Intel Launches Intel Core Series 3 Processors: Changing the Game for Everyday Computing

Intel® Core™ Series 3 brings advanced features and Intel’s latest architectures to value buyers, commercial and essential edge devices

Intel® today unveiled its new Intel Core™ Series 3 mobile processors, bringing advanced performance, exceptional battery life, and AI-ready capabilities 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 exceptionalbattery 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.

Essential Edge Computing: 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.

Partner systems launching today and later this year include: Acer

• Acer Aspire Go 14
• Acer Aspire Go 15
• Acer Aspire Go 16 Asus
• ASUS Vivobook 14/15/17 (available in Q2)
• ASUS Vivobook S14/S16 (available in Q3)
• ASUS ExpertBook B5 Flip (available in 2H)
• ASUS ExpertBook B3 G2 (available in 2H)
• ASUS ExpertBook P3 G2 (available in 2H) Colorful
• Colorfire E14
• Colorfire L1 Dell Technologies

• Coming Soon Hasee
• Youya Series Haier
• Aibook

Honor

• Magicbook X14
• Magicbook X15

HP

• Omnibook 5 14

Infinix

• XBOOK B14/B16

Lenovo (Coming Soon)

• ThinkBook
• ThinkPad E series
• IdeaPad Slim 3i
• IdeaPad Slim 5i
• IdeaCentre AIO 3i ThinkCentre neoMi
• Redmibook Mechrevo
• Wujaie

MSI

• Modern 14S
• Modern 16S

Positivo

• Coming Soon Samsung (Coming Soon)
• Galaxy Book 6 Tecno

• Megabook K14S/K15S/K16S Wiko
• Matebook D14