Lenovo, MSI, Acer, and Asus unveil laptops with Intel’s Core Ultra chips, featuring an NPU for “low-power AI acceleration and CPU/GPU off-load” for AI tasks

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r than AMD’s Ryzen 7 7840U “at the same 28W envelope for ultrathin notebooks.”All of Intel’s new CPUs will also come with an NPU, or a neural processing unit, offering “low-power AI acceleration and CPU/GPU off-load” capable of performing AI-powered tasks, like background blur, eye tracking, and picture framing. The integration is supposed to make it more efficient to run AI models like Stable Diffusion when compared to Intel’s previous generation of chips. Image: IntelAlthough Intel mainly highlighted the strengths of its Core Ultra 7 165H chip, the flagship Intel Core Ultra 9 185H is the leader of the pack, with 16 cores and 22 threads. Of those 16 cores, it has six performance (P) cores and eight efficient (E) cores.There are also two low-power (LP-E) cores that live on the chip’s “low power island,” a new section that handles less demanding workloads for increased efficiency. The Core Ultra 9 185H has an up to 5.1GHz boost clock as well as a built-in Arc GPU with eight Xe cores running at up to 2.35GHz. The new Xe LPG architecture allows for increased performance at a lower minimum voltage and also adds support for Intel’s XeSS upscaling technology and ray tracing.The addition of an NPU comes just months after Microsoft shipped the first Intel NPU in a Windows laptop as part of the Surface Laptop Studio 2. The software maker didn’t explain the ways this NPU could be leveraged in Windows beyond the usual Windows Studio effects, but Intel is clearly laying the chip groundwork here for larger AI features that will likely arrive in the next version of Windows. Image: IntelWhile Intel’s Core Ultra 9 185H processor won’t be available until 2024, the majority of its other Meteor Lake chips are launching today. That includes Intel’s second-most powerful chip, the Core Ultra 7 165H, featuring 16 cores and 22 threads and an up to 5.0GHz boost clock. There are also the Core Ultra 7 165U, Core Ultra 5 135H, Core Ultra 5 135U, and several other options that aren’t quite as powerful as Intel’s flagship. It’s worth noting that only Intel’s H-series chips come with a built-in Arc GPU, as the company’s U-series CPUs just offer integrated Intel Graphics. You can check out all of the chips and their full list of specs in the above chart. Image: IntelA bunch of new laptops have already adopted the new Intel Core Ultra chip. For starters, MSI is launching the high-end Prestige 16 AI Studio laptop, which weighs three-and-a-half pounds but comes with some pretty impressive specs, including up to Intel’s Core Ultra 9 185H processor and Nvidia’s 4070 laptop GPU. There’s a 13-inch Prestige AI Evo model that comes with up to the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor. MSI’s 16-inch Prestige AI Studio laptop starts at $1,899, while the Prestige 13 AI Evo costs $1,049 and up.
電視收購asus is also giving its laptops an Intel Core Ultra-powered spec bump, too. It’s launching a lightweight Zenbook 14 OLED laptop featuring up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 chip with Intel Arc graphics. The laptop starts at $1,299.99, with “additional configurations” — likely including Intel’s Core Ultra 9 chip — arriving in early 2024. Samsung launched a refreshed Galaxy Book4 lineup also featuring options with Intel’s flagship chip.PreviousNext1/5 Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergePreviousNext1/5 Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The VergeMeanwhile, Lenovo has revealed a trio of laptops equipped with the new chip, including the 12th-gen ThinkPad X1 Carbon, the 9th-gen ThinkPad X1 2-in-1, and the IdeaPad Pro 5i. These three models are pretty pricey, with the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon starting at $2,989 in “limited configurations” and the Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5i starting at $1,149.99. The ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 starts at $2,639, with availability starting in March 2024.As if all of that wasn’t enough to process, Acer is also jumping on the Intel Core Ultra bandwagon with the new Swift Go 14 and the gaming-focused Predator Triton Neo 16. The Swift Go 14 laptop comes with up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, while offering up to 12.5 hours of battery life and up to 32GB of LPDDR5X RAM for a starting price of $999.99. Meanwhile, the Predator Triton Neo 16 comes out in March 2024 and features up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H chip as well as up to an Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU. The Predator Triton Neo 16 starts at $1,499.99.While there’s clearly no shortage of laptops taking up Intel’s revamped chips, you may want to wait until Intel releases its Core Ultra 9 next year to get top-of-the-line models.Update December 14th, 2:11PM ET: Added informatio


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真AI筆電重磅來襲!隨著英特爾最新款Core Ultra處理器發表,首創內建NPU以更省電方式提供低功耗、高性能的AI推論處理能力,體現個人創意精彩輕鬆生成、沉浸式影音體驗、並大幅提升工作效能,同時確保個資資安防護。新掀起的這場AI熱潮正推展到終端消費裝置應用上,驅動電腦與筆電換機潮,同時也是宣告消費性AI時代正式來臨。

展望2024 AI PC元年,各家筆電大廠牌早早鎖定AI商機,率先由Acer、
電視收購asus和MSI三大品牌領頭推出第一波搭載Core Ultra處理器的AI筆電,3C通路燦坤(2430),宣布正式發售6款全新上市Core Ultra首發AI筆電,12月24日前加碼歲末歡樂抽活動,凡購買Intel EVO認證機種就送羅技靜音滑鼠,再抽限量LG view可攜式螢幕,選購指定H版處理器EVO筆電加碼抽XGIMI HALO+行動智慧輕劇院。

先前市場多以生成式AI軟體服務為主,如同微軟在Windows 11啟用的Copilot,塑造出導入AI模型的語音助理。此次英特爾Core Ultra系列是處理器產品的一次顛覆性革新,讓AI應用導入從軟體面延展到硬體規格上,使用筆電能發揮更進階效能表現來執行各種圖像、文字及程式等生成式AI應用。現行硬體規格再提升與內建NPU神經單元晶片,更為未來Windows12 發布和Copilot協作預做準備。

國內外各市調機構對於未來AI PC將陸續帶來換機潮,市場樂觀預估支援AI電腦產品有望逐漸成為未來主流,燦坤表示,生成式AI越來越普遍應用,AI PC恰如其份扮演個人智慧助理,消費者對Core Ultra賦能的AI筆電所能帶來的生產力提升與個人創意展現抱有高度期待,關鍵字都在於體驗創造需求。

Acer首發SwiftGo系列AI筆電,無痛一鍵下載穩定渲染插件(Stable Diffusion) ,簡單文字輸入,就能精彩展現個人無限創意;更透過智能降噪和智能純音,體現沉浸式影音娛樂享受。MSI首發Prestige系列AI筆電,強悍軍規等級,990公克極致輕薄,更搭載 WiFi 7模組,提高更加流暢畫質影片傳輸。
電視收購asus首發ZenBook系列AI筆電,則推出OLED 螢幕3K 120HZ,精準驚艷顯色,Harman/Kardon音效,極致沉浸式影音體現。

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