What makes it even more frustrating is that Intel’s 14th-gen laptop processors, based on the Meteor Lake architecture, are rumored to bring significant improvements in power efficiency and integrated graphics capable of ray tracing. The Raptor Lake refresh chips are unlikely to enjoy those benefits. Additionally, this is expected to be the first generation of Intel CPUs to adopt the company’s new naming system, and a minor performance jump could undermine the benefits of the rebranding, which are already unclear.
There might be some positives, though. Since Intel’s 14th-gen desktop chips will use the same LGA-1700 chipset as the Raptor Lake architecture, users with existing 12th- and 13th-gen CPUs won’t need to purchase a new motherboard for an upgrade. However, the follow-up Arrow Lake generation will require a new motherboard socket.
