According to a report by Coelacanth's Dream, a couple of new Alder Lake-N processor names have been discovered in an Intel graphics bootlog. These chips are known as the N100 and N200. Traditionally, the 'N' badging would signify a Celeron or Pentium product; however, there is no such terminology to be found this time. That leads the outlet to believe these chips will be the first to incorporate Intel's new "Intel Processor" brand name.
A few days ago, Intel announced that it would retire the 20-year-old Pentium and Celeron naming scheme. In its place, Intel will use a very generic "Intel Processor" term. Starting in 2023, Intel Processor will represent all of Intel's budget-friendly CPUs, which are cheaper and less powerful than the Core i3 lineup.
The name change would be appropriate for the new CPUs, as these chips are believed to be a part of Intel's new budget-friendly Alder Lake-N architecture — built to replace current Pentium and Celeron Jasper Lake CPUs.
Alder Lake-N will be built on the same Gracemount cores found in Alder Lakes E-cores, with a maximum configuration of eight cores on the flagship model. As a result, these chips won't be particularly fast compared to today's chips. However, they will be very efficient and incredibly compact yet still retain performance akin to Intel's Skylake parts. That's a perfect combination for Chromebooks and entry-level Windows laptops.
