Raptor Lake Mobile Refresh with Thunderbolt 5

Throughout CES 2024, Intel revealed their newest 14th Generation Core HX series processors for mobile. Including 5 brand-new SKUs, the Intel 14th Gen Core HX household is a rejuvenated version of the previous 13th Gen Core HX series, much comparable to the desktop processors such as the Core i9-14900K to the Core i9-13900K; Raptor Lake is once again revitalized, this time for mobile.

Including 5 brand-new SKUs and covering the Core i9, Core i7, and Core i5 sectors, the Intel 14th Gen Core HX series includes much of the exact same requirements such as core and thread count and incorporated graphics as their predecessors, however with faster Efficiency (P) and Effectiveness (E) core turbos, making them quicker for much better efficiency, all within the exact same 55/157 W TDP power envelope as the previous generation.

Varying from 24 CPU cores (8P +16 E)/ 32T to 10 CPU cores (6P +4 E)/ 16T, Intel is as soon as again bringing their Raptor Lake architecture developed on the Intel 7-node back to the leading edge for another year as their desktop replacement mobile processors lead the charge in calculate efficiency in mobile into 2024.

A few of the main functions of the Intel 14th Gen Core HX platform Intel is pressing focus on the capability to quickly include discrete controllers, thanks to the chips’ sufficient PCIe lane count. This consists of Intel’s Thunderbolt 5, which has up to 160 Gbps of cable television bandwidth offered, along with next-generation Wi-Fi 7 assistance. On top of this, similar to the 13th Gen Core HX series, the 14th Gen variations are likewise overclockable.

Intel Core 14th Gen HX Series: Discrete Thunderbolt 5 & & Faster Turbos

Similar To Intel made with its Raptor Lake Refresh for the 14th Gen Core series for desktops, consisting of the Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K, and the Core i5-14600K, they have actually now done the exact same for mobile. With an overall of 5 brand-new SKUs under the 14th Gen umbrella, Intel has actually chosen to revitalize Raptor Lake, which is made utilizing the Intel 7 node, once again for their 14th Gen HX series.

As we saw with Intel’s 13th Gen mobile statement in January in 2015, the Raptor Lake mobile chips offered an incremental and small architecture shift from Alder Lake to Raptor Lake, representing Intel’s heterogeneous style incorporating both Efficiency and Effectiveness cores. With Intel’s 14th Gen Core HX series, much of what we see isn’t as much of an upgrade since Intel hasn’t altered the underlying architecture. Still, Intel has actually chosen to utilize the exact same Raptor Lake architecture and enhance the voltage and frequency (V/F) curve to eject faster clock speeds to enhance efficiency while staying within the exact same base and turbo TDP power envelope.

The greatest addition concerning Intel 14th Gen Core HX series laptop computers is that Intel is pressing suppliers to consist of Thunderbolt 5/USB4v2 assistance. Due to the fact that the platform itself does not natively incorporate Thunderbolt 5 silicon, Intel is depending on their discrete Barlow Ridge Thunderbolt 5 controllers here, hanging it off of the PCIe 4.0 lanes originating from the processor itself. Barlow Ridge utilizes a PCIe 4.0 x4 link for backhaul functions– and for those of you doing the mathematics in the house, no, that’s insufficient bandwidth to fill a TB5 connection. Eventually, TB5’s high bandwidth is indicated to manage a mix of information ana graphics (DisplayPort 2.1), so the information part alone does not require to be able to totally fill the whole link.

Thinking about the requirements and essential technical distinctions in between the current 14th Gen Core HX series and its predecessor, the 13th Gen Core HX series, Intel has actually selected a well-rounded faster P Core turbo when comparing the matching processors. The leading SKU in the stack, the Core i9-14900HX, has a really quick P-core turbo of as much as 5.8 GHz, which is a 400 MHz bump over the previous Core i9-13900HX.

It shares the exact same 8P +16 E/32T core/thread setup as the Core i9-13900HX and has the exact same 36 MB of Intel Smart (L3) cache. In reality, beyond the big 400 MHz boost in P-core turbo frequencies and the 200 MHz bump in E-core turbo (4.1 GHz), whatever else stays the exact same from a platform stand point.

Taking A Look At the Core i7 sector, Intel has actually revitalized both the previous Core i7-13700HX and the Core i7-13650HX and upgraded them for the 14th Gen Core series. Surprisingly, the current Core i7-14700HX is a noteworthy upgrade of the Core i7-13700HX, as Intel has actually included 4 extra effectiveness cores, making it an 8P +12 E/28T chip, similar as they made with their 14th Gen Core series for desktops. On top of this, the Core i7-14700HX has a much faster 5.5 GHz P-core turbo, up 500 MHz over the previous generation. Concerning E-core turbos, Intel has actually bumped these by 200 MHz, with these cores clocking as much as 3.9 GHz. Including the additional 4 E-cores likewise implies the Core i7-14700HX has 33 MB of L3 cache, which is up from 30 MB on the Core i7-13700HX.

The Intel Core i7-14650HX has actually likewise been updated with 2 more efficiency cores than the previous Core i7-13650HX, which offers it an 8P +8 E/24T core setup. Having a greater P-core turbo of 5.2 GHz (up from 4.9 GHz) and an E-core turbo of 3.7 GHz (up from 3.6 GHz), in mix with the additional 2 P-cores need to provide it an edge in efficiency in multi-threaded work and multi-tasking over the previous version.

Moving down to the Core i5 series, Intel leads with the Core i5-14500HX, a 6P +8 E/20T part, and has quicker clock speeds like the 14 Gen Core i9 and Core i7 HX series processors. In regards to P-Core turbo frequencies, the Core i5-14500HX can strike up to 4.9 GHz turbo speeds on the P-cores, which represents a 200 MHz boost over the Core i5-13500HX, and Intel has actually bumped the base frequency of the P-cores as much as 2.6 GHz and to 1.9 GHz on the E-cores; this represents a bump of 100 MHz to the base frequencies. The Core i5-14500HX likewise includes 24 MB of L3 cache.

Finally, we have the Core i5-14450HX, which is the follower to the Core i5-13450HX and has a P-core turbo of 4.9 GHz and an E-core turbo of 3.5 GHz. Base frequencies do stay the exact same in between the 2 chips, however the Core i5-14450HX has actually been provided a 200 MHz bump in P-core turbo frequencies and simply 100 MHz over the E-core turbo clocks. As it is a 6P +4 E/16T part, it has a lower L3 cache than the other chips revealed, with simply 20 MB offered.

Concerning integrated graphics, all of the Intel 14th Gen Core HX series processors have the exact same underlying Intel HD graphics and share the exact same requirements as the matching predecessor, e.g., the Core i9-14900HX and the Core i9-13900HX stay the exact same in regards to graphics.

Moving onto the generational enhancements, Intel’s 14th Gen Core series has a number of additions to make it intriguing. Beyond enhancing the P-core and E-core frequencies, the 14th Gen Core HX series still supports both DDR5-5600 and DDR4-3200 memory types, which offers OEMs and suppliers the capability to pick on the platform based upon the target audience and spending plan of the laptop computer. While the platform supports Wi-Fi 6E natively, it depends on laptop producers whether they take the essential actions to incorporate discrete controllers for Wi-Fi 7 assistance. Nevertheless, this is most likely seen in the more popular and pricey designs. There’s likewise support for as much as 14 x USB 2 ports, 10 x USB 3 ports, and can accommodate as much as 8 SATA ports.

Taking a look at some video gaming efficiency figures Intel has actually offered through their own internal screening, they are comparing the flagship Core i9-14900HX to AMD’s non-x3D Ryzen 9 7945HX. On top end of the efficiency boosts at 1080p with high settings, Intel declares as much as 1.37 x the efficiency in Overall Warhammer III, with as much as 1.11 x the efficiency over AMD in F1 2023. In other titles such as League of Legends, once again Intel declares 11% more efficiency. Nevertheless, there are cases where efficiency is lower, such as in Cyberpunk 2077, with the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX carrying out around 2% much better than Intel’s brand-new chip.

Consisting Of the 3D V-Cache made it possible for Ryzen 9 7945HX3D this time around, Intel declares that in Rainbow 6 Siege, the Core i9-14900HX is 0.3% much better off, which is limited at finest. In among the current Overall War titles (Pharaoh), Intel declares it has the greatest win, with as much as 17% more efficiency than the Ryzen 9 7945x3D. It needs to be kept in mind that from experience, Overall War titles are generally lined up more with Intel than AMD, even in regards to marketing. For this reason, it’s not a surprise to see much better efficiency on Intel chips in this video game series.

Taking a look at the retail schedule of the brand-new Intel 14th Gen Core HX series of mobile processors, Intel states it has more than 60+ styles offered from suppliers such as Alienware, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer. Nevertheless, the number of designs are concerning market, particularly with the 14th Gen Core HX series processors, stays unidentified. Still, we anticipate to see a variety of brand-new note pad statements that include these processors imminently.