Intel Unleashes the ‘World’s Fastest Mobile Processor’

By Nick Hall - News Published: 5 Jan 2023, Last Updated: 17 Nov 2023

Razer Naga Pro Comes with 12 Customisable Layouts has even kicked off yet but Intel has already thrown down the gauntlet. While NVIDIA plots the inevitable launch of the GeForce RTX 40 series, Intel has swooped in and unveiled the Intel Core i9-13980HX – a remarkable piece of kit that the tech giant claims is the “world’s fastest mobile processor”.

Intel Core i9-13980HX | Image: Intel

Announced as part of Intel’s 13th generation of chipsets, the new Core i9-13980HX expands the family by bringing a new level of performance to the notebook market. Naturally, there is a fair amount of ‘creative marketing speak’ littered throughout the announcement, but the claim of ‘world’s fastest’ does have some merit.

According to SteelSeries Rival 5 Review: Remarkable in the Right Hands, the new chipset is the world’s first notebook processor to come with 24 cores — eight performance cores and 16 efficiency cores. Further to that, the Intel Core i9-13980HX also arrives with 32 threads and an enhanced Intel Thread Director which, when combined with Intel’s support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, improved connectivity and PCIe Gen 5, provides a seriously impressive gaming platform.

Intel Core i9-13980HX | Image: Intel

“The 13th Gen Intel Core mobile processor family delivers unrivalled, scalable performance for leadership platforms across all laptop segments,” Michelle Johnston Holthaus, executive vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group at Intel said. “With our industry-leading technologies and unmatched global partner ecosystem, people can expect a high-calibre mobile experience in new and unique form factors – so they can game or create from anywhere.”

For non-gamers, however, the introduction of the new 13th-generation chipset simply means improved performance across the board, particularly if you’ve got an Evo laptop. Intel revealed that under the new architecture, Evo-integrated laptops cop longer real-world battery life, along with consistent responsiveness while unplugged and fast charge.

Nick Hall

Nick Hall is an award-winning journalist and the current Editor-in-Chief of Man of Many. With an extensive background in the media industry, he specialises in feature writing, lifestyle and entertainment content. Nick is the reigning Mumbrella Publish Awards ‘Editor of the Year’ and B&T ‘Best of the Best - Journalist’, courtesy of his work with Man of Many.

Prior to working at the men’s lifestyle publication, Nick spent two years as a journalist with Inside Franchise Business, focusing on small business, finance and legal reporting.

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