Intel’s next-generation processor strategies are beginning to become clear. Leaked information suggests the company is developing a new desktop processor series called Bartlett Lake-S, but this series will be released by rebranding the existing Raptor Lake and Alder Lake architectures. It’s even rumored that this new series will be called “Bartlett Lake Hybrid.”

Bartlett Lake-S processors are coming soon

Bartlett Lake-S processors are based on the Raptor Cove P-core architecture. According to leaked information, Intel has designed a 12 P-core silicon, maintaining the same die size as Raptor Lake-S. This new design is supported by 36MB of L3 cache and distinguishes itself from AMD Ryzen processors by achieving the highest number of P-cores on a single processor die.

While AMD’s 12- and 16-core processors are distributed across two separate CCDs, Bartlett Lake-S operates on a single complex. This architecture aims to minimize latency when threads share L3 memory.

Intel is reusing not only its new A0 silicon in the Bartlett Lake Hybrid series, but also the older Raptor Lake (B0), Alder Lake (C0), and low-end Alder Lake derivatives (H0). This allows for models with different specifications: the B0 silicon features an 8P + 16E architecture with 36MB of L3 cache, while the C0 silicon offers an 8P + 8E architecture with 30MB of L3 cache. The H0 comes with 6 P-cores, 18MB of L3 cache, and no E-cores.

Due to the company’s new naming strategy, these processors are being released under the “Core 2” series but are not branded “Ultra.” This is because the series lacks an NPU (Neural Processing Unit). For the Nova Lake-S series, considered Intel’s major breakthrough, users will have to wait until 2026.