Intel is pushing the boundaries of AI performance and energy efficiency for businesses and consumers, ushering in the next era of AI-powered computing.
The performance of AI-powered PCs allows them to natively run some types of LLMs specially designed for them without losing access to sophisticated services accessed from the cloud. A notebook clearly cannot run a model like ChatGPT, but it can run other smaller ones that are showing new AI use cases.
Intel introduced the new Intel Core Ultra processors (Series 2), designed to impact mobile computing for businesses, creators, and enthusiast gamers. The latest additions to the Intel Core Ultra family include advanced improvements in artificial intelligence, greater efficiency, and significant performance improvements.
“Intel Core Ultra processors are setting new standards for mobile AI and graphics, once again demonstrating the superior performance and efficiency of the x86 architecture as we shape the future of personal computing,” said Michelle Johnston Holthaus, interim co-CEO of Intel and CEO of Intel Products.
“The strength of our innovation in PC AI products, combined with the breadth and scale of our hardware and software ecosystem across all market segments, is empowering users with a better experience in the traditional ways of using PCs for productivity, creation, and communication, while opening up new capabilities with more than 400 AI features. Intel will continue to expand its portfolio of PC AI products in 2025 and beyond, as we introduce our flagship Intel 18A product to customers ahead of mass production in the second half of 2025,” Holthaus added.
Intel Core Ultra 200V: Transforming Business Productivity
For businesses looking to stay ahead in the AI era, Intel is introducing Intel Core Ultra 200V processors with Intel vPro. These new processors deliver significant performance improvements, increased efficiency, and robust security and management features to help modernize IT environments1.
Intel has partnered with Microsoft to continue advancing AI-driven innovation, enhancing security, and delivering superior performance through 2025. Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra 200V processors unlock next-generation AI-powered productivity while delivering long-lasting battery life.
“Copilot+ PCs deliver exceptional performance, long battery life, enhanced AI experiences, and are all secure core PCs powered by the Microsoft Pluton security processor. Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra 200V processors deliver on all of these aspects, and we’re excited to partner with Intel to bring a broad range of Copilot+ PCs to the commercial market,” said Pavan Davuluri, corporate vice president of Windows + Devices at Microsoft. “Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra 200V processors are a great choice for commercial customers looking to upgrade their Windows 10 PCs to Windows 11.”
Intel Core Ultra 200HX and H Series: Empowering Creators and Gamers
For creators and gamers, Intel today unveiled the Core Ultra 200HX and H series processors for mobile devices, delivering industry-leading performance, efficiency, and advanced platform capabilities, along with significantly reduced power consumption. These processors elevate mobile creativity and offer gamers an immersive experience backed by powerful AI acceleration.
“Our Intel Core Ultra 200HX and H series processors are designed for the next generation of creators and gamers. With breakthrough performance in processing, graphics, efficiency and AI capabilities, these processors will take the entire laptop experience to the next level,” said Josh Newman, vice president of the Client Computing Group and general manager of Marketing and Product Management at Intel.
Key features of the Intel Core Ultra 200HX and H series mobile processors include: eight performance cores (P-cores) and 16 efficiency cores (E-cores) for the HX series, and up to 16 cores – six P-cores, eight E-cores, and two power-efficient E-cores – for the H series, based on Intel’s latest core architecture. These new processors give gamers, creators, and professionals the computing power they need to game and create on the go, with up to a 41% improvement in multi-threaded (MT) performance on the Intel Core Ultra 200HX series compared to previous generation HX series processors6.
Packaging improvements result in a 33% smaller processor overall, enabling new high-end thin and light designs without compromising performance. Select SKUs of the Intel Core Ultra 200HX processors will offer overclocking options to further tune performance.
Additionally, Intel launched its Intel Core Ultra 200U series mobile processors, featuring up to two P-cores and eight E-cores, Intel Xe LPG graphics, and up to 24 TOPS on the platform. Intel Core Ultra 200U series systems offer users an excellent balance of performance, energy efficiency, and price.
Intel is also expanding its Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop processors with 12 new 65-watt and 35-watt offerings. With up to eight P-cores and 16 E-cores, these new processors will offer customers an incredible combination of performance and energy efficiency in a desktop CPU, whether for gaming, creating or using productivity applications.
AI Optimization for the Edge
Intel also introduced a new set of processors for edge computing, designed to deliver scalability and superior performance across a variety of use cases. Intel Core Ultra processors deliver remarkable energy efficiency, making them ideal for AI workloads at the edge, with performance improvements that outperform competing products in key metrics such as media processing and AI analytics.
The new Intel® Core Ultra 9 processors show notable performance improvements in AI workloads compared to the previous generation, setting a new standard for AI capabilities at the Edge. When comparing the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H to the 185H, performance is up to 2.2x faster in Procyon AI computer vision, up to 3.3x faster in Llama 3 8B, and up to 2.3x faster in Stable Diffusion 1,510.
TOPS alone do not define real-world performance needs at the Edge. The Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, with about a third less TOPS than the Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin, outperforms its competitor with up to 5.6x faster media performance, up to 3.4x faster video analytics performance, and up to 8.2x better performance per watt per dollar.
