(NASDAQ: INTC) is set to launch its next-generation Meteor Lake chips in December, complete with dedicated AI hardware and built on the new Intel 4 manufacturing process. While Meteor Lake may eventually find its way into mini-PCs and other specialized form factors, the chips will largely be relegated to laptops.

After Meteor Lake comes Arrow Lake sometime in 2024, but those looking for a desktop PC upgrade won't have to wait until then for something new from Intel. The company officially announced a trio of new desktop CPUs on Monday, all of which are refreshed versions of the company's popular Raptor Lake CPUs. While this launch doesn't change the story much, Intel claims to have closed the gaming performance gap with Advanced Micro Devices' (NASDAQ: AMD) 3D V-Cache chips.

When Intel's Raptor Lake chips first launched in late 2022, they generally outperformed AMD's Ryzen 7000 series chips across the board. Here's what Tom's Hardware said in its review: "Intel's 13th-Gen Raptor Lake processors deliver explosive generational performance increases that beat AMD's similarly priced Ryzen chips in gaming, single- and multi-threaded work at every price point."

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