In a surprise announcement, Intel has revealed that it won’t be making most of the silicon for its new range of desktop gaming CPUs itself. Instead, the forthcoming Intel Arrow Lake lineup will be manufactured by third parties, such as TSMC and Samsung, with Intel Foundry only stepping in at the packaging stage. This is a huge U-turn from the company, which has previously produced its desktop x86 CPUs in house.

The statement comes as Intel attempts to turn around its fortunes after disappointing financial results in the last quarter. Intel’s new Arrow Lake CPUs are expected to be released by the end of 2024, when they’re likely to go head-to-head with AMD’s new Ryzen 9000X3D chips in the battle to make the best gaming CPU.

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