’ve seen from MLIDMeteor Lake will also come with new P cores (Redwood Creek) and E-cores (Crestmont).
Along with these new cores, the flagship processor (i9-14900K) will ship with 6 P-cores and 16 E colors, leading to a total of 22 hearts and 28 threads. This is 2 P cores less than the Intel Core i9-13900K. However, Redwood Cove can provide a 15-25% improvement in IPC on Raptor Cove (Raptor Lake P-Cores).
The new Crestmont E cores will also have a 15% improvement in IPC more than Gracemont (Raptor Lake E-cores).
Although we can see a reduction in clock speeds (for both core types) compared to Intel 13e-Gen.
Still, if these leaks/rumors are accurate, next-gen processors will deliver enormous single-threaded and multi-threaded gain over 13 years olde-Gen.
Make 14e– Gen even more attractive, Intel will aim for efficiency this time. It’s no secret that 13e-The generation’s flagship processors were very power hungry, so it’s nice to see that Meteor Lake will bring less power.
New socket and DDR5
Unfortunately, Intel will supposedly abandon the LGA 1700 socket used by Alder Lake and Raptor Lake and opt for the newer LGA 1851 socket. In other words, users will not be able to reuse their LGA 1700 motherboards (B660, Z690, Z790 or B760, etc.)
Even though Intel had the edge over Ryzen 7000 due to its DDR4 support with Raptor Lake, Meteor Lake only supports DDR5 memory. But DDR5 is expected to drop in price and improve in speed in 2023, so it’s probably the best move for Meteor Lake.
Price
We are still a long way from Intel’s Meteor Lake launch day, so there is no reliable information regarding the price of next-gen processors.
However, Intel’s pricing has been fairly consistent throughout history, so we can guess what the pricing will look like.
Here are our estimates:
- Intel Core i9-14900K – $589
- Intel Core i9-14900KF – $564
- Intel Core i7-14700K – $409
- Intel Core i7-14700KF – $384
- Intel Core i5-14600K – $319
- Intel Core i5-14600KF – $294
Simply put, we believe the price of these six SKUs will remain the same with Meteor Lake.
Landmarks
No benchmarks or performance data is currently available for 14e– Generation processors. But, as soon as that information becomes available, we’ll be sure to update you on this article and show you how they’ll perform in the CPU tier list.