Intel will reportedly release its Haswell Refresh processors and 9-series chipsets in April, according to Taiwan-based DIY motherboard makers. The refresh is part of Intel's plans to launch more than 20 Haswell Refresh models in the second quarter of 2014 and Haswell K and E series in the third quarter, Digitimes.com reports.

The new Haswell Refresh processors will be compatible with current Haswell motherboards.

And the 9-series Haswell Refresh motherboards might be upgradeable to 14nm Broadwell-based processors, which were previously scheduled for mass production at the end of the first quarter for release in the third and are now scheduled for the fourth quarter, with mass shipments to be expected in the first quarter of 2015 (!)

Only Broadwell U- and Y-series models will be available initially, with Pentium and Celeron models to be released later in 2015.