Intel’s new 12th Gen H-Series processors explained in four stats

Ian Carlos Campbell Jan. 4, 2022 CES 2022 With a focus on gaming, content creation, and responding to Apple’s success with the M1 Pro and M1 Max. Intel

Intel is announcing new H-Series processors as part of its 12th Gen Intel Core (codenamed Alder Lake) line at CES 2022 . The company has a ton to share about its new “enthusiast” focused chips, including information about its discrete graphics card, so here are four key takeaways. Intel

40% The max performance increase in comparison to Intel's last-gen mobile chips. Intel Intel

The structure of Intel’s 12th Gen chips features a mixture of up to 14 P-cores (performance) and E-cores (efficient) splitting tasks, a structure that shares similarities to ARM-based chips like Apple’s M1 Max . Intel

150% The performance Intel's H-Series 19-2900HK can achieve at 75W. Intel Intel

Intel claims its new “divide and conquer” structure allows an H-Series chip like the Intel Core i9-12900HK to achieve better power-performance than the new M1 Max, AMD Ryzen 9, and comparable 11th Gen Intel processors. The M1 Max is still more power-efficient at 35W based on Intel’s charts, though.

In apps like Adobe Premiere, the new 12th Gen Intel Core i9-2900HK shows a 44% performance increase in comparison to 11th Gen Intel chips, and comparable chips from Apple and AMD last year. Intel

28% The gaming performance increase versus 11th Gen chips. Intel Shutterstock

The H-Series chips improve performance in modern and currently updated games like League of Legends , Far Cry 6, Hitman 3 in comparison to the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX and 11th Gen Intel Core i9-11980HK on high settings at 1080p. Intel

>5 Number of manufacturers releasing PCs with new Intel Arc discrete graphics. Intel Intel

Intel’s Alchemist discrete graphics cards are now officially called Intel Arc and are launching on devices from companies like Acer, Asus, Samsung, Lenovo, HP, and more. The cards will support hardware-accelerated Ray Tracing, Xe Super Sampling AI-driven upscaling tech, and Intel Deep Link. Intel

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