Intel Launches First AI PC Intel Core Ultra Desktop Processors

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What’s New: Today, Intel launched the new Intel® Core™ Ultra 200S series processor family that will scale AI PC capabilities to desktop platforms and usher in the first enthusiast desktop AI PCs. Led by the Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor 285K, the latest generation of enthusiast desktop processors includes five unlocked desktop processors equipped with up to 8 next-gen Performance-cores (P-cores), the fastest cores available for desktop PCs¹, and up to 16 next-gen Efficient-cores (E-cores) that altogether result in up to 14% more performance in multi-threaded workloads than the previous generation². The new family are the first NPU-enabled desktop processors for enthusiasts³ and come with a built-in X^e GPU with state-of-the-art media support.

Why It Matters: Thanks to the latest Intel core and efficiency innovations, Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop processors deliver a landmark reduction in power usage with up to 58% lower package power in everyday applications⁴ and up to 165W lower system power⁵ while gaming. The new processor family combines improved efficiency with improved performance, also delivering up to 6% faster single-threaded⁶ and up to 14% faster multi-threaded performance² over the previous generation.

With complete AI capabilities powered by the CPU, GPU and NPU, enthusiasts get the intelligent and powerful performance they need for content creation and gaming, all with a reduced energy footprint.  By bringing the AI PC to enthusiasts for the first time, the Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors deliver up to 50% faster performance in AI-enabled creator applications against competing flagship processors⁷. The newly available NPU enables offloading of AI functions. Examples include freeing up discrete GPUs to increase gaming frame rates, significantly reducing power usage in AI workloads, and enabling accessibility use cases such as face- and gesture-tracking in games while minimizing performance impact.

About Intel’s First AI PC for Enthusiasts: With up to 36 platform TOPS, the new Intel® Core™ Ultra 200S series processor is Intel’s first and ​best desktop processor ​for AI PCs​.

• The Complete Enthusiast Solution: Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors offer excellent performance in AI and content creation, and power an immersive gaming experience, with up to 28% gaming performance uplift compared to competing flagship processors⁸.
• New Intel® 800 Series Chipset: Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors’ new Intel 800 Series chipset extends platform compatibility with up to 24 PCIe 4.0 lanes, up to 8 SATA 3.0 ports, and up to 10 USB 3.2 ports, empowering enthusiasts to take advantage of the latest connectivity, storage, and other technologies.
• Overclocking Overhauled: Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors bring new overclocking functionality with fine-grain controls, with top turbo frequency
  in 16.6 MHz steps for P-cores and E-cores. A new memory controller supports fast, new XMP and CUDIMM DDR5 memory up to 48GB per DIMM for up to 192GB in total, and the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility now includes one-click overclocking enhancements.
• Leading Connectivity:  Intel Core Ultra 200S processors come equipped with 20 CPU PCIe 5.0 lanes, 4 CPU PCIe 4.0 lanes, support for 2 integrated Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, Wi-Fi 6E​ and Bluetooth 5.3​. Intel® Killer™ Wi-Fi delivers supercharged wireless performance and enables seamless, immersive online gameplay through application priority auto-detection, bandwidth analysis and management, and smart AP selection and switching.
• Multi-Engine Security: Intel® Silicon Security Engine helps preserve data confidentiality and code integrity while maintaining high performance for demanding AI workloads.

When It’s Available: Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors will be available at retail online and in stores, and via OEM partner systems starting Oct. 24, 2024.

More Context: Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2) (Press Kit) | Intel Core Ultra Desktop Processors Launch Briefing (Press Deck) | Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors (Product Brief) | Intel Core Ultra 200S Video Presentation

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_{¹Among x86 desktop processors targeting ~125W TDP, based on single thread/core performance benchmarks as compared against prior generation and competition processors, as of October 2024. See intel.com/PerformanceIndex for details. Results may vary.} 

_{²As measured by SPECrate®2017_int_base (n-copies) performance estimates on an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285K vs. Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900K. SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPEC CPU® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See http://www.spec.org/spec/trademarks.html for more information}

_{³Among desktop processors targeting ~125W TDP, as of October 2024. AI features may require additional purchase or specific compatibility requirements. See intel.com/performanceindex for details.}

_{⁴As measured by processor power during 1x1 Zoom call with background blur on NPU on an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285K vs. Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900K. Individual system results may vary as power and performance are affected by use, configuration and other factors.}

_{⁵As measured by average system power while playing Warhammer: Space Marines 2 on an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285K vs. Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900K. Individual system results may vary as power and performance are affected by use, configuration and other factors.}

_{⁶As measured by SPECrate®2017_int_base (1-copy) performance estimates on an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285K vs. Intel® Core™ i9 processor 14900K. SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPEC CPU® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See http://www.spec.org/spec/trademarks.html for more information}

_{⁷As measured by Adobe After Effects AI Scene Edit Detection feature on an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285K vs. AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X.}

_{⁸As measured by Total War: Warhammer III - Mirrors of Madness Benchmark on an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285K vs. AMD Ryzen™ 9 9950X.}

_{AI features may require software purchase, subscription or enablement by a software or platform provider, or may have specific configuration or compatibility requirements.  Details at intel.com/AIPC. Results may vary.}

_{Altering clock frequency or voltage may void any product warranties and reduce stability, security, performance, and life of the processor and other components.  Check with system and component manufacturers for details.}

_{Performance varies by use, configuration and other factors. Learn more at intel.com/PerformanceIndex.}

_{Performance results are based on testing as of dates shown in configurations and may not reflect all publicly available updates. See backup for configuration details. No product or component can be absolutely secure.}

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