| Launched | January 2026 |
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| Designed by | Intel |
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Branding | |
| Brand name(s) | Core Ultra |
| Generation | Series 3 |
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Instructions and architecture | |
| Instructions set | x86-64 |
| Instructions | x86, IA-32, x86-64 |
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| P-core architecture | Cougar Cove (P-cores) |
| E-core architecture | Darkmont (E-cores and LP E-cores) |
Cores | |
| Core count | Up to 16 cores:
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| P-core L0 cache | 48 KB data (per core) |
| P-core L1 cache | 256 KB (per core):
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| E-core L1 cache | 96 KB (per core):
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| P-core L2 cache | 2.5 MB (per core) |
| E-core L2 cache | 4 MB (per cluster) |
| P-core L3 cache | 3 MB (per core) |
Graphics | |
| Graphics architecture | Xe3-LPG (Battlemage) |
| NPU | |
| Architecture | NPU 5 |
| TOPS | Up to 50 (int8) |
Memory support | |
| Type | |
| Memory channels | 2 channels |
| Maximum capacity | Up to 128 GB |
I/O | |
| PCIe support | PCIe 5.0 |
| PCIe lanes | 8 lanes: |
History | |
| Predecessor | Lunar Lake |
Panther Lake is a codename for Core Ultra Series 3 mobile processors developed by Intel. [1] The architecture was launched in January 2026 at CES 2026 [2] [3] and is produced using Intel's 18A node. [2] It uses Intel Arc Xe3 integrated graphics. [1]
| Core Ultra | Series 9 | Series 7 | Series 5 | ||||||
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| Model | 388H | 386H | 368H | 366H | 358H | 356H | 338H | 336H | |
| Cores (threads) | P | 4 | |||||||
| E | 8 | 4 | |||||||
| LP-E | 4 | ||||||||
| Base clock rate (GHz) | P | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| E | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| LP-E | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Turbo Boost (GHz) | P | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| E | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |
| LP-E | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | |
| Graphics | Gen | Arc B390 | Intel | Arc B390 | Intel | Arc B390 | Intel | Arc B370 | Intel |
| Xe-Cores | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
| Max Turbo (GHz) | 2.5 | 2.45 | 2.4 | 2.3 | |||||
| NPU (Tops) | 50 | 47 | |||||||
| Intel vPro | Yes | No | Yes | ||||||
| Smart Cache | 18 MB | ||||||||
| TDP | Base | 25 W | |||||||
| Turbo | 80 W | ||||||||
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| Core Ultra | Series 7 | Series 5 | |||||
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| Model | 365 | 355 | 335 | 332 | 325 | 322 | |
| Cores (threads) | P | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| LP-E | 4 | ||||||
| Base clock rate (GHz) | P | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| LP-E | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 | |
| Turbo Boost (GHz) | P | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| LP-E | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | |
| Graphics | Gen | Intel Graphics | |||||
| Xe-Cores | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
| Max Turbo (GHz) | 2.5 | 2.45 | 2.3 | 2.45 | 2.3 | ||
| NPU (Tops) | 49 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 46 | ||
| Intel vPro | Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
| Smart Cache | 12 MB | ||||||
| TDP | Base | 25 W | |||||
| Turbo | 55 W | ||||||
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