Intel launched the Core Ultra series of mobile processors for AI-PCs at its “AI Everywhere” event held on December 14th. The company also unveiled the 5th generation of Xeon processors and offered a sneak peek at the Gaudi3 AI Accelerator.
Intel Core Ultra processor features
- Intel claims that the new architecture with Performance-core (P-core) and Efficiency-cores (E-cores) will deliver improved instructions per cycle (IPC), boasting up to an 11% increase over the competition.
- The Core Ultra processors claims to offer twice the graphical performance with the built-in octa-core Intel Arc GPU.
- Intel’s new NPU, named AI Boost, is dedicated to handling longer-running AI workloads at low power and claims 2.5x better power efficiency than the previous generation.
- The Core Ultra processors will also power Intel Evo edition laptops, boasting enhanced power efficiency and improved cooling performance.
- The company claims the new gen processors to be the most efficient x86 processors for Ultra-thin systems.
Intel Xeon processor features
- Intel claims that the 5th generation processors deliver a 21 percent average performance gain for general compute performance and enable a 36 percent higher average performance per watt across a range of customer workloads compared to the previous generation.
- For customers adhering to a typical five-year refresh cycle and upgrading from older generations, there is a potential reduction in their cost of ownership by up to 77 percent.
