- Intel reveals Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors on MWC 2025
- Processors offer significant improvements in performance
- Intel announces insured supply chain for selected OEMs
Intel has lifted the veil on its latest commercial offerings -a number of new core -ultra processors designed for a number of workstations.
Intel is based on success with Lunar Lake Core Ultra 200V, and now adds core Ultra 200u, 200h, 200hx and 200S under the Arrow Lake designation.
Revealed on the MWC 2025, 200u will expand the performance of Intel’s thin and lightweight portable row, while 200h and 200HX are built for Performance Notebooks. The 200s will be the throbbing heart of a number of desktops and workstations. Arrow Lake units start sending in March 2025.
Better productivity and performance
Diged in the statistics, Intel Core Ultra 7 265u offers superior benchmarking across a number of Cinebench, Geekbench and Procyon over its 165U counterpart. Most notably, 265U offers one up to 1.30x boost in the service to Procyon video editing.
As for 265 hours over 165 hours, the statistics are just as impressive. Offers between a 1,01x and 1,60x boost in the performance across the same benchmarks. Simulation of the potential increases in the benefit that an upgrade could give, Intel also benchmarked 265 hours against a 4-year Intel Core i7-1185G7 and returned a 2,84x improvement in Cinebench 2024-Benchmark and a 2,42x improvement for Geekbench 6.3 Multicore test.
As for competitor’s performance, Intel says that core Ultra 265H edges past Snapdragon X Elite-X1E-80-100 and offers a 15% improvement over AMDS Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 in Cinebench 2024 single core test.
“2025 is a central year for PC Refresh,” said David Feng, vice president of the client’s computing group and general manager for client segments at Intel, “and with Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) processors we deliver the most advanced commercial systems to date.”
Intel insured the supply chain
Intel has also announced that Select Intel Core Ultra Series 2 products will benefit from the insured supply chain, which means some manufacturers will be able to provide a system-on-chip (SOC) showing a digitally attestable chain in the silicon production process, providing greater control over purchases and sensitive data. This program will be available in the second half of 2025.
“Intel has long been a leader in safe, transparent and reliable semiconductor production, and the Intel Assured Supply Chain program is another step forward in strengthening the confidence in the technology that runs our customers’ critical operations,” said Jennifer Larson, General Manager, Commercial Client Segments, Client Computing Group, Intel.
