The beans have been spilled regarding Intel’s Core 200 family of CPUs as data aggregatormomomo_ushas detailed the entire family across a series of tweets at X. The data misses out on key specifications such as core counts, but most of that information has been covered in thepast. On that note, the leak includes retail ordering codes suggesting that these CPUs are already in the hands of OEMs as they ready their upcoming laptops.
To recap, Intel’s Core 200 CPUs are divided into Ultra and non-Ultra SKUs. TheCore 200 non-Ultra familywill arrive as Raptor Lake refresh on budget laptops, akin to current-gen Core 100 offerings. Similarly, Core 200 Ultra CPUs get the latest Arrow Lake architecture - divided across the H and HX suffixes. Word of caution; the Core Ultra 200U processors are actually rumored to be a refresh ofMeteor Lakerather than Arrow Lake, ported to Intel 3. It gets even more confusing as leaks allege the Core 200H family might incorporateLPE cores; absent from desktop Arrow Lake-S and flagship-grade mobile Arrow Lake-HX CPUs.
On the graphical side of things, Core Ultra 200 H/HX CPUs will employ the new Xe-LPG+ (Alchemist+) architecture with XMX cores, however, the Core Ultra 200U series is expected to stick with Xe-LPG as it is based on Meteor Lake - so you won’t be able to use Intel’s latestXeSS Frame Generationtechnology with these processors.
With those nuances aside, today’s leak completes the puzzle of Intel’s Core 200 lineup as we gaze upon the list of 22 upcoming mobile processors from Intel. We’ve decided to include thealready-leaked HX seriesto give you a clearerpicture.
Given the large variations between each suffix - going beyond simple core count and clock speed differences - users must exercise great caution when choosing a laptop next year. And it’s not just Intel,AMDis also adjusting its existing offerings by re-releasing them under the new “Ryzen AI 300” branding.
Nonetheless, we expect all these processors to be announced atCESnext month alongside budget 65W and 35W Arrow Lake processors. AMD will also roll out theRyzen Z2 series,Krackan Point, andStrix Halo, side by side with its next-gen RDNA 4Radeon RX 8000 GPUs.Laptopsequipped with these processors should see availability in the following weeks.
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Hassam Nasir is a die-hard hardware enthusiast with years of experience as a tech editor and writer, focusing on detailed CPU comparisons and general hardware news. When he’s not working, you’ll find him bending tubes for his ever-evolving custom water-loop gaming rig or benchmarking the latest CPUs and GPUs just for fun.
