Intel has been experiencing some rough times recently. The issue with the 13^th and 14^th generation CPU degradation hurt its reputation. Now, Team Blue is trying to rebuild with a roadmap for its Panther Lake CPU architecture.

Jim Johnson, Senior Vice President of the Client Computing Group at Intel, took to the stage at Intel Vision 2025 to detail the company’s direction regarding Panther Lake and its other desktop CPUs.

What do we know about Panther Lake so far?

“I'm personally very excited for Panther Lake,” Johnson said, “it combines the power efficiency of Lunar Lake with the performance of Arrow Lake.” Lunar Lake was designed to be an ultra-low-power mobile CPU, so if accurate, Panther Lake would have the power efficiency of a laptop CPU, but the performance of a desktop processor.

Johnson confirmed that Panther Lake is on track to begin production runs later in 2025, though no release date was confirmed or suggested. Based on the release dates of previous chips, it is likely to be released in early 2026, possibly as late as Spring.

“Our client roadmap is the most innovative we've ever had,” Johnson said, “and we are far from done. We're continuing to invest and build revolutionary technology that will reshape consumer experiences and meet enterprise needs.”

Much of the extensive presentation concerned AI-powered PCs and Intel's plans to be more involved in that market. A secondary focus was on Data Centers and other Enterprise-class projects. Surprisingly little was said about consumer-grade products in comparison.

Intel has been losing ground against both Nvidia and AMD, but newly installed CEO Lip-Bu Tan has plans to turn the company around and foster a culture of innovation. With this in mind, perhaps Panther Lake or its successor will make more of an impact than expected.

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