AMD is taking shots at Intel’s upcoming Panther Lake CPUs. Just ahead of the Intel Core Ultra Series 3’s launch, AMD is showing how its Ryzen AI MAX and Ryzen AI 400/300 mobile CPUs stack up against Panther Lake. As you’d expect, AMD’s infographics paint Team Red’s processors as the superior option.
In the chart below (which we received via email from AMD), you can see that AMD places its CPUs and Intel’s into four categories: Premium, Thin & Light, Mainstream, and Entry. Unsurprisingly, since this is an AMD deck, the company's processors effectively win across the board here for content creation, gaming, and AI.
AMD also takes time to debunk Intel’s claims, saying it is expected to have “the fastest processors for AI PCs.” For instance, the AMD Ryzen AI Max 395+ supposedly has 37% faster graphics and twice the processing threads than Intel’s Core Ultra X9 388H CPU.
AMD also said that Intel’s own data shows “almost no advantage” in performance and efficiency over Lunar Lake (Core Series 2), and that it expects “major processing and graphics wins” with its AMD Ryzen AI 400 series chips.
Since all of this is based on AMD’s internal testing and projections, we shouldn’t take it as gospel. Based on what I’ve heard, it seems that Panther Lake will be the real deal in terms of performance and efficiency. Though the jump from the original Core Ultra to Core Ultra 2 might not have been monumental, Series 3, or Panther Lake, could make Intel’s CPUs on par with the likes of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X or even Apple’s M-series chips. That said, we also can’t rule out an AMD upset, especially if the company’s claims are true.
With the first Panther Lake laptops launching next week, we should expect reviews to paint a clearer picture. We at Tom’s Guide will conduct our own testing, so be sure to come back here to see what the results are. As always, stay tuned for more!
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