Intel's new ninth-generation notebook processors give birth to "Musclebooks"

This speedster is the flagship model 9980HK, capable of accelerating to this speed of 5 GHz from a base clock of 2.4 GHz. Intel claims to be able to offer games "up to 18% faster" in games compared to 8950HK, the flagship product of last year, or a faster 4K video editing of 28% in Adobe Premiere Pro . If you play, stream and record at the same time, Intel says it could improve 2.1x performance.

It will cost you a nice dime though, since the price recommended by the manufacturer is $ 583. There is also the non-overclockable 9880H, which goes from 2.3 to 4.8 Ghz. Intel doubles laptops (presumably huge) with these super-powerful "Musclebook" chips. Super nerdy, but I dig a little too.

The most common processors are less exciting. Intel does not add new hearts as it did last year or radically change the architecture. In terms of functionality, the major changes support the Intel Optane H10 memory module and Wi-Fi compatibility 6. The first promises 63% faster performance compared to a three-year-old PC equipped with a Traditional SSD, but manufacturers will have to adopt the Intel memory solution. In the meantime, Wi-Fi 6, if you have a compatible router, will allow you to transfer data three times faster than Wi-Fi 2 × 2 AC, which is the norm today.

If you've bought a laptop in the past year, there's no reason to upgrade your computer, but high-end processors bring laptops closer to the performance of the desktop than ever before. Well, unless you're actually using desktop hardware, use the Dell Alienware a51m. Expect to see these new processors appear in laptops throughout the year.