Intel launches its Core Ultra 3 series CPUs for “everyday computing”
Intel has launched a new range of 18A CPUs for the mainstream market
Intel has officially launched its Core 3 (not Core Ultra 3) series of mobile CPUs, promising users “exceptional battery life” and “AI-ready” performance for value buyers, commercial PCs, and edge devices.
These new CPUs are “purpose-engineered for value” and are built on the foundations of Intel’s Core Ultra 3 “Panther Lake” CPUs. Intel’s Core 3 CPUs are manufactured using the same Intel 18A process as Intel’s higher-end Panther Lake CPUs. Intel has also confirmed that over 70 Core Ultra designs from leading partners will be launching over the coming months.
Performance
Compared with a 5-year-old PC with Intel’s Core i7-1185G7 “Tiger Lake” GPU, Intel’s new Core 7 360 CPU promises 47% more single-threaded and 41% more multi-threaded performance. The GPU also boasts 2.8x more “GPU AI” performance than this older system.
Intel’s Core 3 series CPUs feature up to 6 CPU cores and 2 Xe-3 GPU cores. It also features Intel’s NPU5, with up to 17 TOPS of NPU AI performance. These CPUs can feature up to two Intel Cougar Cove P-cores and four Darkmont LPE-Cores, with P-cores maxing out at up to 4.8 GHz.
Platform-wise, these CPUs support up to 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports, Intel Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6.0.
These new CPUs support both LPDDR5 and LPDDR5X, as well as DDR5. Memory. Capacity-wise, these CPUs support up to 48GB of LPDDR5/5X at 7467 MT/s or 64GB of DDR5 at 6000 MT/s.
By using Intel’s new 18A lithography node and latest CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures, Intel’s new Core 3 CPUs are much more efficient than their predecessors. This results in longer battery life for users and lower power consumption when performing mainstream computing tasks. For example, in YouTube 4K streaming tasks, Intel claims that its Core 7 360 CPU deaws 64% less power than a Core 7 150U CPU.
Core Ultra 3 is Intel’s answer to Apple’s MacBook Neo. Mainstream CPUs that can deliver more battery life and more performance than their predecessors while maintaining value pricing. These CPUs are “designed for all-day battery life”, which is great for mainstream users. Clearly, Intel has taken battery life criticisms seriously with these new processors.
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