Intel Core Ultra Series 3 X9 388H benchmarks are making the rounds, and they paint a rosy picture for Team Blue’s latest laptop processor. We’ve conducted our own testing and can confirm what others are saying — Panther Lake is the real deal. AMD and other competitors are officially on notice.
As we said in our Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review, the Core Ultra X9 388H is like having the power of a Dodge Charger with the efficiency of a Toyota Prius. The CPU side of things is strong, especially with multi-threaded tasks, while the integrated GPU with its 12 Xe3 cores delivers strong gaming performance. We also saw over 14 hours of battery life, which puts this chip’s efficiency on par with Apple's M-series silicon.
