Intel is changing the naming convention for its upcoming Core processor line-up. It will drop ‘I’ from the names. So, upcoming processors will be called Intel Core 3, Core 5, Core 7, and Core 9 in place of Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9. The company will also stop specifying generations in front of the name.
The chipmaker is also planning to sell three tiers of consumer chips: Intel, Intel Core, and Intel Core Ultra. Generations will be called out in the processor number. The alphanumeric identifier will still help you in identifying the capabilities and generation of the CPU in the same way you have been doing for years. This means the 14th Gen Intel Core i5 14600 will be called Intel Core 5 14600 under the new name.
This is the biggest branding change in the last 15 years of Intel. Intel will use the Core Ultra branding for premium processors. At this movement, I cannot say what will be advanced features of Ultra processors.
“To better align with our product strategies, we are introducing a branding structure that will help PC buyers better differentiate the best of our latest technology and our mainstream offerings,” said Caitlin Anderson, Intel’s vice-president of Client Computing Group Sales.
Intel confirmed that Meteor Lake CPUs will be manufactured using a 4 process node. These tips will also be the first set of client processors with a dedicated AI engine. Intel will call it Intel AI Boost. It will also use the first chiplet design enabled by Foveros advanced 3D packaging technology to deliver improved power efficiency and graphics performance.
Intel’s new Meteor Lake processors will arrive in mobile devices in the second half of 2023.
