A trade fair like Computex is an ideal framework for launching products and also for exhibiting prototypes in which new technologies are tested. Sometimes they are shown without the express intention of confirming components that have not been previously announced. This is what happened with the MSI Prestige 16 laptop.

A savvy NotebookCheck author dug into this notebook’s Windows Device Manager and found the links new Intel processor which matches what we know about Meteor Lake. The chip giant has not explicitly disclosed the platform and is trying to keep the tension on the features and versions apart from the usual leaks and the official announcement of a visual processing unit (VPU) that will lighten the AI ​​tasks.

Intel did not hold a public event through main note at this year’s Computex, but the company invited some media to a demonstration of the next-generation laptop client platform. A “leak” in the form of this MSI Prestige 16 was less expected.

A screen is attached to the laptop 16 inches and is thin and light with a weight of 1.5 kg. It has been redesigned from what is seen on current models for the occasion with some ports moved to the back and is compatible with USB Type-C Power Delivery 3.1 up to 140 watts. The fingerprint sensor is now integrated into the power button instead of the trackpad. A full-size SD card reader and Ethernet LAN connector are mounted on the right side of the chassis.

The big news is inside, with the name of the processor “Genuine Intel(R) 0000” which is often used in technical formulas and should be the same as Intel’s private presentation. Although not confirmed, it must have 16 cores (6R+8E+2E) and 22 threads, another novelty since the Raptor Lake Mobile only reached 20 threads.

In addition to the integrated VPU, Intel needs to improve the integrated graphics in the processor as well as the compatibility to mount its dedicated graphics. However, MSI’s feature list explains that this laptop will optionally mount a dedicated GeForce RTX 40 graphics card. NVIDIA’s shadow is very long, and manufacturers continue to use their solutions as the first option in graphics.

We’ll be keeping a close eye out for more Meteor Lake notebooks to launch later this year, or perhaps as early as CES in January 2024.