Intel’s Core Ultra laptop CPUs have been its flagships ever since it retired the older generational branding scheme and the i3/i5/i7/i9 branding a few years back. The Core Ultra Series 1, Series 2, and Series 3 processors been the ones with the newer CPU and GPU designs, and newer manufacturing technology.

Intel Corporation INTC has introduced its new Intel Core Series 3 mobile processors, designed to deliver improved performance, longer battery life and AI capabilities for budget-focused users such as students and small businesses.

"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," said Josh Newman, the general manager of Intel's Consumer PC segments.

There’s essentially no competition for AMD’s best gaming CPU, the Ryzen 7 9850X3D. That may finally change. New leaks of Intel’s Nova Lake desktop CPUs may hold the key to better future gaming PCs. Or,

Details on the upcoming release of Intel Core Ultra 400 Series CPUs are starting emerge, and Intel could be planning a SoC-style model with Arc Graphics.