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Intel's 12th Gen "Alder Lake" chips are end-of-life — A solid processor generation, but it wasn't enough to overtake AMD

Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake EoL.

Intel has moved its 12th Gen "Alder Lake" processors, which launched in 2021, into a discontinuance period that will eventually wrap up in 2027. The move arrives in the form of two official Product Change Notifications (PCN) at Intel's site, which lay out the schedule.

The Product Discontinuance Program, encompassing Core, Celeron G, and Pentium Gold, began on January 6, 2026, for tray (the products served to OEMs) and boxed (the products served to consumers) Alder Lake CPUs.

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