New Intel CPUs With Confusing Names
Intel released new CPUs, and a confusing new naming scheme to go with it
Intel has released a new generation of Desktop CPUs or processors, and with it, for the first time in over a decade, they have implemented a new naming scheme.
Previously, you would have Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9, with a generation and a 3 digit SKU, followed by a letter. Take for example, the Intel® Core™ i7-13700K Processor. Here, the naming is fairly simple to follow, it’s an i7, so performance-focused but not overkill, and it uses the 13th-generation design. Its specific model is the 700K.
With this new generation, they got rid of the letter i, and shortened them to 2 digit SKUs. They also reset the generation number to 2 (the first generation was for laptop CPUs only), and the word Ultra is used to denote an AI-capable CPU. Now you have the Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 265K. Here, 2 is your generation, and 65K is the exact model number.
This generation, Intel sacrificed some performance to improve power efficiency, but they are still good CPUs. I would not expect to see them in computers being sold this holiday season, but if you’re buying a computer 6-8 months from now you may see them. Don’t let the generation fool you, these are the newest CPUs from Intel.
More information about these CPUs can be found here: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/resources/press-kit-core-ultra-series-2.html#gs.ib87sy