Intel will relaunch its Wildcat Lake series, targeting the entry-level processor market, in 2027 with the “Refresh” version. Details about this new series, designed for low-power and affordable PC platforms, have been revealed.

The Wildcat Lake Refresh series is coming

The company is making a significant architectural change in the updated series, switching from a monolithic architecture to a chiplet design. This new approach makes the series more flexible and economical.

The first-generation Wildcat Lake processors targeted low-power laptops and miniPCs with two Xe3 graphics cores and XMX cores offering limited XeSS support. Intel is preparing to offer higher core configurations in the updated version of this series.

According to leaked information, the Wildcat Lake Refresh series will be both more compact and cost-effective compared to the monolithic architecture thanks to its chiplet design. A leaked model in the series features a 4+0+4 configuration.

This configuration includes four Cougar Cove P-Cores (Performance Cores) and four Darkmont LP-E (Low-Power Efficiency Cores). On the graphics side, the Xe3 cores and limited RT units are likely to be retained.

With the new chiplet architecture, the Wildcat Lake Refresh processors will continue to offer Thunderbolt 4 support, LPDDR5X/DDR5 memory compatibility, and a total of 40 TOPS (Trillion Operations Per Second) of AI performance.

The processors utilize a BGA 1516 package structure, providing a smaller and more energy-efficient platform than the Panther Lake-H series. This refreshed entry-level Intel series will launch in the first half of 2027 and is generally expected to be unveiled at CES.