Intel today unveiled its new Intel Core™ Series 3 mobile processors, bringing advanced performance, exceptional battery life, and AI-ready to value buyers, commercial and essential edge devices.
Purpose-engineered for value, Intel Core Series 3 is built on the proven foundations of Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (code-name Panther Lake) and manufactured on the Intel 18A process node technology, the most advanced logic node developed and manufactured in the United States. The new processors are designed to transform computing for schools, small businesses, and value buyers, delivering the features people care about at unmatched scale. Over 70 designs from leading partners offering a choice of features and form factors will launch in the coming months.
“At a time when prices are rising and expectations are shifting, Intel Core Series 3 elevates value-orientated computing with exceptional battery life, boosted AI-ready performance, and broad ecosystem choice. By delivering the latest IP with modern, purpose designed silicon and right-sized performance, we’re expanding access to better technology that meets the real-world needs of students, families, small businesses, and edge deployments at a scale that no other company can match.”
– Josh Newman, General Manager and Vice President of Consumer PC, Client Computing Group
What It Offers: Intel Core Series 3 presents an unmatched upgrade opportunity for small businesses and home users on a typical five-year upgrade cycle. Versus a five-year-old PC, Intel Core Series 3 delivers up to 47% better single thread performance1, up to 41% better multi thread performance2, and up to 2.8x better GPU AI performance3. These gains enable a new class of systems that raise expectations for what everyday computing can deliver.
Other notable new specifications and features include:
- Intel Core Series 3 is Intel’s first hybrid AI-ready Core Series processor, supporting AI workloads with up to 40 platform TOPS.
- Support for modern connectivity, including up to two integrated Thunderbolt™ 4 ports, Intel® Wi-Fi 7 (R2), and Intel® Bluetooth® 6.
- Intel Core Series 3 is designed for all day battery life4 and everyday productivity, with up to 2.1x faster creation and productivity5, up to 64% lower processor power6, and up to 2.7X AI GPU performance versus previous generation Intel Core 7 150U processors7.
Beyond the laptop, Intel Core Series 3 brings Intel innovation to essential edge deployments—from robotics and smart buildings to point-of-sale (POS) terminals and smart metering—delivering the right balance of performance, AI capability, and power efficiency for diverse real-world use cases.
Intel Core Series 3 processors scale from top-tier edge intelligence with integrated AI acceleration for vision and speech AI down to essential edge compute with cost-optimized, reliable compute. Compared to Nvidia Jetson Orin Nano, Intel Core 7 350 delivers up to 1.5x higher object detection performance8, up to 1.9x faster image classification9, and up to 2.2x higher performance for video analytics10.
When It’s Available: Intel Core Series 3 powered systems for consumer and commercial will be available from our OEM partners throughout the year, starting today, April 16, 2026. Refer to your preferred OEM vendor for specific system availability. Edge systems powered by Intel Core Series 3 will be available starting Q2 2026.
