If Intel’s internal metrics hold true, which is a tall order at this point, the Core Ultra 200HX series offers around 5% more single-threaded performance, as well as 20% improvements in multi-threaded performance, regarding the Raptor Lake-H Refresh. The top of the range of this series is the Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX, which has 24 cores (8 for performance and 16 for efficiency), reaches 5.5 GHz and its NPU offers a performance of 13 TOPS. This is not enough for the features of Microsoft’s Copilot+, but we are talking about laptops gaming and not directed at companies or content creators.
Laptops designed for productivity will be equipped with 200H or 200U series processors. In this case, the top of the range is the Core Ultra 9 285H, which has 16 cores (6 performance, 8 efficiency and 2 low consumption), a frequency of up to 5.4 Ghz, a performance of 77 TOPS, more than sufficient for Copilot+’s AI tasks, and its consumption is 45 watts. The rest of the 200H chips lower their performance slightly, but their power requirement is limited to 28 watts. These processors feature a new Intel Arc GPU whose graphics performance should be 15% higher than previous Meteor Lake chips.
Regarding the Core Ultra 200U, they are intended for laptops that prioritize autonomy and a lightweight design. These chips are made up of 15 watts of power and their maximum representative is the Core Ultra 7 265U, which hides 12 cores (2 for performance, 8 for efficiency and 2 for low consumption) and can reach up to 5.3 GHz.
The first laptops with Core Ultra 200HX series processors are not expected until the end of the first quarter, while computers with 200H and 200U chips should hit stores in the coming weeks.
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