The very first Intel Meteor Lake laptop computers powered by the Core Ultra CPUs are now appearing at different online sellers in the United States.
MSI Prestige 16 & 13 Are The First Meteor Lake Laptops To Be Listed By Retailers In The United States: Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Starting at $1049 United States
The MSI Prestige AI EVO is the very first Meteor Lake CPU-powered laptop computer that is being noted in the United States and includes the Core Ultra 7 155H & Core Ultra 5 125H SKUs. The laptop computers are offered in both 16" and 13" versions and have actually been noted for costs that begin at $1049 United States which looks extremely budget-friendly so let's begin with the specifications.
In regards to specs, the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H"Meteor Lake" CPU includes a 6 +8 +2 config. This consists of 6 Performance cores based upon the Redwood Cove architecture, 8 Efficiency cores on Crestmont architecture, and an extra 2 E-Cores utilizing the very same architecture that is discovered within the SOC tile. The clock speeds of the chip are ranked at 3.8 GHz base and 4.8 GHz increase with TDPs ranked at 28-35W. The CPU likewise provides 24 MB of L3 cache.
When it comes to the MSI Prestige laptop computers, the base setup appears to be priced at $1049 United States and comes loaded with a 13.3" QHD OLED show with 16 GB of LPDDR5-6400 memory, 512 GB NVMe SSD storage, and an incorporated Arc graphics chip for display screen. The laptop computer weighs 2.18 pounds and supports the current IO such as WIFI 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 utilizing the Intel Killer BE1750 chipset. You likewise get 2 Thunderbolt 4 (Type-C) ports, a single USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A Port, and 65W PD charging through the USB Type-C port. There are 3 variations noted at Newegg that include:
- MSI Prestige 13 AI EVO - Core Ultra 5 125H/ 16 GB LPDDR5/ 512 GB SSD - $1049 United States
- MSI Prestige 13 AI EVO - Core Ultra 7 155H/ 16 GB LPDDR5/ 1.0 TB SSD - $1299 United States
- MSI Prestige 16 AI EVO - Core Ultra 5 125H/ 32 GB LPDDR5/ 2.0 TB SSD - $1649 United States
(Note: The $1049 United States variation is based upon the Core Ultra 5 125H and not the Core Ultra 7 155H as discussed in the listing. You can see the specifications sheet in the listing which specifies the CPU is the Core Ultra 5 125H).
You will keep in mind an absence of discrete GPUs on these laptop computers because these laptop computers currently load Intel's newest Arc Alchemist-based incorporated GPU on the GFX-Tile. This option is stated to be on par with low-end discrete GPUs and support the newest functions such as Ray Tracing, DX12 Ultimate, and XeSS. iGPUs likewise imply that you will not need to fret about greater power draws that are connected with dGPUs so you can have longer battery times too. There will be a couple of discrete GPU designs with higher-end laptop computers later on in 2024 however for now, we can just anticipate iGPU Meteor Lake laptop computers. Following is list of laptop computers from MSI including Intel Meteor Lake CPUs (Source: Momomo_US):
- Prestige 16 AI Studio
- Eminence 13 AI Studio
- Eminence 16 AI EVO
- Status 13 AI EVO
- Stealth 14 AI Studio
- Stealth 14 AI
- Stealth 16 AI Studio
- Stealth 13 AI Studio
- Stealth 16 AI
- Stealth 13 AI
- CreatorPro 16 AI Studio
The MSI Prestige AI EVO laptop computers powered by Intel's Meteor Lake" Core Ultra "CPUs will be revealed on the 14th of December followed by the main retail accessibility on the 18th of December. We've likewise seen listings of other laptop computers such as Lenovo's Yoga in the European market including the really exact same Core Ultra 5 155H CPU, more details on that here.