Lenovo Launches Legion PCs with Intel 14th Gen HX CPUs: Enters MoTD Market

Lenovo has officially entered the Mobile on Desktop market after releasing new PCs powered by Intel’s 14th Gen HX CPUs. Several weeks ago, WolStame, a China desktop product manager at Lenovo, hinted at the company’s intention to launch prototypes in the MoTD PC space. It is well known that this market has grown enormously in the last few years since high-end HX CPU platforms from Intel and AMD were introduced.

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HX CPUs are re-purposed desktop dies for enthusiast laptops that operate at more conservative power limits. The market entrance came after the desktop’s stability issues with Raptor Lake-S 13th Gen and Raptor Lake-S Refresh 14th Gen CPUs. Unlike standard “S” SKUs, Intel and AMD HX CPUs typically run at lower power limits, resulting in higher stability.

Consequently, PC vendors are now utilizing these chips and incorporating them into various high-end PC builds. Lenovo’s official marketing illustrates its MoTD Blade 7000K system, comprising a mATX chassis housing a motherboard with an Intel 14th Gen HX CPU pre-mounted. The BGA-form factor CPU featured a large heatsink provided with four heat pipes.

Additionally, the Blade 7000K also permits multiple customized options, such as 24-core CPUs, 192 GB memory, air-liquid cooled solutions, storage ranging from 512 to 4 TB, and different NVIDIA graphics card alternatives. Lenovo also indicated that the MoTD Blade 7000k Desktop PCs, including Intel 14th Gen HX CPUs, will cost less than the 14th Gen “S” CPU options. The Intel does will clock in at 190W and 253W, respectively, which is well inside the “baseline profile” for Intel.

The only problem with this machine is that the CPU is soldered in and is therefore not replaceable, limiting CPU upgradeability. However, installing a 13th or 14th-Gen HX should be sufficient for a few years, given the number of cores, they have, and their clock speed. Previous prices are quite low compared to the “standard” S SKU. It is expected that Lenovo will launch this PC within the next few days.

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