Intel Core Series 3 AI-Ready Processors Announced for Value Buyers and Edge Devices on Intel 18A Node

Intel unveiled its new Intel Core Series 3 mobile processors on April 16, 2026. The processors bring features from Intel’s latest architectures to value buyers, commercial users, and essential edge devices.

The Intel Core Series 3 is built on the foundations of Intel Core Ultra Series 3, code-named Panther Lake, and manufactured on the Intel 18A process node technology, the most advanced logic node developed and manufactured in the United States. 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

Intel Core Series 3 presents an 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 performance, up to 41% better multi thread performance, and up to 2.8x better GPU AI performance. These gains enable a new class of systems for everyday computing.

The processors are Intel’s first hybrid AI-ready Core Series processor, supporting AI workloads with up to 40 platform TOPS. They include 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 life and everyday productivity, with up to 2.1x faster creation and productivity, up to 64% lower processor power, and up to 2.7X AI GPU performance versus previous generation Intel Core 7 150U processors.

The processors also extend to essential edge deployments, including robotics, smart buildings, point-of-sale terminals, and smart metering. They 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 performance, up to 1.9x faster image classification, and up to 2.2x higher performance for video analytics.

Intel Core Series 3 powered systems for consumer and commercial will be available from OEM partners throughout the year, starting April 16, 2026. Edge systems powered by Intel Core Series 3 will be available starting Q2 2026.

Partner systems launched on the day of release 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