During a showcase at CES 2025, the trade show run by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), Intel unveiled its new platform and series of high-powered chips for commercial PC use. Intel’s announcements for this product series emphasized AI readiness, edge computing, and a continuing partnership with Microsoft. These updates come during a time when the industry is preparing for shifting technological trends and the end of Windows 10 support.
Intel Unveils Next Editions to the Core Series
During Intel’s Monday showcase at CES 2025, the tech company revealed the next generation of its mobile and desktop processors. These include the Intel Core Ultra 200V series with the Intel vPro platform, the Intel Core Ultra 200HX and H series, and the Intel Core Ultra 200U series.
As reported on the announcement page of the Intel website, Michelle Johnston Holthaus, interim co-CEO of Intel and CEO of Intel Products, spoke on Intel’s continuing role in the personal computer industry.
“Intel Core Ultra processors are setting new benchmarks for mobile AI and graphics, once again demonstrating the superior performance and efficiency of the x86 architecture as we shape the future of personal computing,” Holthaus stated.
Listed features for the new Intel vPro platform include a light design for improved battery life, increased mobility for AI-driven hardware, the hardware-assisted Intel vPro Security validated by the MITRE ATT&CK framework, a new Intel Partner Security Engine as an isolated platform for third-party firmware, new diagnosis and remediation tools such as the Intel Endpoint Cloud Services, and a boasted 99.7% app compatibility.
An Emphasis on AI Readiness and Edge Computing
Announcements for Intel’s new products demonstrated attention to industry trends, with a large focus on the AI readiness of the new chip series. In multiple statements, Intel asserted that the debut mobile and desktop processors will be capable of supporting features, such as AI acceleration and analytics.
The announcements also detailed the partnership support for Microsoft’s AI, the Copilot+, including statements from Pavan Davuluri, corporate vice president of Windows + Devices at Microsoft.
“Copilot+ PCs offer exceptional performance, battery life, enhanced AI experiences, and are all Secured-core PCs with the Microsoft Pluton security processor,” Davuluri stated. “Copilot+ PCs powered by Intel Core Ultra 200V series deliver on all these fronts, and we are excited to partner with Intel to bring a broad set of Copilot+ PCs to commercial audiences.”
In addition to AI readiness, Intel’s announcements emphasized an associated industry trend, which is edge computing. Per Intel, its new suite of processors for edge computing will provide scalability and power efficiency, making them ideal for AI workloads and performance.
Efforts to Stay Ahead During Industry Changes
Intel’s new platform and suite of products demonstrate efforts to stay ahead of industry changes beyond new AI integration features. According to Yahoo Finance, the end of Windows 10 support in 2025 is predicted to boost sales of computer processors throughout the year.
With increased sales also comes heightened competition, however. Intel’s rival, AMD, had recently unveiled its AI Pro 300 series of processors back in October. The chipmaker Qualcomm has also entered the competition with the introduction of its Snapdragon X Elite line of semiconductors for Windows-based computers.
To remain ahead, Intel is focusing on its continued partnership with Microsoft, showing the company’s capability to support the industry’s new AI obsession. David Feng, vice president of Intel’s client computing group, commented on the company’s outlook for 2025.
“2025 is the year of refresh driven by innovation,” Feng asserted. “And we’re working closely with Microsoft to accelerate the enterprise transition to Windows 11 and harness the benefits of AI between Microsoft experiences and the broad Intel … ecosystem.”
