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Launch Date: Q1'26. Product Collection: Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors. Vertical Segment: Mobile.","segment":"Vertical Segment row reads Mobile.","instruction_set":"Instruction Set: 64-bit, with Intel 64. Intel's 64-bit processors are x86-64.","cpu_codename":"Code Name row reads Products formerly Panther Lake.","process_node_name":"CPU Lithography row: Intel 18A. The GPU tile lithography row reads Intel 3.","process_node_nm":"Intel 18A is stored as 1.8 nm by the field rule. Intel prints no nm figure.","avx512_support":"Instruction Set Extensions lists Intel SSE4.1, SSE4.2 and AVX2 only.","cpu_clusters":"# of Performance-cores 4 with base 2.1 GHz and Max Turbo 4.9 GHz. # of Efficient-cores 8 with base 1.6 GHz and Max Turbo 3.7 GHz. # of Low Power Efficient-cores 4 with base 1.6 GHz and Max Turbo 3.5 GHz. Total cores 16. ARK does not name the core architectures. Cougar Cove and Darkmont come from the Chips and Cheese and Igor's Lab Panther Lake architecture articles.","cpu_thread_count":"Total Threads 16. There are no multi-threaded cores in this layout: 16 cores and 16 threads.","max_boost_clock_ghz":"Max Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz, the same as the Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency.","cpu_cache_l3_mb":"18 MB Intel Smart Cache. The Total L2 Cache row is not on ARK.","has_3d_vcache":"AMD technology. ARK lists only the 18 MB Smart Cache and no stacked cache.","cpu_base_power_w":"Processor Base Power 25 W.","max_turbo_power_w":"Maximum Turbo Power 80 W with no footnote on ARK. Intel's launch SKU slide prints two values for this chip, 65 W and 80 W, with a footnote, which means the limit depends on the laptop maker's configuration. The ARK value is stored.","configurable_tdp_w":"Minimum Assured Power 15 W. ARK has no Maximum Assured Power row, so max_w is left out.","tjmax_c":"Max Operating Temperature 100 C.","memory_support":"Memory Types row: Up to LPDDR5X 9600 MT/s and Up to DDR5 7200 MT/s. ARK names no module type, rank or configuration, so those keys are left out. Intel's launch SKU slide lists LPDDR5X 8533 MT/s with DDR5 7200 MT/s for this chip and 9600 only for the X9 and X7 chips, which conflicts with ARK. ARK is the maker's current page and is stored.","memory_channels":"Max # of Memory Channels: 2.","ram_max_gb":"Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type): 128 GB. Intel's slide lists 96 GB for LPDDR5X and 128 GB for DDR5.","cpu_socket":"Sockets Supported: FCBGA2540. Stored without the FC prefix.","cpu_pcie_lanes":"PCI Express Revision 5.0 and 4.0. Max # of PCI Express Lanes 20. PCI Express Configurations: x8 PCIe5 (1x8, 2x4), x4 PCIe5 (1x4, 2x2), and two rows of x4 PCIe4 (1x4, 2x2, 4x1). That gives 12 lanes at Gen 5 and 8 lanes at Gen 4, which adds up to the stated 20. Chips and Cheese describes the same 12 plus 8 split for the 16-core Panther Lake tile with the platform controller tile carrying the Gen 4 lanes.","native_usb_ports":"Intel Thunderbolt 4: Yes. Intel gives no port count, so the row has no count.","integrated_gpu":"GPU Name: Intel Graphics. This chip has no Arc brand, unlike the 12 Xe-core X9 and X7 chips.","igpu_core_count":"Xe-cores: 4.","igpu_max_clock_mhz":"Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 2.5 GHz.","igpu_max_displays":"# of Displays Supported: 4.","igpu_displayport_version":"Graphics Output: eDP 1.5, DP 2.1 UHBR20, HDMI 2.1 FRL.","igpu_hdmi_version":"Graphics Output: eDP 1.5, DP 2.1 UHBR20, HDMI 2.1 FRL.","igpu_video_encode":"H.264 and H.265 (HEVC) encode and decode and AV1 encode and decode are listed. H.266 is decode only.","igpu_video_decode":"H.264, H.265 (HEVC), AV1 and H.266 are listed for hardware decode. ARK has no VP9 row, so VP9 is left out.","npu_tops":"NPU Peak TOPS (Int8): 50. Intel's launch SKU slide also lists 50 NPU TOPS and 40 GPU TOPS for this chip. ARK has no Overall Peak TOPS row for it, so platform_tops is left out."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/245529/intel-core-ultra-9-processor-386h-18m-cache-up-to-4-90-ghz/ordering.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Ordering codes QQ807293B9B40E4 (spec code Q9EH) and QQ807293B9B4587 (spec code SA4R5), both Tray, stepping A0, package FCBGA20X. ARK lists no boxed product.","variants":"The two tray ordering codes from the ordering table. They differ only in spec code, so the rows hold no other field."}},{"url":"https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/newsroom/news/artificial-intelligence/ces-2026-intel-core-ultra-series-3-debut-first-built-on-intel-18a.html","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","release_date","series"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Intel release dated 5 January 2026 (CES, Las Vegas) introduces the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors. It names the X9 388H and does not name the 386H.","release_date":"The same release says laptop pre-orders began on 6 January 2026 and systems were available globally from 27 January 2026. ARK lists Launch Date Q1'26. Laptop shipping dates for systems with this exact chip were not checked.","series":"Intel calls the family Intel Core Ultra Series 3. ARK's Product Collection reads Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors."}},{"url":"https://old.chipsandcheese.com/2025/10/14/panther-lakes-reveal-at-itt-2025/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["cpu_clusters","cpu_pcie_lanes"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Chips and Cheese, 14 October 2025: the P-cores are codenamed Cougar Cove and the E-cores Darkmont. The middle configuration has 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 4 LP E-cores sharing an 18 MB L3, which is the layout ARK lists for the 386H.","cpu_pcie_lanes":"The article says the middle configuration has an extra 8 Gen 5 lanes on top of the 12 lanes (4 Gen 5 and 8 Gen 4) of the smallest one, for 20 lanes on the SoC. That is 12 Gen 5 and 8 Gen 4, as derived from ARK's configuration rows."}},{"url":"https://www.igorslab.de/en/evolution-or-revolution-intel-panther-lake-including-architecture-efficiency-and-software-integration/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["cpu_clusters"],"notes":{"cpu_clusters":"Igor's Lab names the compute tile cores as four Cougar Cove-P, eight Darkmont-E and four Darkmont-LP-E cores. The LP E-core row stores Darkmont from this source."}},{"url":"https://www.servethehome.com/intel-launches-core-ultra-series-3-mobile-processors-panther-lake-roars-to-life/4/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["memory_support"],"notes":{"memory_support":"The page's SKU table image is Intel's launch slide. For the Core Ultra 9 386H it reads Maximum Memory Speed LP5/X 8533 and DDR5 7200, with a capacity of 96 GB for LP5/X and 128 GB for DDR5. ARK says up to LPDDR5X 9600. 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