Following the recent introduction of their AI-focused Core Ultra chips in December, Intel finally showcased its comprehensive 14th-gen lineup of CPUs for mobile and desktop PCs at CES 2024.
Among the highlights are the new HX-series mobile processors targeting gamers and creators and the Series 1 family for thin-and-light mobile systems.
The 14th Gen processors for notebooks, an upgrade from the 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs unveiled in CES 2023, are led by the Intel Core i9-14900HX.
This flagship chipset is designed for high-performance enthusiast laptops, boasting 24 cores (eight Performance-cores and 16 Efficiency-cores) and 32 threads with a turbo frequency of up to 5.8 GHz.
Intel claims a 17 percent improvement in gaming performance compared to AMD’s Ryzen 9 7945X3D and a 51 percent boost in multitasking performance compared to the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX. The HX-series also introduces 50 percent more E-cores in the Intel Core i7-14700HX processors.
The new HX family supports up to 192GB of DDR5 memory and features advanced connectivity options, including Thunderbolt 5, Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and 5.3. Intel expects over 60 laptops powered by the Intel Core 14th Gen HX processors to hit the market this year alone.
Intel unveiled 18 new 14th-generation processors in the desktop space, including the Core i9-14900, running at 65-watt and 35-watt power levels. With a turbo frequency of up to 5.8 GHz, these processors promise up to 37 percent faster multi-thread performance and 7 percent better Microsoft Office performance than the previous generation.
The flagship Core i9-14900 processor features 24 (eight P-cores, 16 E-cores), while the Core i7-14700 has 20 (eight P-cores, 12 E-cores).
Additionally, Intel introduced the Series 1 family of mobile processors, led by the Intel Core 7 processor 150U, for thin-and-light devices.
These processors, with up to 10 cores, 12 threads, and turbo frequencies of up to 5.4 GHz, support up to 96 GB of total DDR5/DDR4 memory, Thunderbolt 4, PCIe Gen 4.0, PCIe Gen 3.0 for SSD storage, Bluetooth 5.4, and 5.3. Devices powered by Intel Core U Series 1 processors are expected to arrive in the first quarter 2024.
