Arrow Lake Refresh in 2025, followed by Panther Lake in 2026, then Nova Lake in 2027.
By Fahd Temsamani
Mar 17, 2025, 14:54 GMT
Intel is said to have delayed its Panther Lake CPUs by a couple of months, pushing product availability to next year. Set to become the first to use its latest 18A process node, Panther Lake will be comprise five tiles sharing 15W to 45W of power.
In a recent product presentation in China, Intel shared its current planned roadmap, which lists Panther Lake as coming in Q1 2026. Though the early enablement program (EEP) is expected to start during the second half of this year – with high volume manufacturing (HVM) in September and launch in October, product availability isn’t expected before Q1 2026, likely January.
As a reminder, Panther Lake was initially pegged for late 2025 before being delayed due to alleged Intel 18A manufacturing difficulties. Rumours claim that yields aren’t there yet, hovering around a less-than-fantastic 60%. For comparison, TSMC’s N3E process is reported to reach 84% yield, in some instances getting closer to 90%.
Though Arrow Lake Refresh chips could fill the gap until Panther Lake manufacturing matures enough, the delay will have a domino effect, as rumours suggest Nova Lake will push to 2027. This also means that Panther Lake laptops will miss the 2025 holiday sales season which could impact customer adoption.
While we don’t have official information regarding Panther Lake’s specs, the slide shared during the event claims that these CPUs will feature stronger AI computing power, possibly surpassing Arrow Lake-H’s 99 TOPS. Whether it ends up being called Core Ultra 300 series or something else, these chips are seen as the true successor to Lunar Lake even though they won’t feature on-package memory. Intel’s reasoning is to give its partners total freedom to customise products depending on the target segment and price.
Panther Lake is expected to be available in the performance H and compact/efficient U Series. The former is rumoured to target up to 25W PL1 and 45W PL2 power envelopes, offering 16 cores comprised of four Cougar Cove P-cores, eight Darkmont E-Cores, and four LP-E cores. Not to forget the Celestial iGPU, which could carry between four and 12 Xe3 cores. U Series, on the other hand, should target 15W PL1 and 38-30W PL2, powering four P-cores, four LP-E cores, and four to 12 Xe3 Celestial cores. But, as usual, take the above with a grain of salt.
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By Fahd Temsamani
Mar 17, 2025, 14:54 GMT
Intel is said to have delayed its Panther Lake CPUs by a couple of months, pushing product availability to next year. Set to become the first to use its latest 18A process node, Panther Lake will be comprise five tiles sharing 15W to 45W of power.
In a recent product presentation in China, Intel shared its current planned roadmap, which lists Panther Lake as coming in Q1 2026. Though the early enablement program (EEP) is expected to start during the second half of this year – with high volume manufacturing (HVM) in September and launch in October, product availability isn’t expected before Q1 2026, likely January.
As a reminder, Panther Lake was initially pegged for late 2025 before being delayed due to alleged Intel 18A manufacturing difficulties. Rumours claim that yields aren’t there yet, hovering around a less-than-fantastic 60%. For comparison, TSMC’s N3E process is reported to reach 84% yield, in some instances getting closer to 90%.
Though Arrow Lake Refresh chips could fill the gap until Panther Lake manufacturing matures enough, the delay will have a domino effect, as rumours suggest Nova Lake will push to 2027. This also means that Panther Lake laptops will miss the 2025 holiday sales season which could impact customer adoption.
While we don’t have official information regarding Panther Lake’s specs, the slide shared during the event claims that these CPUs will feature stronger AI computing power, possibly surpassing Arrow Lake-H’s 99 TOPS. Whether it ends up being called Core Ultra 300 series or something else, these chips are seen as the true successor to Lunar Lake even though they won’t feature on-package memory. Intel’s reasoning is to give its partners total freedom to customise products depending on the target segment and price.
Panther Lake is expected to be available in the performance H and compact/efficient U Series. The former is rumoured to target up to 25W PL1 and 45W PL2 power envelopes, offering 16 cores comprised of four Cougar Cove P-cores, eight Darkmont E-Cores, and four LP-E cores. Not to forget the Celestial iGPU, which could carry between four and 12 Xe3 cores. U Series, on the other hand, should target 15W PL1 and 38-30W PL2, powering four P-cores, four LP-E cores, and four to 12 Xe3 Celestial cores. But, as usual, take the above with a grain of salt.
Intel Panther Lake chips to launch next year using 18A node | Club386
Intel plans to start its Panther Lake mobile processors production in September using its 18A node, with availability in Q1 2026.
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