Intel Launches 'World's Fastest Mobile Processor' With 24 Cores

[MacRumors]

Intel today announced the launch of its 13th-generation processor lineup, which is headlined by the flagship Intel Core i9-13980HX, a 24-core 5.6GHz laptop chip that Intel says is the "world's fastest mobile processor" in terms of clock speed.

Apple no longer uses Intel chips in its Macs, with the exception of the Mac mini and the yet-to-be-updated Mac Pro with Intel Xeon chips, but Intel is now a direct competitor, supplying processors that compete with Apple's own M-series Apple silicon chips.

Intel claims that the 5.6GHz turbo boost clock speed of the new Core i9 chip is the fastest mobile processor as of December 2022, with 11 percent faster single-thread performance and 49 percent faster multitask performance over the prior-generation Intel Core i9-12900HK chip. The Intel Core i9-13980HX features eight performance cores, 16 efficient cores, and 32 threads, along with support for up to 128GB RAM.

The prior-generation chip outperforms everything but the M1 Ultra on multi-core Geekbench benchmarking tests (barely beating out the M1 Max), but it cannot compare when it comes to power efficiency as Apple silicon chips consume much less energy. The new Intel Core i9-13980HX from Intel will likely be faster than current Apple silicon chips, but designed for performance-focused power-hungry laptops that do not directly compete with Apple's Mac lineup.

It is worth noting that Intel has long offered faster turbo boost clock speeds than Apple silicon chips, as the M2 reaches just 3.5GHz. Intel last year made the same "fastest mobile processor" claims for the Intel Core i9-12900HK, comparing it to the M1 Max, but it did get beat by the M1 Ultra that Apple debuted later in the year. Apple is working on M2 Pro, Max, and Ultra chips that could better compete with the 2022 Intel Core i9-13980HX.

Intel today also announced the launch of a suite of more efficient 13th-generation P-series and U-series chips with up to 14 cores that will be available for thinner, lighter laptops.

Article Link: Intel Launches 'World's Fastest Mobile Processor' With 24 Cores

 

[andrewxgx]

thats cool

well actually, this aint cool at all but thats the problem of whoever buys this oven

 

[GreenPixel]

Battery life at peak load: 4 minutes.

 

[jz0309]

Good for them, just wonder what battery life we will see in real life…

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

24 cores!*

*24 times hotter

 

[Berti10]

„…and the most power hungry“

 

[compwiz1202]

Battery life at peak load: 4 minutes.

Better make those four minutes count because everything will be melted so there is no second run

 

[progx]

For best performance, leave plugged into the wall.

 

[Cheesehead Dave]

Running this laptop off wall power:

 

[Realityck]

Fastest mobile processor to drain the batteries for sure.

 

[compwiz1202]

Running this laptop off wall power:

View attachment 2136629

The electric meter will take off like a helicopter

 

[Realityck]

For best performance, leave plugged into the wall.

Wonder what power rating the AC adapter has to be?

 

[HorstBockman]

Intel should get into the liquid cooling business.

 

[Cheesehead Dave]

The electric meter will take off like a helicopter

That's the other Christmas Vacation gif:

 

[icanhazmac]

Great, it can power the new kids toy from Intel, the Easy Bake Laptop, it can bake and run fortnite. 30A circuit not included.

 

[Kazgarth]

Fun fact that mobile grade CPU beats the $4000 Mac Studio desktop with M1 Ultra in single core score and very close MT score in Geekbench 5.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

That’s awesome but where is it going to be used? It sure isn’t going to be Apple.

 

[Michael Scrip]

8 performance cores
16 efficiency cores
32 threads

I'm interested in seeing benchmarks and battery life comparisons.

Let's not forget that most Windows laptops need to be plugged in to reach their highest performance. Apparently Intel hasn't figured out how batteries work.

🤣

 

[nistromo]

Intel - still chasing the Hertz

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Why do I have a feeling these 24 Cores will have a magnificent heating problem? It's Intel, you know..

 

[Benjamin Nabulsi]

Fastest mobile processor and smallest space heater

 

[DHagan4755]

"Our new Intel 13th generation mobile chips have amazing 2 hour battery life."

 

[ELman]

I bet it will work better with an external monitor vs. my Macbook Pro.

 

[t0rqx]

So now we able to make fried eggs and bacon on the go.

 

[CarAnalogy]

So by mobile they mean laptop. That’s a bit disingenuous. I don’t think that counts as mobile. Certainly not the first thing people think of these days.

Edit: The actual headline here is “Intel has fastest laptop processor” which is not news. They only called it a “mobile” processor to make people think on first reaction that they had a processor to compete with the A15, which absolutely would be news.

Mobile means it fits in your pocket and runs off an accordingly sized battery. Portable means it has a large battery and cannot fit in a pocket, and is thus not as power constrained.

Apple distinguishes between the mobile processor in the iPhone and the processor for iPads and laptops.