Intel has finally unleashed their brand new 12th Gen Alder Lake mobility lineup which goes gun blazing against AMD's and Apple's chip lineup.

Intel Powers Next-Gen Laptops With Its 12th Gen Alder Lake Lineup: Beats AMD & Apple Chips, Core i9-12900HK Flagship With Up To 14 Cores at 5 GHz

The Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake mobility lineup will be segmented into the P-series for high-end and U-series for entry-level mobility platforms. The main change to the lineup is the addition of hybrid cores which comprise Golden Cove (P-Cores) and Gracemont (E-Cores) on a 10nm ESF (Enhanced Super Fin) process node. There are a total of 28 new SKUs that Intel is introducing today, 14 P and 14 U series. So let's start with the P-series lineup.

Some of the key features of the lineup include:

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Intel Alder Lake-P Series SKUs

The Intel Alder Lake-P series will be replacing the entire Tiger Lake-H45, H35, and UP3 portfolio of chips. It will max out at 14 cores in the top SKU which will comprise 6 Golden Cove cores & 8 Grace Mont cores. The parts replacing the Tiger Lake-UP3 series will feature 2 Golden Cove cores and 8 Gracemont cores. The chips will pack both GT2 and GT3 Xe configurations with up to 96 Execution units.

Intel Alder Lake-P2 Big Cores + 8 Small Cores with a GT2/GT3 GPU4 Big Cores + 4 Small Cores with a GT2/GT3 GPU4 Big Cores + 8 Small Cores with a GT2/GT3 GPU6 Big Cores + 4 Small Cores with a GT2/GT3 GPU6 Big Cores + 8 Small Cores with a GT2/GT3 GPU

Based on the Intel 7 process, new 12th Gen H-series processors offer:

Up to 5 GHz frequencies, 14 cores (6 P-cores and 8 E-cores), and 20 threads that give the 12th Gen Intel Core i9-12900HK the crown as the fastest mobile processor. It delivers performance leadership over Intel’s previous generation and the competition.The performance extends for unparalleled gaming experiences across top gaming titles and content creation tools. The new 12th Gen Intel Core H-series is the world’s best mobile gaming platform, delivering up to 28% faster gaming than the previous mobile gaming leader in the market: the Intel Core i9-11980HK. 12th Gen Intel Core H-series is more than up to the task for content creators. For example, users may see up to 43% higher performance in 3D rendering gen-over-gen.Broad memory support for DDR5/LPDDR5 and DDR4/LPDDR4 modules up to 4800 MT/s – a first in the industry for H-series mobile processors.Nearly three times faster connectivity on exclusive high-speed channels without legacy Wi-Fi interference. Using integrated Intel® Wi-Fi 6E (Gig+)v gives users the freedom to work and learn from home and relax with smooth, high-quality streaming.Thunderbolt 4 support that delivers transfer speeds up to 40Gbps and PC connectivity to multiple 4K monitors and accessories.

Other features of the platform will include support for Thunderbolt 4, PCIe Gen 5.0 lanes & Killer WiFi 6E. When it comes to memory support, the Intel Alder Lake-P chips will get both LPDDR5 and DDR5 configurations. It is likely that Intel will release Alder Lake-P first with LPDDR5 variants while the higher-end Tiger Lake-H successors will come outfitted with DDR5 memory.

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As for features, the Intel Alder Lake H series processors feature the Core i9-12900HK as the flagship CPU, offering up to 14 cores, 24 MB of L3 cache, and a clock frequency of 5 GHz. The lineup is also going to be up to 40% faster than the previous generation, offering a big boost to content creators and gamers alike. In a Core i9-12900HK performance slide, the CPU can be seen beating both the Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 9 5900HX by offering much higher performance at the same wattage. It really shows that Alder Lake is going to give AMD and Apple a beating in the overall efficiency game and further extend the performance with a max turbo power of up to 115W.

As for overall performance, the Intel Core i9-12900HK is up to 28% faster in gaming and up to 44% faster in content creation versus the Core i9-11980HK and also easily beats the Ryzen 9 5900HX & Apple's M1 Max / Pro chips. There are tons of options to select from too as these chips will power enthusiast-grade laptop designs. The more mainstream options will be configured with Intel's Alder Lake-P28 lineup which has the Core i7-1280P as the flagship, featuring 14 cores, 20 threads, a 4.8 GHz boost clock, 18 MB of cache, and a max turbo rating of up to 64W.

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Intel Alder Lake-P Laptop CPU Lineup Specs: