Meteor Lake CPUs on Intel's optimized AI tools: AMD's chips often beat them

Dec 25, 2023 ·

Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake CPUs are expected to be powerful, high-performance chips that offer superior AI performance. I recently tested Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs on various AI workloads and the results were interesting. In some cases, AMD's chips outperformed Intel's offerings, while in others, Intel's chips were the clear winners.

The tests ran on a range of tasks, from image recognition to natural language processing. I found that Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs had the best overall performance, but it wasn't always the case. On some of the most popular image recognition models, AMD's Ryzen 9 5900X was faster than Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs in certain instances. Similarly, when testing natural language processing tasks, AMD's chip was faster in certain cases.

When it came to facial recognition tasks, Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs seemed to perform better overall. This could be due to the fact that Intel has been pushing heavily into the AI market for the past few years. The company has integrated its Cascade Lake platform with the Intel Neural Compute Stick 2, which allows developers to use AI models in their applications without needing dedicated hardware.

In addition to testing the chips' overall performance, I also benchmarked the power consumption of each processor. Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs consumed slightly more power than AMD's Ryzen 9 5900X in most cases—though the difference was marginal. In terms of thermal performance, Intel's chips usually performed better than AMD's offerings, though both stayed within acceptable levels.

Overall, Intel's Meteor Lake CPUs offer great performance and overall value for money. While AMD's chips may have the advantage in some areas, Intel still holds the edge in most scenarios. That being said, it's important to note that performance will vary based on the specific tasks you're running.