Intel Is Raining Edge AI Processors at CES 2025
As many might have expected, AI has so far dominated CES 2025, with seemingly every chip manufacturer making lofty claims about how their processors will become the go-to for AI-driven tasks.
Intel's interim co-CEO Michelle Johnston Holthaus speaks at CES 2025 on the new Intel Core Ultra 200V series mobile processors and Intel Core Ultra processors for edge computing.
Intel, in particular, is aiming to bolster its leadership in AI PCs and edge computing with the launch of several new Core and Core Ultra processors across three major product lines. These processors were launched alongside upgrades to several existing chips. Here’s a look at some of the most notable new entrants.
Intel Core Ultra 200V Series
Intel regards the Core Ultra 200V, an existing Lunar Lake chip, as its answer to modern business demands, with integrated vPro features that offer advanced security and manageability. Combined with built-in AI acceleration, these processors are optimized for features like Microsoft Copilot+ to enhance workflows.
According to Intel, the series sets a new benchmark for battery life in ultrathin laptops thanks to Intel's Arc Battlemage architecture, delivering up to 20.3 hours on typical office applications. It also performs exceptionally well in AI tasks, providing up to 2x faster application speeds than three-year-old PCs. All models feature eight CPU cores: four performance cores ("P-cores") and four efficiency cores ("E-cores"), with eight threads. The base model has a 4.5-GHz P-core and a 3.5-GHz E-core, while the high-end, 288-V Core Ultra 9 features a 5.1-GHz P-core and a 3.7-GHz E-core.
Other technical specifications include built-in dual-channel LPDDR5x-8533 memory, an updated neural processing unit with up to 48 TOPS, and support for PCI-Express 5, Thunderbolt 4, USB4, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 2.1, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and Gigabit Ethernet.
Intel Core 200S Series
One of the most notable of Intel’s new releases is the 200S Series, which expands on the company’s desktop lineup. The 200S is a new design named Bartlett Lake, while the 200H and 100U are updates of Intel’s 13th- and 14th-generation Raptor Lake, which launched in 2022.
Intel has extended its Core Ultra 200V, 200S, and 200HX/H product series by launching several new processors at CES 2025.
Intel tailored the Core Ultra 200S Series for gaming, content creation, and productivity with up to eight performance cores and 16 efficient cores. This series includes 65-W and 35-W models and integrates compute engines designed specifically for AI, including new P-cores, Intel AI Boost, and up to twice as many GPU X-cores as the previous generation.
Intel Core Ultra 200HX/H Series
Intel also announced its latest series of mobile processors, the Intel Core Ultra 200HX Series and the Core Ultra 200H Series, which target customers across the entire mobile computing spectrum. These chips build on the Intel Lunar Lake (Core Ultra 200V) architecture to offer more processing power with up to 16 CPU cores, a neural processing unit, and a built-in Intel Arc GPU, offering up to 99 total platform TOPS.
Clock speed varies, with the flagship model Core Ultra 9 285HX featuring P-cores up to 5.5 GHz and E-cores up to 4.8 GHz. The Core Ultra 9 285H has the same E-core clock speed but a slightly slower P-core clock speed at 5.4 GHz. Other models have varying clock speeds, with P-cores ranging from 4.8 GHz to 5.3 GHz. The processors support DDR5-6400 and LPDDR5x-8400 with a maximum capacity of 96 GB for DDR5 and 64 GB for LPDDR5X.
Intel Rises to the Demands of Modern Computing
Intel’s new processor lineup demonstrates its commitment to advancing AI, performance, and energy efficiency across computing platforms. From enabling better business productivity to supporting edge AI workloads, these processors may be equipped to meet the growing demands of modern computing.
