Intel removes the "i" in Core i3, i5, i7 and i9 CPUs and introduces Core Ultra branding

Expected to be presented in mid-September, the next generation of processors Intel Core, which takes the name of meteor lake, will no longer have the famous “i” in its nomenclature, and will have the addition of the line core ultra. Just like the Qualcomm, which stopped identifying its chipsets with complex numbers, Intel will now only use the number on its 14th generation models.

The company also took advantage of the announcement to mention a new platform Intel vPro. Check for updates.

The biggest update in 15 years

Since 2008 the Intel started to identify its processors with the letter “i” and a number (i3, i5, i7 and i9) as a way to indicate the performance and also the market for which they were directed.

Our customer roadmap demonstrates how Intel is prioritizing innovation and technology leadership with products like Meteor Lake, focused on energy efficiency and AI at scale. To better align with our product strategies, we are introducing a branding framework that will help PC buyers better differentiate the best of our latest technology and our core offerings.

Caitlin Anderson, Intel Vice President and General Manager of Sales, Client Computing Group

With the 14th generation meteor lake On the way, the company announced that this letter will no longer exist and only the number will appear in the names of its new chipsets. The change is simple, but will allow an identification that was already easy to be even simpler: Intel Core 3, 5, 7 e 9.

The company will also launch a new line aimed only at the market that needs a more advanced performance, which takes the name of intel core ultra. So, we're left like this:

• For conventional customers: only Intel Core;
• For customers who need high performance for the most diverse tasks: intel core ultra.

The change comes to all new processors that Intel puts on the market from 2023 and if the tradition is followed by the company, it is likely that we will know all the chipset specifications in September.

Em 2022, the 13th generation was made official on September 28. The notebook versions of these processors arrived on January 06 of this year, during CES 2023.

What's New in Intel vPro

The business platform for information technology professionals is gaining new features that should provide better hiring. In addition to offering the famous good performance for the most diverse tasks, Intel will launch the Intel vPro Essentials line for “relevant commercial systems”. And a version of this platform based on Intel Evo, aimed at notebooks, will also be released.

the traditional line Intel vPro will still exist and will continue to do its good work, but the company hopes that the launch of a new branch will be able to help professionals to perform better in the most diverse tasks. More specs are also expected to be revealed by the end of 2023 when the update is announced.

First news of the Meteor Lake line

There are about three months to the announcement of the 14th generation, the Intel anticipated the first news of its next chipsets. already with the name meteor lake more than confirmed, it was also said that the processors will have the new manufacturing process Intel 4 as a basis.

In addition, with the advancement of artificial intelligence tools, the new generation of processors Intel it will have an AI engine so that the processing is carried out in a dedicated way and more and more tasks are carried out.

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