Arrow Lake-HX
Intel's Core Ultra 200HX-series, the high-performance mobile CPUs powering many 2025-2026 flagship gaming laptops.
Arrow Lake-HX is the codename for Intel Core Ultra 200HX processors, the top-tier mobile chips aimed at gaming and workstation laptops. They combine performance (P) cores and efficient (E) cores, drop Hyper-Threading, and add an NPU for on-device AI tasks.
Top parts like the Core Ultra 9 275HX offer up to 24 cores and high boost clocks, delivering strong multi-threaded and gaming performance when paired with an RTX 50-series GPU. They run hot under sustained load, so they depend on serious cooling.
Why it matters when buying
Arrow Lake-HX is the chip to expect inside 2026 flagship 16- and 18-inch gaming laptops. For pure gaming the CPU rarely bottlenecks a good GPU, so prioritize cooling and GPU TGP; the HX chip mainly pays off in heavy creation and streaming workloads.