Intel’s next desktop and high-performance laptop CPU update may be closer than expected. Fresh chatter around “Arrow Lake ...

TL;DR: Intel has confirmed it has Arrow Lake Refresh desktop processors inbound but they won't arrive until 2026 (not late in 2025 as the rumor mill had believed). Nova Lake CPUs will follow this ...

But does it matter?

TL;DR: Intel is rumored to be planning an Arrow Lake Refresh for later this year, but it will be quite different to the supposedly cancelled refresh of Core Ultra 200S CPUs that was mulled last year.

Early performance data for Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus has quietly appeared online, offering a first glimpse at ...