Intel is finally ready to let go of its 12th Generation Alder Lake and 4th Generation Xeon Sapphire Rapids Scalable processors, two product lines that have given us some of the best CPUs. Both processor families have now officially reached end-of-life status.
Despite launching just four years ago, Alder Lake remains far from obsolete. But newer Intel chips have graced the market, and the Arrow Lake Refresh is looming on the horizon. The chipmaker is likely streamlining its product lineup for the new offerings. Alder Lake's discontinuation carries symbolic weight, though, as it was Intel’s first consumer processor to feature a hybrid architecture; Alder Lake marked a pivotal shift in processor design for the chipmaker.
