We have to go back to December 2021, when Intel launched the first 12th generation Core processors. These processors abandon their structure of equal cores to introduce a new system. New processors have gone hybrid, including efficiency and power cores.
This design is not new, ARM has been designing and producing processors of this type for smartphones for years. Although not new, this is the first time it has been introduced in desktop processors. It must be said that it is not as simple as “copying” the design, since ARM and Intel processors are based on very different instructions.
Name change in Intel processors
A few months ago this change was already glimpsed in a leak, which is now confirmed. Intel ends with the current Core name and introduces a new catalog for its processors. Concretely, this new nomenclature will arrive in the next 14th generation Meteor Lake processors.
Saying change of nomenclature He has already started, the first step being to eliminate the families Pentium and Celeron. Now these processors are going to be called Intel N and Core 3-Nxxx, and are energy efficient solutions for mini PCs, laptops and tablets.
The company just announced the demise of the Intel Core line as we know it. Now this family of processors It is divided into two: Intel Core and Intel Core Ultra. Also, the letter “i” is removed from the name, ceasing to be called, for example, Core i3.
Since the advent of Meteor Lake processors, The Core i3, i5, i7 and i9 will cease to exist. On one side we will have Core 3, Core 5 and Core 7 for laptops and personal computer systems high efficiency. Then we will have the Core Ultra 5, Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 9, processors also for high-performance laptops and desktops with overclocking capability.
All of these changes do not affect the design of the processors, they are only commercial changes. It seems obvious that this small change is intended to compete with AMD Ryzen.
We will also see other small changes
A few years ago, Intel launched the program Evo certification. This program establishes a series of requirements that all laptops that wish to receive this label must meet. Intel processors, high performance SSDs, Thunderbolt connectivity or great autonomy, among other aspects.
Now, this denomination is changed, becoming denominated Intel Evo Edition platform. What is sought is to make it easier for users to identify laptops that have been verified and certified by the company.
Labels are also introduced Intel vPro Enterprise and vPro Essential for business computers. This range of processors is characterized by having additional security elements to those present in their chips.
As we can see, this is a set of commercial changes that will not affect your products and their quality. In addition, a reorganization of the brand to facilitate the purchase by the user of the solution best suited to his needs.
