Intel Laptop CPU Names Explained

Karaliene • 2024

Shopping for a new laptop, as a person with little to zero tech knowledge, can feel like deciphering a text message from a friend na na-stuck sa Jejemon era, especially when it comes to CPU names. Core i7-14700HX, Core i5-13420H? Anong ibig sabihin ng mga yan and why should you care?

Pero wag mabahala! Decoding these numbers and letters are a lot less complicated than explaining your situationship (char!). Let me help you make sense of the jargon para makapili ka ng tamang processor for your needs with confidence~ 

But since most of our laptops use Intel processors and have less complicated naming schemes than AMD, Let’s begin with Intel with “Intel® Core™  i7 14700HX” as our example:

• Intel Core signifies the branding and product line. Lahat ng intel CPU’s ay nagsisimula sa CORE unless Celeron or Pentium ang CPU.
• I7 is the brand modifier, mas mataas ang number mas maganda ang chipset.
• 14 or the number after the brand modifier is the generation indicator. Mas mataas na number, mas bago ang model, mas efficient ang chipset.
• 700 o yung mga number na sumunod sa generational indicator ay ang kanyang Numeric SKU.  Higher SKU represents a more powerful processor. 
• HX o yung mga letra sa dulo ay ang kanyang Suffix SKU.  May 6 na SKU suffixes ang Intel Mobile CPUs, starting from most powerful, we have:

• HX – Extreme Performance. Pang desktop-class ang performance with higher core counts and power. Usually ginagamit ito sa mga flagship gaming laptops or creator laptops.
• HK – High Performance, Unlocked. Almost the same performance sa H pero pwedeng i-overclock for better performance.
• H – High Performance. Designed for high-performance laptops, madalas ginagamit sa gaming and workstation machines.
• P- Performance Thin and Light.  Designed for premium thin and light laptops. Similar ang power neto sa H pero ‘sing power efficient neto ang U.
• U – Ultra Low Power.  Design for small and thin laptops na priority ang energy efficiency (longer battery life) pero mas mababa performance nito compared sa H
• Y – Extremely Low Power.  As the name suggest, ito yung pinaka mahinang chipset. Usually ginagamit sa mga maninipis na models suitable for basic tasks.

Intel® Core™ Ultra: Intel’s Newest Processors for AI! 

Recently, naglabas din ang Intel ng bagong processor family designed for AI related tasks which is the Intel® Core™ Ultra. Nagpakilala din ito sa mas bago at mas pinasimpleng naming scheme. Since available na sa market ang mga laptop with Core™ Ultra Processors, idagdag na natin sa explanation. Let’s use Core Ultra 7 155H as our example:

Of course, “Core Ultra” is the branding, “5 “ denotes the performance tier which is also the brand modifier. “15” represents the generation number, 5 denotes the Numeric SKU, and finally H para sa suffix. Parehas lang din ang Suffixes na meron sa Core Ultra processors which is the H, HX, U, at P. Nawala lang dito ang Y at HX.

That’s it for Intel Mobile CPU’s! For AMD mobile CPU’s before Ryzen 7000 series, halos pareho lang ang naming scheme neto sa Intel- basic and uncomplicated, until they decided to change it sa kanilang Ryzen 7000 series processors. It got so complex that it deserves a different entry. Since we’re keeping things beginner friendly here I’m going to save it for our next blog!