Intel’s thirteenth Gen cellular processors embrace the primary 24-core laptop computer CPU

Intel’s thirteenth Gen desktop CPUs have already delivered impressive performance to beat their AMD counterparts, and now Intel is bringing Raptor Lake to its cellular processor lineup. The flagship Core i9-13980HX is constructed for upcoming gaming laptops, and there are additionally the common H-, P-, and U-series chips for a wide range of extra mainstream laptops.

Intel’s Core i9-13980HX is the star of the present with a 5.6GHz turbo frequency and 24 cores. It’s the primary time a laptop computer CPU has supported a 24-core configuration, and Intel claims it’s the “world’s quickest cellular processor.”

Intel has repurposed the identical die it makes use of for its desktop thirteenth Gen processors for its HX CPU sequence, with eight efficiency cores and 16 effectivity cores on the flagship Core i9-13980HX. That’s the identical variety of efficiency cores on the earlier Core i9-12950HX however double the variety of effectivity cores. It’s all packaged right into a 55-watt chip that’s designed to be paired with the most recent discrete cellular GPUs for high-performance workloads and gaming.

Intel claims the tip result’s as much as 11 p.c sooner single-thread efficiency and as much as 49 p.c sooner multitasking efficiency over the same 12th Gen chips. Gaming efficiency is alleged to be as much as 12 p.c sooner, however we’ll want to check the chips absolutely to see how the efficiency enhancements impression battery life.

There’s additionally assist for each DDR4 (as much as 3,200MHz) and DDR5 (as much as 5,600MHz), with as much as 128GB of RAM supported. Intel’s newest thirteenth Gen cellular HX chips additionally embrace assist for Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and Thunderbolt 4. Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Asus, and Razer have all dedicated to bringing thirteenth Gen HX laptops to market, and there will probably be greater than 60 in complete.

Intel additionally has common thirteenth Gen H-series processors for 2023, with a base energy of 45 watts. There’s as much as a 400MHz greater increase clock over the twelfth Gen variations and as much as 14 cores in complete.

Over on the much less excessive efficiency facet of laptops, Intel is launching thirteenth Gen variations of its 28W P-series for skinny and lightweight laptops and the 15W U-series for ultralight laptops, foldables, and past. The P-series tops out at as much as 14 cores (six efficiency / eight effectivity) with a max turbo of 5.2GHz and assist for each DDR4 and DDR5. The highest U-series chip (i7-1365U) has 10 cores in complete (two efficiency / eight effectivity) and a max turbo frequency of 5.2GHz.

These P- and U-series chips are what we’ll see in a wide range of laptops introduced within the coming days on the Shopper Electronics Present. Intel isn’t promising any main efficiency advances for its P- and U-series, however along with the common H-series chips, we’ll see them in additional than 300 designs coming in 2023 from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, MSI, Razer, Asus, Samsung, and others.

Lastly, Intel can be asserting new additions to its thirteenth Gen desktop processor lineup. The brand new 35- and 65-watt chips are designed for extra mainstream desktop PCs with a steadiness of energy effectivity and efficiency for gaming and productiveness. Intel is promising as much as 11 p.c single-thread efficiency positive aspects and as much as 34 p.c multitasking enhancements over the earlier twelfth Gen chips.