Intel Core i9 Processor Comes to Mobile

At a global event in Beijing, Intel unveiled the first Core i9 processor for laptops. Part of the new lineup of high-performance mobile products unveiled, the 8h Gen i9 processor is the highest-performance laptop processor Intel has ever built. At the same event the company also announced a new Core platform extension that brings together the benefits of new generation processors with Optane memory.

The new 8h Gen Intel Core i9, i7 and i5 processors for laptops are based on the Coffee Lake platform and leverage the 14nm++ process technology enabling them to deliver up to 41 percent more frames per second in gameplay or edit 4K video up to 59 percent faster than the previous generation with same discrete graphics. At the top of the stack, the Core i9-8950HK is the first mobile Intel processor with six cores and 12 threads.

It comes fully unlocked and features the new Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB), which automatically increases clock frequency up to 200 MHz if the processor temperature is low enough and turbo power budget is available. This translates to a turbo frequency of up to 4.8 GHz. The highest-performance mobile processor family also adds a new 300 Series Chipset, which adds integrated Gigabit Wi-Fi that is capable of being up to 2 times faster than standard 2x2 802.11AC 80 MHz (867 Mbps).

Intel Optane memory is available across both 8 Gen mobile and desktop platforms. Additionally, Intel has released a new Data Drive Acceleration feature that delivers a boost to a large secondary HDD data drive. This combination provides up to 4.7 times the game loading and 1.7 times faster media loading. Consumers will also begin to see a new platform extension with Intel Core i5+, i7+ and i9+ badges on select systems. This indicates they are purchasing a device that has the combination of Intel Core performance with the acceleration of Intel Optane memory.