As the i7-14700HX Surfaces, Intel’s “Raptor Lake Refresh” is confirmed for the mobile segment launch.

With the appearance of the Core i7-14700HX on the leaked PugetBench online database, Intel’s plan to launch the 14th Gen Core series in the mobile market is officially verified. This would be similar to how Intel handled its 10th generation Core series, with the then-newer “Ice Lake” silicon handling the thin and light -U and -P segments and the technologically more antiquated “Comet Lake” silicon, with its higher core count, limited to the mainstream -H and enthusiast -HX market segments. With its next “Meteor Lake” silicon, Intel is expected to target the -U, -P, and some tiers of the -H segments. While “Raptor Lake Refresh” keeps the more identifiable 14th Gen Core processor model numbering structure akin to that of its desktop cousin, these may have the more recent Core and Core Ultra product branding.

In addition to the Core i7-14700HX, which has now surfaced on the PugetBench database, at least two other models from the “Raptor Lake Refresh” mobile pedigree—the Core i5-14650HX and the i9-14900HX—have also been leaked. The flagship “i9-14980HK” component is most likely built on “Raptor Lake Refresh,” with power restrictions that rival the desktop i9-14900 and an unlocked multiplier for notebooks that are essentially desktop replacements. The Intel prototype notebook that was leaked along with the i7-14700HX had 64 GB of DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM memory and a discrete Arc A570M GPU. In the event that the 13th generation power limit convention is followed, the CPU base power will be 55 W, and the maximum turbo power (or burst power) will be 157 W. The fundamental configuration of the i7-14700HX is something we are currently unaware of. It is unclear if the i7-14700HX will have an 8P+12E configuration akin to that of the desktop model, as the current i7-13700HX has an 8P+8E configuration.