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Intel Panther Lake laptop CPU review: call it a comeback

Panther Lake CPUs in hand at CES 2026.

Intel’s been talking the talk for months about its new generation of laptop chips, the first made on its long-anticipated 18A process. 18A is meant to steer Intel back toward bluer waters by making its chips better, and, if possible, attracting chip designers like Qualcomm and Nvidia to use Intel’s foundries, not just its rival TSMC’s. Last year’s Arrow Lake chips received a mixed reception, particularly desktop versions. The mobile-only Lunar Lake chips, on the other hand, were great, showing that the x86 architecture still has plenty of fight in it against a slowly rising tide of Arm-based Windows laptops. But Lunar Lake was a one-off that …

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Here is Panther Lake, Intel’s 2026 laptop chip with next-gen graphics

Intel’s Panther Lake. Panther Lake is the most important chip Intel has made in years. It's the one that will tell the world if a smaller, more focused Intel can still meet or beat the competition from Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm. It's the first on Intel's 18A process, the one…

October 9, 2025

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Intel Could Take The Handheld Crown From AMD With Panther Lake

Intel technically revealed Panther Lake back in October 2025, leading with the Xe 3 graphics architecture, which Intel claimed was a massively improved integrated graphics chip. Well, shortly after these new laptop processors were ‘launched’ at CES 2026, I’ve finally been able to sit down and test it for myself.…

January 26, 2026

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Asus’ Zenbook Duo dual-screen laptop gets Intel’s new chip and a more seamless hinge

The 2026 Asus Zenbook Duo. The Asus Zenbook Duo is getting a chip upgrade, an overhauled hinge design, and a big battery upgrade for CES 2026. The new dual-screen laptop will get Intel Panther Lake when it launches later in Q1 2026, though its pricing isn't finalized. But the most…

January 6, 2026

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