I tested Intel's new Series 2 chip, and it gave my Copilot+ PC a run for its money

The new Intel Core Ultra 7 200V (Series 2) processor promises next-gen AI experiences in some of the market's thinnest, lightest form factors. I tested it on the Asus Zenbook S 14.

It's been a big year for advancements in processor technology, and it's only continuing to ramp up. Intel just announced its next generation of high-efficiency, AI-powered chips with the Core Ultra Series 2, and one of the first laptops it's loaded on is the Asus Zenbook S 14. 

Last month, ZDNET's Cesar Cadenas went hands-on with the Zenbook S 14 running the Intel Core Ultra 5 processor, praising the laptop's performance, battery efficiency, and brilliant OLED display. The accessible hardware configuration of 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage kept the price down to an agreeable $800, while the processor's NPU did the heavy lifting. The biggest drawback ...