Due to a revised transistor architecture and enhanced power efficiency, Intel claims the Core Ultra Series 3 processors outperform Lunar Lake predecessors by 60%. Intel president of PC products Jim Johnson stated,

Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” debuts at CES 2026 on Intel 18A, boosting AI PC performance, graphics & battery life.

Intel's Core Ultra Series 3 processors, built on its new 18A architecture, was just officially unveiled at CES.

Intel launched Panther Lake, its new AI chip for laptops, on Monday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas, as the company seeks to reassure investors about the first product made using its next-generation manufacturing process called 18A.

RedGamingtech describes Serpent Lake as an "APU monster" similar in remit to AMD's Strix Halo chip. It's said to sport Nvidia's next-gen Rubin GPU technology built on TSMC N3P silicon, while CPU tech from Intel's upcoming Titan Lake generation, more on which in a moment. Oh, and it's all supported by LPDDR6 memory.

HP has put HyperX front and center as its gaming system brand, combining it with Omen as it updates systems to Panther Lake and Gorgon Point.