Intel® Core™ Ultra Mobile Processors (Series 2) Product Brief
Intel® Core™ Ultra mobile processors (Series 2) are high-efficiency processors built to deliver next-gen AI experiences in sleek and slim mobile form factors, featuring the latest generation of P-core and low-power E-core processor architectures, an enhanced NPU 4.0 AI Engine, and available with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs1 driven by new Xe2 architecture.
Breakthrough x86 Power Efficiency
Four next-gen low-power E-cores optimized for tasks requiring less power, along with new power, thermal, and acoustic features, help create powerhouse thin & light systems.
Next-Gen Core Architecture
Next-Gen P-Core | Next-Gen E-Cores |
Rearchitected for efficient power performance, featuring AI-based power management, an enhanced memory subsystem, PPA optimizations, and up to 12 MB of shared L3 cache. | Our most efficient performant architecture, with up to 4 MB shared L2 cache and 2x AI throughput from 4 128-bit FP & SIMD vector. |
Power-Saving Technologies
Features | Benefits |
Intel® Intelligent Display | Automatically adjust brightness, refresh rate, and contrast based on what the user is doing or the content on screen.2 |
Endurance Gaming Mode | Automatically adjusts framerates and power consumption to maximize playtime while on battery. |
Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology | Uses advanced machine learning algorithms to maximize performance and battery life while minimizing heat and noise. It also allows OEMs to customize and differentiate systems with minimal tuning effort. |
Exceptional Core Performance
Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2) feature 4 P-cores and 4-E-cores built with Intel’s latest processor architectures.
4 Next-Gen P-Cores | 4 Next-Gen E-Cores | ||
Designed for priority tasks and workloads, optimized for power efficiency. | Up to 5.1 GHz Max Turbo Frequency | Housed in a dedicated cluster with their own cache, optimized for lower priority tasks requiring less power. | Up to 3.7 GHz Max Turbo Frequency |
Maximizing Performance, Minimizing Power Use
Features | Benefits |
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 | Accelerates processor and graphics performance for peak loads. |
Intel® Adaptive Boost Technology | Intelligently boosts the processor to run faster than its rated frequency. |
Intel® Speedshift Technology | An energy-efficient method of frequency control by the hardware. |
Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology | Power optimization tools that intelligently adapt power policies. |
Intel® Deep Learning Boost | Significantly accelerates inference performance for deep-learning workloads optimized to use VNNI. |
Intel® Smart Cache Technology | CPU memory caching method for sharing among P-cores, E-cores, and processor graphics if applicable. |
Massive Leap in Graphics
Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2) provide discrete-level graphics for thin & light laptops.
NEW Built-in Intel® Arc™ GPU1 delivers power-efficient DirectX 12 Ultimate performance.
8 Xe-cores
64 vector engines
8 MB cache
The first DirectX 12 Ultimate GPU in the world to leverage LPDDR memory on package.
XeSS (Xe Super Sampling) and Intel® XMX (Xe Matrix Extensions) AI engines provide AI upscaling and raytracing performance for graphics far beyond what people expect from thin & light systems.
Unmatched AI Compute
New NPU (Neural Processing Unit)
Up to
2x
bandwidth compared to previous generation
Up to
48
TOPS3
The Foundation of the AI PCIntel® Core™ Ultra Processors | ||
High Throughput GPUIdeal for AI-accelerated digital content creation. | Low Power NPUIdeal for sustained AI workloads and AI offload for battery life. | Fast Response CPUIdeal for low-latency AI workloads. |
Leadership AI Engines: ~4x NPU AI throughput and ~3x GPU AI throughput*
Comprehensive AI: With more than 300 AI-accelerated ISV features, your customers’ favorite AI tools and services run great on Intel® Core™ Ultra processors.
Intel® XMX (Xe Matrix Extensions): 16x compute capabilities for AI inferencing operations when compared to traditional GPU vector units**
Intel® XeSS: AI image upscaling to improve performance and graphics.
Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology:
Energy Performance Optimizer: Intelligent, predictive, and efficient system optimization engine for performance and long battery life.
Intelligent Thermal Management: Maximizes performance with runtime thermal monitoring.
Intel vPro® Platform Helps Organizations Maximize Value from AI
New commercial devices with Intel Core Ultra processors fuel operational excellence and help organizations achieve better business outcomes.
User Productivity
AI Empowers People to Achieve New Levels of Productivity. Visual and audio effects help employees look and sound their best while collaborating remotely, with the top enterprise solutions optimized for Intel® Core™ Ultra processors. Personal assistants and large language models promise to streamline daily workflows, meeting preparation, and project management. Specific Intel® Core™ Ultra mobile processors (Series 2) can power these demanding AI workloads, delivering the responsiveness and lower latency users require. The combined power of the CPU, GPU, and NPU enables higher quality work to be executed faster in the areas of content creation, data visualization, design, research, and similar tasks common to business professionals. Intel® Core™ Ultra processors enable better business outcomes everywhere AI PCs are deployed.
Intel® Core™ Ultra Mobile Processors (Series 2) Product Brief
AI for Security, Security for AI
As security threats grow more sophisticated, the need for advanced detection and protection technologies grows as well. Intel® Core™ Ultra processors extend the NPU to third-party security software vendors, enabling applications to become more effective and efficient at detecting and responding to threats. In addition, the Intel vPro® platform provides a more secure computing foundation for AI apps and data with a robust set of security features that PC manufacturers must design into every PC bearing the Intel vPro® badge.
Services-Ready Endpoints
Device management applications rely on endpoint data to make the right configuration, maintenance, and servicing decisions. Intel® Device Discovery provides a method for local and remote applications to obtain greater visibility into endpoints, with a robust data set spanning device profile, history, and capabilities. This includes an inventory of Intel vPro® platform features present and their configuration state. The wealth of data generated by Intel® Device Discovery may be used by applications to generate PC health assessments, determine the security posture of a PC, or learn how to best configure and maintain a device. Greater visibility into endpoints becomes vital as IT operations embrace AI and automation.
Intel® Evo™ Platform
Engineered to do it all.
Intel® Evo™ laptops powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra processors deliver a no-compromise premium mobile experience by verifying that each laptop design meets the premium standards you desire. We are continually adding innovative features that evolve the laptop experience. Intel spent thousands of hours studying the way people use their laptops in real life and then collaborated with leading PC makers to co-engineer, optimize, and verify these laptop designs. To obtain the Intel® Evo™ brand seal of approval, laptop designs must pass rigorous testing around performance, battery life, connectivity, audio & visual quality, size, weight, and more. And to ensure an evolving laptop experience, innovative features are continuously built in and introduced for the first time through Intel® Evo™ laptops. The result is a sleek and stylish premium laptop that delivers cutting-edge innovation and the ideal combination of world-class performance, outstanding graphics, and ultimate mobility with features like fast-charging & long-lasting battery, consistent responsiveness on battery, and instant wake.
Intel® Unison™ software4 has an intuitive one-time setup that’s fast, easy, and does not require an email or cloud account to set up and use. Intel® Unison™ software is flexible, letting you connect your choice of PC and phone or tablet (Android or iOS) to do file transfers, photo sharing, text messaging, phone calls, and notifications all from your PC without waking up your phone.
Features at a Glance
Feature | Benefit |
Power-Efficient Core Architectures | Integrates P-cores and low-power E-cores onto a single chip. Low-power E-cores given separate cluster with dedicated cache optimized for lower priority tasks at reduced power. |
NPU | A neural processing unit is a processor built for handling AI & machine learning tasks. Select Intel® Core™ Ultra processors include a CPU, a GPU, and an NPU. |
TOPS | Trillions of operations per second. Measures performance of NPUs, much like how GHz measures performance of CPUs. |
Built-in Intel® Arc™ GPU1 Driven by Xe2 Architecture | Select Intel® Core™ Ultra processors include an Intel® Arc™ GPU,1 providing discrete-class graphics for mobile form factors. The latest Xe2 architecture provides great performance at lower power, perfect for gaming or AI on-the-go. |
Intel® Smart Cache | CPU memory caching method for sharing among P-cores, E-cores, and processor graphics if applicable. |
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SKU Chart
Processor Number | Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 288V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 268V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 266V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 258V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 256V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 238V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 236V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 228V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 226V | |
Processor Cores (P-cores + LP E-cores)5 | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | |
Processor Threads | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Intel® Smart Cache (LLC) | 12 MB | 12 MB | 12 MB | 12 MB | 12 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
Max Turbo Frequency6 | P-core | Up to 5.1 GHz | Up to 5.0 GHz | Up to 5.0 GHz | Up to 4.8 GHz | Up to 4.8 GHz | Up to 4.7 GHz | Up to 4.7 GHz | Up to 4.5 GHz | Up to 4.5 GHz |
E-core | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.5 GHz | Up to 3.5 GHz | Up to 3.5 GHz | Up to 3.5 GHz |
Intel® Core™ Ultra Mobile Processors (Series 2) Product Brief
Intel® Core™ Ultra mobile processors (Series 2) are high-efficiency processors built to deliver next-gen AI experiences in sleek and slim mobile form factors, featuring the latest generation of P-core and low-power E-core processor architectures, an enhanced NPU 4.0 AI Engine, and available with built-in Intel® Arc™ GPUs1 driven by new Xe2 architecture.
Breakthrough x86 Power Efficiency
Four next-gen low-power E-cores optimized for tasks requiring less power, along with new power, thermal, and acoustic features, help create powerhouse thin & light systems.
Next-Gen Core Architecture
Next-Gen P-Core | Next-Gen E-Cores |
Rearchitected for efficient power performance, featuring AI-based power management, an enhanced memory subsystem, PPA optimizations, and up to 12 MB of shared L3 cache. | Our most efficient performant architecture, with up to 4 MB shared L2 cache and 2x AI throughput from 4 128-bit FP & SIMD vector. |
Power-Saving Technologies
Features | Benefits |
Intel® Intelligent Display | Automatically adjust brightness, refresh rate, and contrast based on what the user is doing or the content on screen.2 |
Endurance Gaming Mode | Automatically adjusts framerates and power consumption to maximize playtime while on battery. |
Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology | Uses advanced machine learning algorithms to maximize performance and battery life while minimizing heat and noise. It also allows OEMs to customize and differentiate systems with minimal tuning effort. |
Exceptional Core Performance
Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2) feature 4 P-cores and 4-E-cores built with Intel’s latest processor architectures.
4 Next-Gen P-Cores | 4 Next-Gen E-Cores | ||
Designed for priority tasks and workloads, optimized for power efficiency. | Up to 5.1 GHz Max Turbo Frequency | Housed in a dedicated cluster with their own cache, optimized for lower priority tasks requiring less power. | Up to 3.7 GHz Max Turbo Frequency |
Maximizing Performance, Minimizing Power Use
Features | Benefits |
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 | Accelerates processor and graphics performance for peak loads. |
Intel® Adaptive Boost Technology | Intelligently boosts the processor to run faster than its rated frequency. |
Intel® Speedshift Technology | An energy-efficient method of frequency control by the hardware. |
Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology | Power optimization tools that intelligently adapt power policies. |
Intel® Deep Learning Boost | Significantly accelerates inference performance for deep-learning workloads optimized to use VNNI. |
Intel® Smart Cache Technology | CPU memory caching method for sharing among P-cores, E-cores, and processor graphics if applicable. |
Massive Leap in Graphics
Intel® Core™ Ultra processors (Series 2) provide discrete-level graphics for thin & light laptops.
NEW Built-in Intel® Arc™ GPU1 delivers power-efficient DirectX 12 Ultimate performance.
8 Xe-cores
64 vector engines
8 MB cache
The first DirectX 12 Ultimate GPU in the world to leverage LPDDR memory on package.
XeSS (Xe Super Sampling) and Intel® XMX (Xe Matrix Extensions) AI engines provide AI upscaling and raytracing performance for graphics far beyond what people expect from thin & light systems.
Unmatched AI Compute
New NPU (Neural Processing Unit)
Up to
2x
bandwidth compared to previous generation
Up to
48
TOPS3
The Foundation of the AI PCIntel® Core™ Ultra Processors | ||
High Throughput GPUIdeal for AI-accelerated digital content creation. | Low Power NPUIdeal for sustained AI workloads and AI offload for battery life. | Fast Response CPUIdeal for low-latency AI workloads. |
Leadership AI Engines: ~4x NPU AI throughput and ~3x GPU AI throughput*
Comprehensive AI: With more than 300 AI-accelerated ISV features, your customers’ favorite AI tools and services run great on Intel® Core™ Ultra processors.
Intel® XMX (Xe Matrix Extensions): 16x compute capabilities for AI inferencing operations when compared to traditional GPU vector units**
Intel® XeSS: AI image upscaling to improve performance and graphics.
Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology:
Energy Performance Optimizer: Intelligent, predictive, and efficient system optimization engine for performance and long battery life.
Intelligent Thermal Management: Maximizes performance with runtime thermal monitoring.
Intel vPro® Platform Helps Organizations Maximize Value from AI
New commercial devices with Intel Core Ultra processors fuel operational excellence and help organizations achieve better business outcomes.
User Productivity
AI Empowers People to Achieve New Levels of Productivity. Visual and audio effects help employees look and sound their best while collaborating remotely, with the top enterprise solutions optimized for Intel® Core™ Ultra processors. Personal assistants and large language models promise to streamline daily workflows, meeting preparation, and project management. Specific Intel® Core™ Ultra mobile processors (Series 2) can power these demanding AI workloads, delivering the responsiveness and lower latency users require. The combined power of the CPU, GPU, and NPU enables higher quality work to be executed faster in the areas of content creation, data visualization, design, research, and similar tasks common to business professionals. Intel® Core™ Ultra processors enable better business outcomes everywhere AI PCs are deployed.
Intel® Core™ Ultra Mobile Processors (Series 2) Product Brief
AI for Security, Security for AI
As security threats grow more sophisticated, the need for advanced detection and protection technologies grows as well. Intel® Core™ Ultra processors extend the NPU to third-party security software vendors, enabling applications to become more effective and efficient at detecting and responding to threats. In addition, the Intel vPro® platform provides a more secure computing foundation for AI apps and data with a robust set of security features that PC manufacturers must design into every PC bearing the Intel vPro® badge.
Services-Ready Endpoints
Device management applications rely on endpoint data to make the right configuration, maintenance, and servicing decisions. Intel® Device Discovery provides a method for local and remote applications to obtain greater visibility into endpoints, with a robust data set spanning device profile, history, and capabilities. This includes an inventory of Intel vPro® platform features present and their configuration state. The wealth of data generated by Intel® Device Discovery may be used by applications to generate PC health assessments, determine the security posture of a PC, or learn how to best configure and maintain a device. Greater visibility into endpoints becomes vital as IT operations embrace AI and automation.
Intel® Evo™ Platform
Engineered to do it all.
Intel® Evo™ laptops powered by Intel® Core™ Ultra processors deliver a no-compromise premium mobile experience by verifying that each laptop design meets the premium standards you desire. We are continually adding innovative features that evolve the laptop experience. Intel spent thousands of hours studying the way people use their laptops in real life and then collaborated with leading PC makers to co-engineer, optimize, and verify these laptop designs. To obtain the Intel® Evo™ brand seal of approval, laptop designs must pass rigorous testing around performance, battery life, connectivity, audio & visual quality, size, weight, and more. And to ensure an evolving laptop experience, innovative features are continuously built in and introduced for the first time through Intel® Evo™ laptops. The result is a sleek and stylish premium laptop that delivers cutting-edge innovation and the ideal combination of world-class performance, outstanding graphics, and ultimate mobility with features like fast-charging & long-lasting battery, consistent responsiveness on battery, and instant wake.
Intel® Unison™ software4 has an intuitive one-time setup that’s fast, easy, and does not require an email or cloud account to set up and use. Intel® Unison™ software is flexible, letting you connect your choice of PC and phone or tablet (Android or iOS) to do file transfers, photo sharing, text messaging, phone calls, and notifications all from your PC without waking up your phone.
Features at a Glance
Feature | Benefit |
Power-Efficient Core Architectures | Integrates P-cores and low-power E-cores onto a single chip. Low-power E-cores given separate cluster with dedicated cache optimized for lower priority tasks at reduced power. |
NPU | A neural processing unit is a processor built for handling AI & machine learning tasks. Select Intel® Core™ Ultra processors include a CPU, a GPU, and an NPU. |
TOPS | Trillions of operations per second. Measures performance of NPUs, much like how GHz measures performance of CPUs. |
Built-in Intel® Arc™ GPU1 Driven by Xe2 Architecture | Select Intel® Core™ Ultra processors include an Intel® Arc™ GPU,1 providing discrete-class graphics for mobile form factors. The latest Xe2 architecture provides great performance at lower power, perfect for gaming or AI on-the-go. |
Intel® Smart Cache | CPU memory caching method for sharing among P-cores, E-cores, and processor graphics if applicable. |
View all
SKU Chart
Processor Number | Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 Processor 288V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 268V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 266V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 258V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 256V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 238V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 236V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 228V | Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 226V | |
Processor Cores (P-cores + LP E-cores)5 | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | 8 (4+4) | |
Processor Threads | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Intel® Smart Cache (LLC) | 12 MB | 12 MB | 12 MB | 12 MB | 12 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | 8 MB | |
Max Turbo Frequency6 | P-core | Up to 5.1 GHz | Up to 5.0 GHz | Up to 5.0 GHz | Up to 4.8 GHz | Up to 4.8 GHz | Up to 4.7 GHz | Up to 4.7 GHz | Up to 4.5 GHz | Up to 4.5 GHz |
E-core | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.7 GHz | Up to 3.5 GHz | Up to 3.5 GHz | Up to 3.5 GHz | Up to 3.5 GHz |
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