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Intel Launches 'World's Fastest Mobile Processor' With 24 Cores
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Nah, Apple knows that whatever they release will be the fastest Mac in that form factor and there’s zero competition in the macOS compatibility market. If anyone wants a computer built with Intel type performance, there’s several companies out there ready to sell Intel systems to those folks.
You just talked about "melting your legs" yet you wonder why there are only 8 performance cores?
Performance cores melt your legs. They're the cores that get very hot. Therefore there are fewer of them and more of the efficient cores.
I would still suggest wearing heat-retardant pants, though.
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Now Intel just needs an operating system that isn't complete garbage.
But they changed the name of their process to Intel 7. That should be enough. It's a completely new name.
This makes me think of the one commercial where the family only used their devices at night. But I forget why or what the company was.
Yes true, but Mac Studio is much more compact and power efficient than this.The environment and power savings of the user will help Apple
Well iMacs used ‘mobile’ processors for ages so I would wait and see what companies make of these new products. My MacBook Pro (work) spends 95% of its life plugged in with 2 screens. Such a processor would be great for me.
I’m more interested in the lower parts though - those with 12/14 cores instead. Hopefully these will be on par with the M1 Pro/M2 and give Apple a kick to carry on pushing the envelope with their own silicon (which is very good but does have limitations)
For what I do on a Mac these days, I just don’t want really care anymore. Web browsing, watching YouTube, managing my photos, listening to Spotify. Do I need a 24 core processor for that? The M1 in my 2020 MBP is just as super fast as the day I bought it. I am still shocked by how quick and easy it was to edit 4K footage of my friends wedding and shared it privately over you YouTube.
I still use Windows, but even in the environment where I work, everything is being loaded over a network with exception of Office.
I still use Windows, but even in the environment where I work, everything is being loaded over a network with exception of Office.
This is it! Scientists just announced that they have harnessed nuclear fusion as an energy source. This new i9 processor will probably reach Sun-like temperatures that will allow it to achieve nuclear fusion, lol. You will not want to have one of these laptops on your lap!!
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 the 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
Pretty sure Tim Cook said the Apple Silicon transition would be complete in 2 years.
I carry my Mac Studio around, and when I had one the 2013 Trash can Mac Pro. But nobody would call those mobile.
For a laptop I care. I need to get a full 8 hours of usage without power some times in the field. So yes, I care. I am not a kid thanks.
A serious alternative to TSMC - and technology originated and owned by a company in the USA - is going to be very important to have as the Cold War with China increase.
Intel just seems to be doubling down with x86 - and a technology intended for PCs just doesn't feel like it can seriously go forward too far as the 21st century progresses and we get smaller and smaller devices.
Maybe they are working on a new more power efficient architecture and more x86 is tiding them over until that day. Let's hope.
Intel just seems to be doubling down with x86 - and a technology intended for PCs just doesn't feel like it can seriously go forward too far as the 21st century progresses and we get smaller and smaller devices.
Maybe they are working on a new more power efficient architecture and more x86 is tiding them over until that day. Let's hope.
