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.
The PCNs focus on ordering and supply for specific SKUs, not a hard cutoff for existing systems. Systems already in the field keep running as usual, but new availability will shift to remaining inventory as the dates get closer.
Intel lists April 10, 2026 as the deadline to submit remaining tray demand to a local Intel representative, with July 24, 2026 set as the last order date for the affected products. Orders become non-cancelable and non-returnable after July 24, 2026, and the last shipment date is forecast for January 22, 2027.
By the time the final shipments go out, attention will likely be on the next desktop platform after LGA1851, with LGA1954 often linked to Nova Lake-S.
Source: Intel Product Change Notifications
