CoreStation HX2000 gains Intel’s Core Ultra 9 285H processor, while forthcoming CoreStation HX3000 promise even greater performance
Amulet Hotkey has updated its CoreStation HX2000 datacentre remote workstation with a new Intel Core Ultra 9 285H processor option, delivering higher clock speeds and built-in NPU AI acceleration.
The CoreStation HX2000 is built around a 5U rack mounted enclosure that can accommodate up to 12 single-width workstation nodes that can be removed, replaced, or upgraded.
Each workstation node is accessed by a single user over a 1:1 connection and can be configured with a choice of discrete MXM laptop GPUs – the Nvidia RTX A1000 (4 GB) or Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada (8 GB) – making it well suited to mainstream CAD and BIM workflows.
Features include redundant power and cooling, hot-swappable components and ‘full remote system management’ including core management capabilities such as secure remote access, power control, BIOS-level KVM access, and system-wide firmware updates.
The Intel Core Ultra 9 285H features six performance (P) cores and 8 efficient (E) cores and delivers clock speeds of up to 5.4 GHz. Although the processor is typically used in laptops, Amulet Hotkey says its datacentre integration provides greater power and cooling headroom than a mobile platform.
Amulet Hotkey is also developing a new CoreStation HX3000, due to launch in Q1 2026. Built around the same 5U enclosure, the HX3000 will feature full Intel Core desktop processors, up to the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, alongside low-profile Nvidia RTX and Intel Arc Pro GPUs.
With eight P-cores, 16 E-cores, and a higher TDP, the Core Ultra 9 285K (read our review) promises a significant uplift in multi-threaded workflows.
Supported GPUs such as the Nvidia RTX 2000 Ada (16 GB) (read our review), RTX 4000 SFF Ada (20 GB) (read our review), and RTX 2000 Pro Blackwell (16 GB) are expected to deliver major performance gains over their MXM laptop counterparts – not only offering more speed but also significantly more memory for handling larger datasets and demanding visualisation tools such as Enscape, Lumion, and Twinmotion.
The CoreStation HX is designed, built, and manufactured in the UK by Amulet Hotkey.
