Lunar Lake unveiled: Intel strikes back with new laptop CPUs

If you're wondering why you need Intel's latest Core Ultra laptop processors, code-named Lunar Lake, the answer isn't a simple one. But if you want to buy a Lunar Lake laptop, however, you'll probably understand the differences between the various chips almost immediately. Intel unveiled what it's calling the Core Ultra Series 2 at a launch event in Berlin on Tuesday. In total, there are nine new Lunar Lake processors, which will begin shipping inside laptops from PC makers like Acer, Asus, HP, and Lenovo very soon: September 24. A few months ago, Intel unveiled the guts of the new Lunar Lake architecture, offering a sneak peek into how much performance it will offer and how much power it will consume.