Intel confirms 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake” enters discontinuance period

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Intel begins “Alder Lake” discontinuance



Intel has published new Product Change Notifications that start the end-of-life process for Alder Lake desktop parts. One PCN covers select tray and boxed 12th Gen Core (plus Celeron G-series and Pentium Gold) processors, while another targets Intel 600-series desktop chipsets such as H670, B660, and Z690. Both notices were published on January 6, 2026, and describe the changes as product discontinuance.

12th Gen Core launched in late 2021 and brought Intel’s first mainstream desktop platform with DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 support. Alder Lake also introduced LGA1700, paired with the 600-series chipset family.


Source: Intel

For many builders, Alder Lake ended up being the least troublesome part of the LGA1700 era. Raptor Lake and later refreshes saw wider reports of instability in some configurations, which kept a portion of the DIY crowd on 12th Gen parts for longer.

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