Intel has just launched its latest 9th Gen Intel Core mobile H-series processors, taking aim at the gaming, professional, and desktop replacement markets once again with Coffee Lake. Incorporating the same architecture, process, and many of the same proprietary features as past generations, not much has changed with the 9th Gen. But Intel has managed to stuff these chips with two extra cores and WiFi 6 support to make them a little more tempting to users on ageing laptops.
The company is stepping up its 9th Gen mobile chips to match the desktop counterparts, offering up to eight cores and 16 threads with the top chip, the Core i9 9980HK. The processor is listed at 4.8GHz with Intel Turbo Boost activated, matching the hexacore i9 8950HK from last year. However, Intel is also touting the ability to run this octacore chip at 5GHz, pending thermal and power headroom, thanks to its Intel Thermal Velocity Boost tech.
Also hoping to sway users towards an upgrade, these chips all come rocking the WiFi 6 AX200. This is a wireless network adapter capable of sustaining reliable, high-speed WiFi with compatible routers even if the airwaves are packed with other network chatter.