Intel has finally data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-doubles-down-on-gaming-with-panther-lake-claims-76-percent-faster-gaming-performance-new-x-series-chips-deliver-up-to-12-xe3-cores” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-doubles-down-on-gaming-with-panther-lake-claims-76-percent-faster-gaming-performance-new-x-series-chips-deliver-up-to-12-xe3-cores”>pulled back the curtain on Panther Lake, and in addition to a major process milestone with 18A, Intel is packing in the largest integrated GPU it has ever shipped in a handful of new X-series SKUs. These SKUs, including the Core Ultra X9 388H that Tom’s Hardware was able to test ahead of release at data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/ces” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/ces”>CES 2026, include 12 cores on data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intels-xe3-graphics-architecture-breaks-cover-panther-lakes-12-xe-core-igpu-promises-50-percent-better-performance-than-lunar-lake” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intels-xe3-graphics-architecture-breaks-cover-panther-lakes-12-xe-core-igpu-promises-50-percent-better-performance-than-lunar-lake”>Intel’s latest Xe3 graphics architecture and boast performance that can rival a discrete RTX 4050, at least according to Intel’s claims.
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