Just a few days ago we saw an important leak involving very complete list Intel Core Ultra 200, including K and non-K series models, as well as T and F. I only missed the Core Ultra 3 200 from this list, but it’s still not certain that these models will arrive on desktop PCs, so I understand the lack of information.

The working speed of each processor in the mentioned filtering caught my attention. Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, which will be the most powerful of this new generation, will have a turbo mode up to 5.7 GHz thanks to Thermal Velocity Boost technology, which means you can only reach that peak with an active core and if thermal and power conditions allow.

If we compare with the Intel Core i9-14900K, we see that there is a significant decrease in the working speed, because this processor has 6 GHz peak with Thermal Velocity Boost technology and is able to maintain very high working speeds even with all P cores active. The Intel Core i9-14900KS exceeds this number and is capable of reaching 6.1 GHz with the core active.

Why Intel reduced the frequency of Core Ultra 200

I believe that this is due to the question of architecture in general, and that this will have consequences both in terms of consumption and temperatures. stability and reliability. Shifting operating frequencies too quickly can result in excessive voltage being applied, which will lead to very high temperatures and consumption, which can ultimately translate into stability issues and even permanent damage.

I’m sure you’ll be familiar with this story, and that’s exactly what happened with Intel Core Gen 13 and Gen 14 and their stability issues. I think Intel has taken this more conservative stance avoid problems for scraping a little more performance and I honestly believe he did the right thing because it’s not worth compromising the integrity of the processor to gain a little performance.

Will this be a problem, how will it affect performance?

Estimated performance based on leaks.

It won’t be a problem and it won’t have a major impact on performance, because in the end, when we talk about processors, the most important thing is not the frequency, but the architecture and the IPC they offer. The Intel Core Ultra 200 will bring substantial improvements at the IPC level, and the latest tests indicate that even without HyperThreading It could outperform the Intel Core i9-14900K and Ryzen 9 9950X in multithreading.

It makes sense. Note that the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K will have 8 P cores based on Lion Cove and 16 E cores based on Skymont. Each Lion Cove core has 18% higher IPC than the Raptor Cove core and each Skymont core exceeds CPI by up to 68% from Crestmont cores. These improvements at the IPC level are cumulative and are the key to achieving higher performance with fewer threads.

Intel Core Ultra 200 processors could be introduced October 10th. The date is not confirmed, but right now it sounds the loudest and most plausible.

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