Intel has launched the mobile version of its Raptor Lake Refresh processors for laptops at CES 2024, answering the demands for more performance in its notebook chips. Led by the Intel Core i9-14900HX, the new chip family can hit 5.8GHz, driving desktop speeds inside a gaming laptop. Raptor Lake Refresh powers Intel’s 14th-gen desktop series as well, but the company is offering these new processors alongside its much-hyped Meteor Lake Core Ultra chips in laptops.
If you already own a 13th-gen Core laptop, however, you may want to pause. These new chips seem awfully familiar, and 14th-gen Core HX laptop owners are likely see much sharper performance improvements compared to the Core Ultra than the 13th-gen mobile parts.
We’ve barely seen the first Intel Core Ultra laptops debut from and , led by our review of the and performing AI tasks. But Intel hasn’t been
