Intel’s cheaper Panther Lake chips are for budget-friendly laptops | The Verge
Overview
Tech Expand Amazon Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Samsung Business See all tech
Reviews Expand Smart Home Reviews Phone Reviews Tablet Reviews Headphone Reviews See all reviews
Details
Science Expand Space Energy Environment Health See all science
Entertainment Expand TV Shows Movies Audio See all entertainment
Policy Expand Antitrust Politics Law Security See all policy
Gadgets Expand Laptops Phones TVs Headphones Speakers Wearables See all gadgets
Verge Shopping Expand Buying Guides Deals Gift Guides See all shopping
Streaming Expand Disney HBONetflix You Tube Creators See all streaming
Transportation Expand Electric Cars Autonomous Cars Ride-sharing Scooters See all transportation
Tech Close Tech Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Tech
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Gadgets Close Gadgets Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Gadgets
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
News Close News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All News
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Intel’s cheaper Panther Lake chips are for budget-friendly laptops
The Intel Core Series 3 processors have fewer cores and less of everything compared to their Ultra counterparts.
The Intel Core Series 3 processors have fewer cores and less of everything compared to their Ultra counterparts.
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Intel is announcing a family of cheaper Panther Lake laptop processors called the Core Series 3 line. They’re built on the same Intel 18A process as the higher-end Core Ultra Series 3 family of chips, but they have less of just about everything spec-wise.
The Core Series 3 (non-Ultra) line encompasses six different chips, with the highest end being a six-core Intel Core 7 360 and the low-end model being a five-core Intel Core 3 304. Compared to their Ultra counterparts, the Core Series 3 across the board have fewer CPU cores, Xe graphics cores, and PCIe lanes. They’re capable of less TOPS, a lower TDP wattage, and are limited to two Thunderbolt 4 ports instead of four. All of that should translate to lower prices, but we’ll have to see just how low once Intel partners like Acer, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and others start selling Core Series 3 laptops.
There’s some overlap in the chip names between the Core Series 3 and the pricier Core Ultra Series 3 processors, which could make things a little confusing once they’re all in the market. For example, at the botom of the Core Ultra Series 3 line is a Core Ultra 5 322 chip, and in the middle of the Core Series 3 line there’s now a Core 5 330. The 330 could sound like the better chip, since it’s a higher number than 322, but it’s got two fewer cores, half the cache, about a third of the AI TOPS, and the same amount of Xe graphics cores. So, when in doubt, look for the “Ultra” moniker or lack of one to know if you’re in budget land or not.
Even if these new Core chips are a little bit of a bore, it’s good to see more affordable Panther Lake options coming. The flagship Intel Core Ultra X9 388H I tested in the Asus Zenbook Duo was excellent, with solid battery life and even strong graphics performance, but that’s a $2,300 laptop. How much of that core experience can trickle down to much cheaper Panther Lake laptops?
Antonio G. Di Benedetto Close Antonio G. Di Benedetto Reviewer, Laptops Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All by Antonio G. Di Benedetto
Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Chips Close Chips Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Chips
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Gadgets Close Gadgets Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Gadgets
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Intel Close Intel Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Intel
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Laptops Close Laptops Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Laptops
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
News Close News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All News
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Tech Close Tech Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All Tech
Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed.
Trump’s posting even more AI-generated Trump-Jesus fan art
Allbirds announced a switch from shoes to AI and its stock jumped 600 percent
Microsoft counters the Mac Book Neo with freebies for students
Key Takeaways
- Tech Expand Amazon Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Samsung Business See all tech
- Reviews Expand Smart Home Reviews Phone Reviews Tablet Reviews Headphone Reviews See all reviews
- Science Expand Space Energy Environment Health See all science
- Entertainment Expand TV Shows Movies Audio See all entertainment
- Policy Expand Antitrust Politics Law Security See all policy
