Intel details its 2nm 18A-process Panther Lake chips, showing major performance gains; Panther Lake Core Ultra Series 3-based laptops will debut on January 27
Intel's 2-nanometer “18A” chip foundry has fired up at last, churning out the newest Core Ultra Series 3 processors for laptops and mini PCs, also known as “Panther Lake.”
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@caro_milanesi
Carolina Milanesi
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Longer battery life better performance and more AI shipping now! You can feel the excitement from the whole @intel team and rightly so given all the changes the company went through in the past 9 months [image]
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@yabhishekhd
Abhishek Yadav
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Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (Panther Lake) - Complete Specifications Ultra 9, 7, and 5. Core Ultra Series 3 Line-up Ultra 9 / X9 (388H / 386H) 🧠 16 cores / 16 threads (next-gen P-cores + E/LP-E cores) ⚡ P-core boost up to 5.1 / 4.9 GHz 💾 18MB Smart Cache 🤖 NPU Gen 5 - up to 50 [ima…
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@digitalix
Alex Ziskind
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Whoa, Intel's Core Ultra 3 is claiming 27 hour battery life. That's more than Snapdragon and Apple. Can't wait to test this out [image]
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@davekopec
David Kopec
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I just watched Intel's CES presentation. Their benchmarks for Panther Lake look very good. Take that with a grain of salt until independent testing comes out. But they're not asserting a marginal improvement, they're claiming double digit gains everywhere https://edc.intel.com/..…
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@mweinbach
Max Weinbach
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Dan Rogers from Intel is up talking about GPUs in Intel Core Ultra Series 3 The best GPU in an SoC [image]
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@caro_milanesi
Carolina Milanesi
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I very much appreciated the candor used to talk about the journey @intel has seen on the graphics space and how they addressed their past shortcomings to deliver a competitive product
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@tomwarren
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Intel says it will be launching an “entire handheld gaming platform with Panther Lake” chips later this year [image]
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At CES, @intel keynote! A thread [image]
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#IntelCoreUltra Series 3 features: ▪️ New P-cores, E-cores, & LP E-cores ▪️ Massive Xe3 GPU with ray tracing ▪️ Next-gen NPU for low-power AI ▪️ DDR5, Wi-Fi 7, Thunderbolt 4 & 5 Learn more from #IntelCES keynote here: https://www.youtube.com/... [image]
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@mweinbach
Max Weinbach
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Intel Core Ultra Series 3! It's a new design all around with the best iGPU available Oh and its build on Intel's 18A foundry node [image]
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@intelnews
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At #CES2026, Intel debuts #IntelCoreUltra Series 3—the first AI PC platform built on Intel 18A, the most advanced semiconductor process ever designed and manufactured in the U.S. https://newsroom.intel.com/...
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Leadership silicon on a leadership process node - it's what SVP & GM of Intel Products Jim Johnson says is the foundation of what makes Intel Core Ultra 3, launching today at #CES2026, such a game changer. [video]
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Today Intel launches #IntelCoreUltra Series 3 processors for PCs and edge AI applications. It's one of the most important launches of the new Intel CEO @LipBuTan1 is building. Here's why: [video]
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@intelnews
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Kicking off CES: Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announces that Intel shipped its first Intel 18A product and is ramping all three #IntelCoreUltra Series 3 die packages. Intel 18A is the world's first foundry node with RibbonFET + PowerVia, enabling lower power and higher density at scale.
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@greengart
Avi Greengart
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@intel @perplexity_ai Wrapping up @intel at #CES2026. Core Ultra 3 is a really big deal, and we'll be able to start testing almost immediately. Over 200 design wins (I've seen a bunch privately already) with some products going on sale starting tomorrow. /end [image]
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@ryanshrout
Ryan Shrout
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Next up is @intel and it's Panther Lake launch. I expect a lot of impressive systems and devices to make a showing as the day progresses and OEMs have their launches. [image]
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CES 2026: Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Debut as First Built on Intel 18A
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Intel Arc B390... Brutal figures! The new mobile king! #CES26 #CES2026 #Intel [image]
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@imnotharsh
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$INTC ARC GPU Processor - INTEL ARC B390 50% MORE GRAPHIC CORES THAN PRIOR GENERATION 70% HIGHER FRAME RATE THAN $AMD RAYDEON [image]
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@hms1193
Hassan Mujtaba
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A few games running on Intel's Arc B390 “Xe3” iGPU at super smooth frame rates. Yeah, no need for dGPUs on entry-level laptops, now that an iGPU offers MFG support & runs at sub-50W sustained TDPs with over 100 FPS. 😀 [video]
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Intel says Arc B390 graphics are 73% faster than AMD Radeon 890M, special version for handheld confirmed
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Intel says Arc B390 graphics are 73% faster than AMD Radeon 890M, special version for handheld confirmed
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Exclusive: Intel Is Making Its Own Handheld Gaming PC Chips at CES 2026