Intel is taking advantage of CES to announce new mobile processors. The brand is launching its Core Ultra 200H and Core Ultra 200HX. While the 200HX are, to put it mildly, Core Ultra 200 desktop processors adapted for the mobile world, the brand is making a few changes to the 200HX. In any case, this announcement will be followed by a number of partner brand announcements, notably for laptops and pre-assembled PCs.
Core Ultra 200HX: desktop versions adapted to laptops!
The 200HX series will feature minimal changes compared to the desktop series we’re already familiar with. The company is announcing Core Ultra 285HX and 275HX, featuring 8P 16E and 24 threads. The difference between the two? The frequencies: 5.5 GHz for the former versus 5.4 GHz for the latter.
Next, the Ultra 7 range is made up of the 265HX and 255HX. Once again, both CPUs share the same number of cores, i.e. 8P 12E and 20 threads, but the former will run at 5.3 GHz versus 5.2 GHz for the latter.
Last but not least, the Core Ultra 5 245HX and 235HX both share 6P 8E and 14 threads. Both models run at a maximum of 5.1 GHz. The difference between the two is the maximum frequency of the E-Core.
Finally, these CPUs will support PCIe 5.0 x16 for a dedicated GPU, while they will support two NVMe slots, one in 5.0, the other in 4.0. Otherwise, we find a small NPU with 13 TOPS, not enough to win Copilot certification, but enough to run a few AI tasks locally.
Core Ultra 200H, a few small changes :
With the Core Ultra 200H, Intel is making a few small changes to the CPU architecture. For a start, the CPU tile will be smaller, with fewer cores. The maximum number of cores is 6 P-Core Lion Cove and 8 E-Core Skymont, all with 24 MB of L3. On the SoC tile, we find two LPE cores whose architecture was not specified at the time of the announcement. This tile will also feature a 13-TOP NPU similar to the Core Ultra 200 HX. The CPUs will not support PCIe 5.0 for a dedicated GPU.
Next, the GPU part is based on that ofArrow Lake-H, in Xe-LPG, but features 8 Xe cores each with XMX units like the Intel Arc-A. As a result, theiGPU is capable of delivering AI performance of 63 to 77 TOPS… Which is not taken into account for Copilot. One gets the feeling that Intel is reserving this certification for the Core Ultra 200V.
There are 5 CPUs, starting with the largest, the 285H, with 6P8E and 2LP, all for 16 threads. It will run at up to 5.4 GHz and will feature an 8-core Xe iGPU offering 77 TOPS of AI performance.
As for the Core Ultra 7s, there’s a lot to talk about. Already, the 265H and 255H benefit from the same number of cores as the 285H (6P8E and 2LP (16 threads)), but the frequencies are lower: 5.3 GHz and 5.1 GHz respectively. This also has an impact on theiGPU ‘s AI capacity, with 75 and 74 TOPS. Then we have the small 235H, which loses two P-Cores, with frequencies down to 5 GHz and AI capabilities reduced to 74 TOPS
Finally, the little Core Ultra 5 225H boasts 4P8E and 2LP, all for 14 threads. Frequencies fall below 5 GHz, theiGPU loses an Xe core and AI performance is down to 63 TOPS.
