The hardware industry announces a significant change in its calendar. The highly anticipated Intel Core Ultra 400 and AMD Ryzen 10000 processors for desktop PCs will not arrive before 2027. This joint postponement responds to market pressures, where the shortage and high costs of DRAM memory force a readjustment of plans. Their presentation is expected at the CES of that year.
Nova Lake-S and Zen 6: Architectures on Hold Due to Memory Tensions ⏳
The delay affects key architectures. Intel postpones Nova Lake-S, its successor in high-performance sockets, while AMD does the same with Zen 6. The industry faces a bottleneck in the transition to faster and more complex DRAM standards, such as DDR6, which impacts the design of integrated memory controllers and the final cost of the chips. AMD might launch its models a few months after Intel.
Plan Your Next Upgrade... for the Next Decade 😅
This gives a new meaning to the concept of long-term investment. Those who bought a PC recently can feel lucky: their equipment will have plenty of time to become obsolete slowly. Meanwhile, forum rumors have guaranteed fuel for the next three years. At least it gives time to save for DDR6, which will probably cost a kidney at launch.