"Intel officially announced its next generation of processors at its CES 2026 keynote: the Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake", and Intel says they're poised to deliver the highest power efficiency, graphics power, and of course, AI performance yet. The keynote kicked off the start of CES 2026 in Las Vegas, with Intel's Senior VP Jim Johnson taking to the stage to officially launch the Panther Lake processor family -- the first built on its new 18A node and boasting nearly 50% more performance than its Lunar Lake chips, while harnessing greater power efficiency."
"They're powerful chips, featuring up to 16 cores, built-in Intel Arc GPU with Xe3 chip architecture, and a new NPU with up to 50 TOPS, while supporting LPDRR5 memory up to 9GB at speeds of up to 9600 MT/s and DDR5 up to 128GB. The new 18A base configuration comes on eight cores: four P-cores and four LP-cores, with the new Xe3 GPU supporting 3.8 times more TOPS over the previous Arrow Lake generation of chips."
Intel unveiled the Panther Lake Core Ultra Series 3 processors built on the 18A node, claiming nearly 50% more performance than Lunar Lake while improving power efficiency. Configurations include an eight-core base with four P-cores and four LP-cores, and higher-end X9/X7 SKUs offering up to 16 CPU cores. Integrated Intel Arc graphics use the Xe3 architecture with up to 12 Xe cores and substantially higher TOPS compared with Arrow Lake. A new NPU offers up to 50 TOPS. Memory support includes LPDDR5 up to 9GB at 9600 MT/s and DDR5 up to 128GB. Major OEMs are shipping Panther Lake systems for 2026.
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