In keeping with its word, Intel is officially pulling back the veil from its Lunar Lake laptop processor lineup, otherwise known as the Core Ultra 200V. As per earlier reports, the series comprises a total of nine SKUs, with the top-tier SKU being the Core Ultra 9 288V.
Also as promised by the blue chipmaker during its preview of Lunar Lake back at Computex 2024, the Core Ultra 200V lineup are made up of new Lioncove P-Cores and an entirely new Skymont E-Cores. More importantly, we now have more concrete information about the SKUs and the performance we can expect from them.
Regardless of the models, all SKUs will house four P-Cores and four E-Cores each, bringing the total number of cores to eight. Moreover, rumours of Intel doing away with hyperthreading on the Core Ultra 200V series were true; eight cores means eight threads and more importantly, the chipmaker is also ditching the ultra low-power E-Core island that it originally introduced with Meteor Lake.
Interestingly, Intel is giving 12MB of Smart Cache to all Core Ultra 7 and Core Ultra 9 models, while the four Core Ultra 5 mobile CPUs will received just 8MB. Concurrently, the Core Ultra 7 and 9 models are fitted with the chipmaker’s ARC 140V iGPU that features 8-cores, while the Core Ultra 5 models will run with an ARC 130V iGPU featuring 7-cores.
Another interesting note is that regardless of the SKU, all Core Ultra 200V CPUs are designed to support up to 32GB LPDDR5X memory running at speeds of 8533MT/s, although some units will ship out with just 16GB. This memory, by the way, is now integrated directly into package as a Memory on Package (MoP). Think of it as stacking the components on top of each other or directly next to each other; by doing this, you reduced the transmission and execution times between each part, therefore allowing for quicker communications between the two.
By default, the Core Ultra 9 288V is the only SKU in the series that will have a maximum TDP of 30W, while the rest will peak at 17W. That said, they are all able to turbo up to 37W if necessary. Lastly, and as previously reported as well, the new Core Ultra 200V processors feature an NPU that can reach up to 48 TOPS in AI performance.
As for availability, Intel has also confirmed that the first laptops fitted with its Core Ultra 200V Series CPUs will ship out from 24 September onwards, and that there will be more than 80 models to choose from via different OEM partners, including ASUS, Acer, MSI, and Lenovo, to name a few.
(Source: Intel)
