Intel doubles down on gaming with Panther Lake, claims 76% faster gaming performance — new X-series chips deliver up to 12 Xe3 cores

Intel is launching its Panther Lake series CPUs, featuring new X-series chips with up to 12 Xe3 cores, promising 76% faster gaming performance. These chips are built on Intel's 18A process, incorporating gate-all-around transistors and a backside power delivery network. The Panther Lake range offers higher single-threaded and multi-threaded performance compared to previous generations like Lunar Lake. Intel also plans to extend Panther Lake to embedded applications like robotics and healthcare. The new chips support XeSS 3 for upscaling and multi-frame generation, aiming to strike a balance between performance and efficiency in the mobile lineup.