At Lenovo Tech World 2024, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger unexpectedly showed the first copy of the Panther Lake processor. This is the company’s first chip for the consumer market, built using Intel’s advanced 18A (1.8 nm) technology. Panther Lake represents a fundamentally new phase in processor development, differing from its predecessor Lunar Lake, which features built-in RAM.
The Panther Lake processor is made using Foveros technology and contains five crystals. It is based on the new Panther Cove P-cores, as well as, according to preliminary data, Skymont E-cores. Panther Lake was the first processor with integrated Xe3 graphics, which is characterized by low power consumption. Interestingly, Intel hasn’t even released discrete graphics cards based on the Xe2 architecture yet, which adds to the surprise of this presentation.
As for the NPU artificial intelligence module, the NPU5 accelerator in Panther Lake will be twice as powerful as in Lunar Lake and eight times faster than in Meteor Lake. This is an impressive leap that could have a significant impact on AI processing in consumer processors.
At this time, the company has not revealed the exact performance data of the Panther Lake CPU and GPU. However, rumors have emerged that Intel may cancel the release of Arrow Lake Refresh chips and that the future LGA 1851 socket will support only one generation of processors.
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Source: VG Times