Intel Core is an eighth-generation microarchitecture, and the most recent Intel desktop CPUs are 14th gen Core processors. So the current generation is "8.14" as it were; the basic architecture is still more or less the same as it was 15 years ago.

12th gen Core processors raise a question should change in multi-core architecture like bringing in multiple types of cores be considered drastic enough change?

At least, up to Haswell (including), Intel CPUs was each leap.

Conroe (Core_2_Duo) was after Netburst (P4); next leap was Haswell; and current Intel CPUs could be considered as significant enhanced Skylake.

So, if Netburst gen 7; Conroe gen 8; Haswell gen 9; Skylake gen 10.

Also exists separate branch of Bonnell (Atom), which is based on CMOS old p5 core and have totally different from desktop line generations.

And I don't consider MMX and Netburst as separate generations, but as dead end branches. If consider all dead-ends we should be over 20.

AMD have significantly less number of generations, I think Ryzen could be considered something like k-11.

Wikipedia is the best source for this as its confusing unless you deal with it every day. FWIW Raptor Lake (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptor_Lake) is Intel's codename for its 13th & 14th generation of Core processors, and the one after will be called Arrow Lake and Meteor Lake (depending on if desktop or mobile).

It is unknown now, what will really be in future.

I think upcoming Intel CPUs will be hybrids of Skylake fast cores with Atom (whatever) energy-effective cores.

More detailed explanation on link:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40108990

I think Meteor Lake is the upcoming generation. They are using big (P) and small cores (E) and chiplet technology (like AMD).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_Lake

Meteor Lake is out.

The next ones are Sierra Forest and Granite Rapids on the server side, Arrow Lake on the desktop and Lunar Lake on the laptop.

And then comes Panther Lake supposedly next year which is both desktop and laptop and Gelsinger admitted betting the company on the 18A process it is using.

We shall see.

It is unknown now, what will really be in future.

I think upcoming Intel CPUs will be hybrids of Skylake fast cores with Atom (whatever) energy-effective cores.