Panther Lake (microprocessor)
| Launched | January 2026 |
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| Designed by | Intel |
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| Generation | 3 |
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Instructions and architecture | |
| Instructions set | x86-64 |
| Instructions | x86 (IA-32 and 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 (high power, 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores, 4 LP-cores), or 8 cores (low power, 4 P-cores, 4 LP-cores) |
| 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) |
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| Graphics architecture | Xe3-LPG (Battlemage) |
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| Xe cores | Up to 12 Xe Cores |
| Peak graphics clock | 2.5 GHz |
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| Architecture | NPU 5 |
| TOPS | Up to 50 (int8) |
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| Memory channels | 2 channels |
| Maximum capacity | Up to 128 GB |
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| PCIe support | PCIe 5.0 |
| PCIe lanes | Low power and Arc iGPU processors, 12 lanes: H series processors, 20 lanes: |
History | |
| Predecessor | Lunar Lake Arrow Lake |
| Successor | Nova Lake |
Panther Lake is the codename for Core Ultra Series 3 mobile processors developed by Intel. The architecture was launched in January 2026 at CES 2026. It succeeds and extends Lunar Lake and is designed as a scalable mobile platform spanning a wider range of power and performance targets, from thin-and-light laptops to higher-performance mobile systems. The Core Ultra X9 378H CPU was launched separately, without a formal announcement, in April 2026.