Overview
- Intel said Monday that Raptor Lake will stay widely available, with VP Robert Hallock also urging more boards that accept both DDR4 and DDR5.
- Keeping the 13th‑ and 14th‑gen chips in market gives budget PC builders a way to reuse DDR4 memory and delay a costly DDR5 jump.
- ASRock’s H610 Combo II is one example of a hybrid design, though many such boards limit DDR4 to single‑channel operation.
- Reporters note that Arrow Lake desktop chips saw weak uptake and recent price hikes, which pushed many shoppers back to Raptor Lake.
- Coverage also points to reports of a new LGA 1954 socket later this year, signaling a longer‑term platform shift beyond today’s bridge boards.