After launching the Intel Core Ultra 200V laptop processors last month, Intel is launching its first Desktop AI PC processor family – the Intel Core Ultra 200S. Codenamed Arrow Lake-S, the new generation of Intel Core Ultra promises up to 50% better performance in AI applications. Here’s everything you need to know about the Intel Core Ultra 200S family of processors.
Intel Core Ultra 200S Series Processors: Availability
The Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors will be available in retail stores and OEM partner systems from October 24th, 2024.
Intel Core Ultra 200S Series Processors: What is it?
The Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors are the first desktop processors from Intel that feature AI PC capabilities, and the first to come with a dedicated NPU.
Leading the pack is the flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 285K processor. The family of processors come with up to 24 cores, amongst which 8 are performance cores and 16 are efficiency cores. Powered by a new NPU, the Intel Core Ultra 200S series promises to perform 50% better in AI-enabled creator applications, as shown in the comparison with Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and the previous generation Intel Core i9 14900K.
“The new Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors deliver on our goals to significantly cut power usage while retaining outstanding gaming performance and delivering leadership compute. The result is a cooler and quieter user experience elevated by new AI gaming and creation capabilities enabled by the NPU, and leadership media performance that leverages our growing graphics portfolio,” said Robert Hallock, vice president and general manager of AI and Technical Marketing, Client Computing Group
There are five unlocked desktop processors in the Core Ultra 200S family: Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, Intel Core Ultra 7 265K, Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF, Intel Core Ultra 5 245K and Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF. Intel mentions that with its new architecture, they perform up to 6% faster in single-threaded performance and 14% faster in multi-threaded performance, compared to the previous generation.
The emphasis with this generation of chips is clearly towards performance per watt. And, more importantly, to keep the chips from running hot. Intel promises up to 58% lower package power in lightly-threaded work compared to the previous generation Raptor Lake-R processors, offering similar performance levels at half the power.
Arrow Lake chipsets boast up to ~165W lower system power in gaming workloads. The efficiency gains of Arrow Lake processors can be attributed to the shift to a chiplet-based design which AMD Ryzen processors are known for.
Intel Core Ultra 200S Series Processors: Features
- AI PC Capabilities – With up to 36 platform TOPS, Intel Core Ultra 200S processors offer excellent performance in AI-based creator applications and gaming. Intel notes that this series of processors offer up to 28% better gaming performance.
- New Intel 800 Series Chipset – The Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors feature the new Intel 800 series chipset, expanding compatibility with 24 PCIe 4.0 lanes, up to 8 SATA 3.0 ports, and up to 10 USB 3.2 ports.
- Better Overclocking – The 200S series desktop processors feature new overclocking functionalities, including fine-grain controls, P & E core overclocking, low temperature overvolting, and top turbo frequency in 16.6MHz steps for P-cores and E-cores. Comes with Intel eXtreme tuning utility for automated OC enhancements.
- Room to Max Out Memory – The Core Ultra 200S desktop processors support up to DDR5 6400 RAM, with up to 48 GB per DIMM, up to 192 GB max capacity, ECC support and more.
- Multi-Engine security – The 200S series desktop processors feature Intel Silicon Security Engine, ensuring better data confidentiality and code integrity.
Intel Core Ultra 200S Series Processors: Specifications
Here is the complete specifications of the Arrow Lake Intel Core Ultra 200S series processors launched:
Processor Model | Cores (P+E) | Max GHz | Total Threads | GPU Cores | TOPS NPU |
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | 24 (8P+16E) | 5.7 | 24 | 4 | 13 |
Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | 20 (8P+12E) | 5.5 | 20 | 4 | 13 |
Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF | 20 (8P+12E) | 5.5 | 20 | – | 13 |
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K | 14 (6P+8E) | 5.2 | 14 | 4 | 13 |
Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF | 14 (6P+8E) | 5.2 | 14 | – | 13 |
With the launch of the Core Ultra 200S processors, you should be seeing new motherboards also in the market. Intel also teased the upcoming Intel Core Ultra H & HX series of high performance processors, which will be available from the first quarter of 2025.