Intel is preparing Arrow Lake Refresh for 2026 and Nova Lake with 52 cores on LGA 1954 by the end of 2026

Intel unveils updated desktop processor roadmap, confirms launch Arrow Lake Refresh in the first half of 2026 and New Lake later that year. Both lines are designed to strengthen the company's position in the high-performance segment, where competition from AMD is growing.

Обновлянные Arrow Lake will be included in the series Core Ultra Series 2 and will retain socket compatibility LGA 1851. Their job is to fill the gaps in Intel's desktop lineup before new architectures come into play. Following that, the New Lake, which will become part of Core Ultra Series 4 and will use socket LGA 1954. These processors will be able to offer up to 52 cores, and the first SKUs will be released in 2026, with the model range expanding in 2027.

Nova Lake processors will be the first client products to use the process technology Intel 18A. In parallel, 18A will be used in server solutions such as Clearwater Forest и Diamond RapidsMeanwhile, Intel is also actively developing 14A, which will be the first technological process that is oriented from the very beginning not only towards internal but also external orders.

Additionally, Intel confirmed that the series Panther Lake (Core Ultra series 3) will appear before the end of 2025 and will develop in the first half of 2026. In the mobile segment, the company is betting on Lunar Lake, capable of providing up to 20 hours of battery life.

Intel acknowledges that gaps remain in the high-end segment, but says Nova Lake should be a game-changer. The company also expects continued growth in mobile and a stable position thanks to platforms like vPro и Windows 11.