Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs will be getting their HX "Enthusiast" & H "Mainstream" variants in Q1 2025 with the launch of next-gen laptops.
Intel Arrow Lake-HX Enthusiast CPUs For Laptops Offer Up To 24 Cores, Arrow Lake-H Gets Alchemist Refresh With 8 Xe Cores, XMX Support & Up To 77 TOPs
While Intel is launching its Arrow Lake-S "Core Ultra 200S" Desktop CPUs today, the company is also providing an update on the laptop front which will see two major launches in the first quarter of 2025.
Intel Arrow Lake-H Laptop CPUs: Upgraded Xe-LPG+ GPU With 99 Platform AI TOPs
The first one is going to be the most major platform update that replaces the Core Ultra Series 1 "Meteor Lake" lineup, the Core Ultra Series 2 "Arrow Lake" series. The Intel Arrow Lake-H series is going to feature all the major architectural changes including new CPU P-Cores in the form of Lion Cove, new E-Cores in the form of Skymont, an upgraded iGPU, and lots of new I/O capabilities.
Starting with the CPU specifications, the Intel Arrow Lake-H "Core Ultra 200H" CPUs will feature a max configuration of up to 6 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores, totaling up to 14 cores and 14 threads. There will be various configurations and two different packages, one tuned for high-performance and one for low-power platforms.
One of the biggest changes incorporated within the new laptop lineup is the update to the Xe-LPG+ graphics architecture which is a slightly modified version of the Xe-LPG "Alchemist" cores featured on the Meteor Lake CPUs. This new iGPU comes with support for XMX and offers up to 8 Xe cores. These aren't the same Xe2 cores as the one featured on the Lunar Lake parts. The iGPU has its own 8 MB L2 cache, 128 XMX engines, and 8 ray tracing units.
With the new iGPU, the AI TOPs on the Arrow Lake CPUs reach an astonishing 99 platforms TOPs, much higher than the competition and almost on par with the Lunar Lake offerings which do end up faster with over 100 TOPs. The launch of the first Arrow Lake-H laptops is planned for Q1 2025 which is around the same time as the next-gen laptop GPU launches.
Intel Arrow Lake-HX Laptop CPUs: Aiming Enthusiast Workstation Laptops With 24 Cores, Cooler & Lower Power Than 14th Gen
The second major laptop launch will be the Intel Arrow Lake-HX "Core Ultra 200HX" lineup which will be aiming at the high-end workstation and enthusiast gaming laptop segment. These CPUs will retain the same core configurations as the Arrow Lake-S lineup with 24 cores and 24 threads. The major change will come from the fact that Arrow Lake CPUs will sip much lower power & run very cool, making them a great upgrade for mobility platforms.
Another interesting detail is that Arrow Lake-HX CPUs will feature a different package, offering a 33% reduction in size versus the Arrow Lake-S Desktop CPUs. The platform will feature up to 36 TOPs of AI performance and retain memory support in the form of up to DDR5-6400 speeds with 192 GB capacities in SODIMM and CSODIMM flavors. Once again, the Arrow Lake-HX lineup is being positioned as a Q1 2025 launch so we can expect some systems to display during CES 2025.
Lastly, Intel also confirmed that Arrow Lake will be getting vPro versions in the future and they have a bunch of announcements for next year so stay tuned.
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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