Two new Panther Lake CPUs have emerged online, creating a buzz in the tech community. Although it’s too early to draw comparisons with their predecessors due to different testing conditions, these new processors certainly hold promise.
Core Ultra 5 335 and 325: Performance Insights
Recently, two Intel Panther Lake CPUs, the Core Ultra 5 335 and Ultra 5 325, were spotted on Geekbench, a popular benchmarking platform. These processors fall into the Panther Lake lineup, which is divided into HX, H, and regular models, each targeting power-efficient devices with a 25W-55W TDP range. This is a notable increase from the 17W-37W range of Lunar Lake CPUs. The new SKUs feature an 8-core/8-thread setup with a 4 Performance + 4 LP-E core configuration, omitting the Efficient cores, and serve as successors to the Intel Core Ultra 200V series. Both the Ultra 5 335 and 325 display similar single and multi-core test performances, differing mainly in their boost clocks.
Despite being benchmarked on Geekbench 5, leading to lower scores than those tested on Geekbench 6, both CPUs maintain impressive results. Their single-core scores hover around 2,000 points, while multi-core scores exceed 9,000 points. The Ultra 5 325 reaches a boost clock of 4.5 GHz, whereas the 335 achieves up to 4.6 GHz. Both models feature a 12 MB L3 cache, an increase over the Core Ultra 5 228V and 238V.
Intel Panther Lake-H and U Lineup Overview
The Panther Lake series includes various SKUs, such as the Core Ultra X9 388H and Ultra 7 368H, designed for different performance needs. These models offer a mix of P-Cores, E-Cores, and LP-E Cores, with clock speeds ranging from 4.4 GHz to 5.1 GHz and varying TDPs. As we anticipate more results from Geekbench 6, these preliminary findings provide a glimpse into the future capabilities of Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs.