Probably Core i3 will be renamed Core 3
Intel Arrow Lake processors will not only completely bury the Core i brand, replacing it with Core Ultra. It turns out that they will also abandon Core Ultra 3 models, which could be called Core i3.
The Golden Pig Upgrade insider claims that there will be no Core Ultra 3 processors in the Arrow Lake line either in the mobile or desktop segments. Instead, Intel will keep the current Core i3 on sale, but will probably change the name.
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Recall that when the Core Ultra CPUs of the Meteor Lake line were presented, they also announced Core processors (without i and without Ultra), which are still the same Raptor Lake Refresh under new names. It is quite possible that the same thing will happen this time, that is, below the truly new Core Ultra 5 there will be Core 3, which will be renamed Core i3 of the current generation. More precisely, most likely, there will be only one such CPU — renamed Core i3-14100/F, since there are simply no other Core i3s in the current lineup.
The Golden Pig Upgrade Pack insider once shared performance leaks of Intel CPUs of different generations and published Intel slides describing the Meteor Lake CPU.