Laptop fans from all corners are buzzing with excitement over the upcoming high-performance mobile CPUs from Intel and AMD. Intel's Arrow Lake-HX series is likely to launch at CES 2025, and AMD is rumored to be preparing its Zen 5-based "Fire Range" laptop CPUs, which aim to surpass the popular Dragon Range CPUs known for their excellent multicore performance and gaming capabilities.
Intel's Arrow Lake-HX Lineup
According to a Weibo post, a vendor from China has shared some disappointing news regarding Intel's Arrow Lake-HX lineup. Specifically, the Core Ultra 9 255HX and the Core Ultra 275HX are expected to not offer significant upgrades. For those hoping for Intel to make a strong comeback, this news isn’t encouraging. However, the post didn’t provide further specifics or benchmarks, leaving us in the dark about what "not greatly improve" really means. Interestingly, the flagship Core Ultra 9 285HX, featuring 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores, still remains a surprise factor, although we haven't seen any benchmark results for it yet.
AMD's Fire Range CPUs
On the flip side, the vendor has also disclosed that AMD is working on successors to the "Dragon Range" CPUs, which will likely include a version with 3D V-Cache. Reports from both Golden Pig Upgrade and HXL suggest the new chip might be called the Ryzen 9 9955HX3D, which would be fantastic if accurate, as it would save us from yet another rebranding. However, no specific details have been provided, so information about core counts and clock speeds is still unclear. The previous "Dragon Range" processors featured 16 cores and cache options of 64/128 MB, so we might expect something similar from the "Fire Range" series as well. Regardless, having desktop-grade chips in a mobile setup should guarantee remarkable performance, especially for high-end laptops.
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