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Nick Evanson

Intel admits the Arrow Lake launch missed the mark and promises performance fixes by December, but my testing suggests you shouldn't get your hopes up

In an interview about its Arrow Lake processor launch, Intel admitted that the release didn't go as planned, citing a disparity between its own results and those from reviewers. It also said it has some performance fixes coming soon that should address those differences. But my own meeting with Intel, and additional tests I've carried out since, suggest you shouldn't expect to see any big gains heading your way.

The promise came from Robert Hallock, Intel's Vice President and general manager of Client AI and Technical Marketing while chatting with HotHardware. He began by pointing out where Intel has discovered problems. "I can't go into all the details yet, but we identified a series of [multifactor] issues. They're at the OS level, they're at the BIOS level."

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