Overview
- Multiple industry outlets report Intel is preparing a refresh called Raptor Lake Next that is expected to ship in the first half of 2027, and the company has not publicly confirmed the plan.
- Sources say the refresh would coexist with Intel’s upcoming Nova Lake family so the company can offer separate product lines for DDR4 and DDR5 buyers.
- Several motherboard vendors have told reporters they will ramp production of DDR4 boards for AM4 and LGA 1700 to meet continued demand for lower-cost memory platforms.
- Key details such as SKUs, core counts, performance specs and exact launch sequencing remain unverified, and outlets note plans could change if DDR5 prices fall; Intel declined to comment.
- Intel’s ongoing production of Raptor Cove wafers on the Intel 7 node, shown by recent Bartlett Lake embedded parts, would let the company reuse existing tooling to speed and lower the cost of any Raptor Lake refresh.