Intel is expanding its Ultra 200 processor family this year. At CES 2025, the company introduced the new Intel Core Ultra 200HX, H, U, and S models. This diverse range of processors aims to meet several user demands while emphasizing the use of artificial intelligence.
The new chips utilize the Arrow Lake architecture, which is the direct successor to Meteor Lake. Introduced in 2023, the Meteor Lake architecture marked a significant turning point for Intel. It leveraged Intel 4 lithography to implement innovations such as logical distribution across multiple functional tiles and introduced a third type of core, which Intel called the Low Power Island E-cores.
The company initially launched Meteor Lake for mobile devices. In contrast, Arrow Lake, whose rollout began last year, includes desktop processors with a CPU socket and notebook processors tailored for general consumers and professionals. These new models feature integrated graphics from Intel Arc or Intel Graphics, along with dedicated NPUs for AI.
A Range to Suit All Needs
The naming conventions indicate that the Core Ultra 200HX processors are designed for high performance while being optimized for mobile devices. Additionally, these processors will be unlocked, allowing users to customize settings such as power and voltage for enhanced performance.
The Core Ultra 200H processors are designed to enhance notebook performance, while the Core Ultra 200U chips prioritize efficiency. For its part, the Core Ultra 200S series will consist of “special edition” processors. Performance improvements vary across different models.
When comparing the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H (Arrow Lake) and 185H (Meteor Lake) processors, the Arrow Lake model demonstrates a substantial performance boost. It’s up to 2.2 times faster in machine vision tasks using Procyon, 3.3 times more efficient when running Meta’s Llama 3 model, and 2.3 times better when working with Stable Diffusion 1.5.
Improvements are also observable between the Intel Core Ultra 9 285 (Arrow Lake S) and the Intel Core i9 14900 (Raptor Lake S Refresh). According to Intel data, the newer model offers up to double the performance in machine vision tasks using Procyon, 2.9 times better graphics performance, and 29% faster multithreaded performance.
The Ultra 200 launch comes at a challenging time for Intel. The company is facing a crisis marked by the recent departure of CEO Pat Gelsinger and increasing competition from Apple and Qualcomm. The new processors will begin to appear in January in equipment from manufacturers including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, MSI, and Samsung.
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