“Intel has released a desktop-specific AI PC processor called Intel Core Ultra 200S (code-named Alorlake) series on the 11th. The new product is a desktop processor led by the Intel Core Ultra 9 Processor 285K, featuring a new unlocked desktop processor lineup with up to 8 next-generation P-cores and up to 16 next-generation E-cores, offering up to 14% improved performance in multi-thread workloads compared to the previous generation. The Intel Core Ultra 200S series processor lineup is the first desktop processor to feature a Neural Processing Unit (NPU) and comes with integrated Xe Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) that supports the latest media.
Robert Halleck, Head of AI and Technology Marketing at Intel’s Client Computing Group (CCG), stated, “The new Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors achieve Intel’s goal of significantly reducing power consumption while maintaining excellent gaming performance and leading-edge computing performance.” He added, “The processors provide a user experience with lower temperatures and quieter operation through AI gaming and creation features delivered by the NPU and outstanding media performance leveraging Intel’s expanded graphics portfolio.”
The Intel Core Ultra 200S desktop processors reduce package power consumption by up to 58% in everyday applications and save up to 165W of system power during gaming. This new processor lineup offers improved efficiency and performance simultaneously, providing up to 6% faster performance in single-thread and up to 14% faster performance in multi-thread compared to the previous generation.
With perfect AI capabilities driven by CPU, GPU, and NPU, enthusiasts can utilize intelligent and powerful performance for content creation and gaming while reducing power consumption. The Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors are the first desktop AI PC processor designed for enthusiasts, offering up to 50% faster performance in AI-based creative applications compared to flagship processors from competitors. The newly added NPU allows for distributed processing of AI functions, enhancing game framerate by freeing up spare GPU performance, significantly reducing power consumption in AI workloads, and minimizing the impact on performance when using accessibility features in games such as facial and gesture tracking, according to Intel.”