Intel Shows Off Panther Lake CPUs At Computex — 5 Tiles, 16 Cores, 2x AI Boost
Intel Showcases First Working Processor Samples at Computex 2025 Panther Lake, which will form the basis of a new generation of client solutions. This is the first consumer product to use the process technology Intel 18A, and it unites The best qualities of Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake. Devices based on Panther Lake will enter mass production in the second half of 2025, with full launch with OEM partners planned for early 2026.
The main feature of the Panther Lake architecture is the new layout of five separate tiles. The main one, Compute Tile, contains high-performance Cougar Cove P-Cores and energy-efficient Darkmont E-Cores. The remaining tiles include GPU Based on the Xe3 "Celestial", SOC, IO and additional filler. Support for LPDDR5x and DDR5 has also been confirmed, which will provide wide scalability from consumer solutions to commercial notebooks and gaming platforms.
One of the key features is new generation NPU and graphics, with a 3x performance boost in AI workloads compared to Lunar Lake. While the laptops and processors shown were early engineering samples, they were already delivering clock speeds of around 2,0 GHz, with a claimed base speed of XNUMX GHz. Final versions are expected to run at frequencies above 5 GHz.
One of the chips shown had 16 cores and 16 threads, which once again confirms the refusal SMT. The cache size was 1,6 MB L1, 24 MB L2 and 18 MB L3. In addition, debug boards and RVP kits with copper heatsinks and active cooling were presented at the stand. More information about the final configuration is expected at future Intel events during the year.
