Intel announced its latest generation Core Ultra 200S series desktop processors based on the new Arrow Lake architecture. This new generation offers improvements in performance but with much greater advances in efficiency.
Intel claims a 9% improvement in IPC (instructions per clock) for P-cores and a 32% improvement in IPC for E-cores compared to the 14th generation, and the company claims this results in up to a 13% improvement in multi-threaded performance. However, it’s not all about performance in this generation, Intel claims lower temperatures in this generation.
The new Arrow Lake-based processors come with a new design, replacing Intel’s traditional monolithic design. Each component is located on a separate layer, and the processor, graphics unit and integrated circuits all have their own layers.
The five new models announced today include the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, which replaces the previous Core i9-14900K, the Core Ultra 7 265K and 265KF, which replaces the Core i7-14700K and 14700KF, and the Core, which replaces the Core i5-14600K and 14600KF. Ultra 5 includes 245K and 245KF.
While 285K has an 8P+16E core design, 265K has 8P+12E cores. 245K has 6P+8E cores. This is a similar configuration to the 14th generation models; but the biggest difference is that there is no HyperThreading anymore, meaning the P cores each have a single thread, just like the E cores.
All models with integrated graphics have 4 Intel Xe cores, and all models have an internal NPU that can go up to 13 TOPS.
Intel also made some concessions on clock speeds in the 200S series compared to previous generations. The flagship 285K now goes up to 5.7GHz compared to 6GHz on the 14900K. 265K and 245K are also similarly low compared to their predecessors.
Starting with productivity performance, Intel claims the 285K is on average 8% faster than the 14900K and 4% faster than the 9950X in single-threaded workloads. Meanwhile, the 285K is 15% faster than the 14900K and 13% faster than the 9950X in multi-threaded workloads. Intel also claims that the 285K can achieve the same multi-threaded performance as the 14900K at half the power.
Lower power consumption also means less heat generation, and Intel claims the 285K runs an average of 13 degrees cooler than the 14900K.
New generation processors come with new socket and motherboard chipsets. 200S series chips are compatible with socket LGA1851 and Intel 800 Series chipsets. Compared to the 700 Series, the 800 Series has more PCIe lanes and lacks DDR4 memory support. Speaking of memory, all the new chips support 6400MHz memory as the new JEDEC standard, while Intel is pushing 8000MHz.
The Core Ultra 9 285K costs $589, the Core Ultra 7 265K costs $394, and the Core Ultra 5 245K costs $309. Sales and pre-orders start on October 24.
Source: www.teknolojioku.com
