Intel refreshes non-Ultra Core CPUs with new silicon for the first time
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- Intel's Core Ultra series laptops CPUs have been flagship products since retiring older generational branding.
- Non-Ultra Core CPUs in Series 1 and 2 were based on the older Raptor Lake architecture.
- Intel's new non-Ultra Core Series 3 processors are new silicon, codenamed "Wildcat Lake."
- These chips use two silicon tiles: a compute tile and a separate platform controller tile.
- Compute tile includes CPU with up to two Cougar Cove P-cores and four Darkmont E-cores.
- Integrated GPU features one or two latest-generation Xe3 GPU cores and an NPU up to 17 TOPS.
- Platform controller tile provides Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0, and PCIe 4.0 lanes.
- Chips support up to 48GB LPDDR5X-7467 or 64GB DDR5-6400 memory.
- Power levels are 15 W base and 35 W maximum boost.