Intel Core Ultra

In Geekbench 7 multi-core the X2 Elite Extreme scored 53% higher than Intel’s Core Ultra X9 388H and 83% higher than AMD’s Ryzen AI 9 465. In the full UL Procyon Office Productivity benchmark it outperformed the Core Ultra X9 388H by 16% and the Ryzen AI 9 465 by 20% overall. Answered

The 28-core Nova Lake-S models are not expected to be the top SKUs. Intel is said to be planning a larger 52-core variant with two compute tiles that would arrive later in the cycle after the initial 28-core models hit shelves. Answered

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme: 18 cores (12 Oryon Prime + 6 Oryon Performance), max boost 5.0 GHz, 48 GB LPDDR5X memory. Intel Core Ultra X9 388H: 16 cores (4P + 8E + 4LPE), max boost 5.1 GHz, 32 GB LPDDR5X memory. AMD Ryzen AI 9 465: 10 cores (4 Zen 5 + 6 Zen 5c), max boost 5.0 GHz, 32 GB LPDDR5X memory. Answered

If you prefer Intel, a couple of strong bang-for-buck options are the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus. You can check out our review of both models for plenty of benchmarks and analysis, but the short of it is, these refreshed Arrow Lake chips bring increased performance and an improved value proposition to the table. Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus: $299 Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus: $209.99 after coupon MSI Mag Z890 Tomahawk WiFi Gaming Motherboard: $209.07 These are not sale prices (save for the small savings via coupon on the 250K Plus), but Intel came out of the gate