Intel quietly launches Core 7 245HX, specs match Core Ultra 5 235HX
Intel has launched a new SKU in its mobile Core 200 series. Unlike the models already on the market, this one does not carry any Core Ultra branding, which makes the lineup even more confusing.
According to Intel ARK, the Core 7 245HX features 14 cores in a 6P+8E configuration, 14 threads, up to 5.1 GHz boost, 24 MB Intel Smart Cache, 55 W processor base power, and 160 W maximum turbo power. Intel also lists 3 Xe-cores for the integrated GPU, up to 1.8 GHz graphics frequency, and 13 TOPS for the NPU.
Those figures are effectively identical to the Core Ultra 5 235HX . Intel’s page for that chip shows the same core layout, the same clocks, the same cache, the same power limits, and the same lack of ECC memory support. That makes the Core 7 245HX look less like a new product tier and more like a renamed Core Ultra 5 235HX.
Source: Intel
But 245HX already exists
The naming gets worse because Intel also has a Core Ultra 5 245HX, which is a different SKU. That processor carries ECC memory support, Intel vPro Enterprise eligibility, AMT support, a higher 3.1 GHz P-core base clock, and 1.9 GHz graphics. In other words, the Core 7 245HX aligns with the Ultra 5 235HX, not the Ultra 5 245HX, despite sharing the same 245HX number.
So for people who try to make sense of the lineup, this SKU would probably sit at the bottom of the stack. I’m not quite sure why they dropped Ultra branding here, it doesn’t make much sense.
| Intel Core Ultra 200HX (Arrow Lake/Refresh) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | Cores (P+E) | Max CPU Clock | Power (TDP/Max) | iGPU Xe-cores | iGPU max freq |
| Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus🆕 | 24 (8+16) | 5.5 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 4 | 2.0 GHz |
| Core Ultra 9 285HX | 24 (8+16) | 5.5 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 4 | 2.0 GHz |
| Core Ultra 9 275HX | 24 (8+16) | 5.4 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 4 | 1.9 GHz |
| Core Ultra 9 270HX Plus 🆕 | 20 (8+12) | 5.3 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 4 | 1.9 GHz |
| Core Ultra 7 265HX | 20 (8+12) | 5.3 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 4 | 1.9 GHz |
| Core Ultra 7 255HX | 20 (8+12) | 5.2 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 4 | 1.85 GHz |
| Core Ultra 7 251HX 🆕 | 18 (6+12) | 5.1 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 3 | 1.8 GHz |
| Core Ultra 5 245HX | 14 (6+8) | 5.1 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 3 | 1.9 GHz |
| Core Ultra 5 235HX | 14 (6+8) | 5.1 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 3 | 1.8 GHz |
| Core 7 245HX 🆕 | 14 (6+8) | 5.1 GHz | 55 W / 160 W | 3 | 1.8 GHz |
Source: Intel
