Intel introduced its 12th generation Intel Core HX processors, developed for professionals who need high performance in laptop computers, at the Intel Vision event organized today. Processors that have been on the agenda with leaks for a long time “Alder Lake-HX” family member and flagship Core i9-12950HXthe company’s first 16-core processor designed for laptops and runs at 5 GHz.
Intel’s rhetoric of high performance may sound familiar, as AMD launched the Ryzen 5900HX in January, which it describes as “the world’s best processor for gamers.” While Intel doesn’t make a similar claim, this processor on the most extreme gaming laptops He says he will show up.
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What do Intel Core HX processors offer?
Stating that the HX series processors are a first in the industry with both their unlocked and overclocked structure, Intel offered three different series to users. As you can imagine, 55 Watt processors with Core i5, Core i7 and Core i9 models offer options up to 16 cores and 24 threads.
from the cores in the processor. 8 of them high performance while the other 8 cores are efficiency oriented. Intel Corporate Vice President and General Manager, Mobility Client Platforms Chris Walker used the following statements about the new processors;
“You no longer have to wait for the processor to finish heavy workloads, you can continue using it. With these processors, gamers and creators will be able to access high-bandwidth technologies such as PCIe Gen 5 with RAID support and ECC memory that provides a high level of data integrity.”
HX processors support up to 128GB DDR5/LPDDR5 (up to 4800MHz / 5200MHz) and DDR4 (up to 3200MHz / LPDDR4 4267MHz) memory with ECC. The processors designed in accordance with WiFi 6 / 6E, which offers high-speed wireless data transfer speed, have a built-in graphics unit.
Intel said it expects more than 10 workstations and gaming PCs to include the new processor to launch in 2022. Also the company HP Omen 17, Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 SE, Dell Precision 7770 and MSI GT77 Titan states that such models will come to much better levels with the Intel Core HX processor.