After much anticipation, Intel has unveiled its Core Ultra 200V series, also known as Lunar Lake mobile processors. These Core Ultra processors (Series 2) have been entirely reengineered for maximum efficiency. Intel claims that the new Lunar Lake chips will challenge the belief that x86 processors can’t match the efficiency of ARM-based chipsets, like Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series.
The Core Ultra 200V processors feature 8 CPU cores (4 performance and 4 efficiency) across all nine SKUs, utilizing the newly designed Lion Cove (P) and Skymont (E) cores. Notably, Lunar Lake lacks Hyper-threading support, and the SoC package includes LPDDR5X memory in either 16GB or 32GB configurations, with speeds reaching 8,533 MT/s.
Intel claims its Lunar Lake Core Ultra 200V processors use up to 50% less power than last year’s Meteor Lake models. When compared to Qualcomm’s ARM-based Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100), the flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 288V reportedly delivers 1.2x performance per watt. If accurate, this puts Intel ahead by 20% in efficiency, a significant leap over Qualcomm’s offering.
In the UL Procyon Office Productivity test, the Intel Core Ultra 7 268V achieves an impressive 20.1 hours of battery life, compared to the 18.4 hours delivered by the Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100). However, in Microsoft Teams, the Snapdragon X Elite outlasts the Lunar Lake processor by two hours. Notably, Lunar Lake also outperforms AMD’s latest HX 370 processor by a significant margin.
Lunar Lake processors feature a frequency range of 3.5GHz to 5.1GHz, with a default TDP of 30W (including memory) and a turbo boost reaching up to 37W across all models. Fanless laptops may see a reduced TDP, ranging from 8W to 17W.
The Xe2 GPU packs a punch with its eight 2nd-gen Xe cores, supporting Ray Tracing and XeSS for AI upscaling. It offers a 31% performance boost over Meteor Lake, 68% better than the SD X Elite GPU, and 16% ahead of AMD’s HX 370 GPU. Capable of handling up to 67 trillion operations per second (TOPS), it’s built to efficiently manage AI workloads.
The NPU in Intel’s Lunar Lake processors achieves up to 48 TOPS, outperforming the Snapdragon X Elite NPU in the UL Procyon AI Computer Vision test. In the Geekbench AI test, Intel’s NPU consistently outperforms the Snapdragon X Elite’s Hexagon NPU across multiple data types. Lunar Lake processors also include support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.
Intel has crafted a lineup of robust and efficient x86 chipsets that can compete with both Qualcomm and AMD. We’re eager to put the Core Ultra 200V processors to the test in real-world scenarios. Intel confirms that these processors will support all Copilot+ PC features and will be available for pre-order starting September 24th.
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