Subj : HP reveals new fastest-ever AI PC, an OmniBook laptop packing a m To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Thu Jul 18 2024 11:00:07 HP reveals new fastest-ever AI PC, an OmniBook laptop packing a mystery AMD CPU thats more powerful than current Ryzen AI 300 flagship Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 09:51:07 +0000 Description: HP OmniBook Ultra takes AI leadership to the next level but were not quite sure what the vehicle to achieve that might be. FULL STORY ====================================================================== AMD might have an even faster Ryzen AI 300 (Strix Point) CPU waiting in the wings, and HP has seemingly revealed this chip which will push forward with an even more powerful NPU in one of its upcoming laptops. This is the HP OmniBook Ultra that was just announced as the worlds highest performance AI PC which offers up a Ryzen mobile CPU with an NPU that boasts 55 TOPS. Currently, the fastest Strix Point processor from AMD is the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, and the NPU in that chip gives you 50 TOPS, with the new CPU outdoing that by 10%. It would indeed be the fastest NPU out there, and probably for quite some time Intels next-gen Lunar Lake mobile silicon isnt expected to exceed 48 TOPS. (This is the performance of the NPU only, mind dont confuse it with the total TOPS rating for a CPU, which includes the processor itself and integrated GPU lending their weight to AI workloads). Well be interested to get this new HP OmniBook Ultra in for testing, thats for sure, and the laptop maker is set to launch the laptop in August in the US (via its own online store and Best Buy, were told). (Image credit: HP) Analysis: HX 375 or custom silicon? This isnt a development we were expecting, frankly, and its a surprise to see this new AMD chip with a peppier NPU pop up. However, it does tie in with another leak as VideoCardz (which flagged up the HP press release) observes. Namely the previous sighting of an HX 375 chip in theory, a small step up from the current flagship HX 370 in the CPU-Z monitoring utility. Either that, or HP could have knocked up a custom version of an existing AMD Strix Point processor, but that seems unlikely and the existence of the HX 375 is what our money is on. We wont have long to wait to find out, with the laptop appearing in August though if an HX 375 is inbound, admittedly thats a very swift arrival (considering the Ryzen AI 300 range, and HX 370 therein, wont launch until later in July, at least in the US). You might also like Microsoft has pulled off a miracle: Surface Copilot PCs are now the most repairable These are the best processors from AMD and Intel All the best cheap processor deals right now ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/laptops/hp-reveals-new-fastest-ever-ai-pc- an-omnibook-laptop-packing-a-mystery-amd-cpu-thats-more-powerful-than-current- ryzen-ai-300-flagship --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .