Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is going all-in on boosting artificial-intelligence performance across its computer processor lineup.
On Thursday, the semiconductor company launched a new lineup of laptop processors named “Core Ultra,” which are designed to enhance AI-related features in PC software applications.
“The launch of Intel Core Ultra represents the unmatched scale and speed at which Intel is enabling AI on the PC,” Michelle Johnston Holthaus , Intel’s general manager of Client Computing Group said in a news release. “Intel is best-positioned to deliver this next generation of computing.”
The executive predicts AI PCs, which have capabilities to accelerate AI workloads, will account for 80% of the PC market over the next four years. The chip maker also said more than 100 software vendors have optimized their applications with AI-related features that take advantage of Core Ultra.
Starting Thursday, computers with the Core Ultra chips are available worldwide from leading PC makers, including Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung.
Intel also launched its latest server processors — the fifth-generation Intel Xeon chips.
“Designed for AI, our 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors provide greater performance to customers deploying AI capabilities across cloud,” Intel general manager of Data Center and AI Group Sandra Rivera said in a separate release.
The new Xeons offer up to 42% higher performance for certain AI workloads versus the prior model.
In November, Barron’s said the release of PCs with built-in AI capabilities could drive better sales for computer makers in the coming years.
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