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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 85038, member: 27"] Intel’s Panther Lake flagship finally showed up in PassMark, and yeah, it is clearly bullying its own predecessor. Panther Lake finally hits PassMark [LIST] [*]The Core Ultra X9 388H just landed its first PassMark result. [*]This is the flagship chip in Intel’s Core Ultra Series 3 lineup. [*]Until now, it only showed up in Geekbench leaks. [/LIST] The quick verdict [LIST] [*]Multi-threaded performance jumps are real. [*]Single-core gains are modest but steady. [*]The iGPU leap is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. [/LIST] How it stacks up against last gen [LIST] [*]The comparison target is the Core Ultra 9 285H. [*]In PassMark, the 388H posts close to a 10 percent lead in multi-threaded tests. [*]One entry even shows around a 17 percent bump, though results vary. [/LIST] Single-core stays familiar [LIST] [*]Single-core scores mostly line up with the 285H. [*]One run shows a slight edge for the 388H. [*]No miracles here, just incremental gains. [/LIST] Why the gains matter [LIST] [*]Both chips carry the same core count. [*]The internal layout is not the same. [*]Panther Lake swaps two Performance cores for two LP-E cores. [*]The focus shifts toward efficiency without tanking throughput. [/LIST] Clocks and power tell part of the story [LIST] [*]The 388H boosts up to 5.1 GHz. [*]The 285H reaches higher peak clocks at 5.4 GHz. [*]Despite that, the newer chip still pulls ahead. [*]TDP is lower on the 388H, which makes the win cleaner. [/LIST] The iGPU gap is not subtle [LIST] [*]The 388H uses Arc B390 graphics. [*]That iGPU is miles ahead of what the Core Ultra Series 2 offered. [*]This is one of the biggest visible upgrades in Panther Lake. [/LIST] Context from earlier leaks [LIST] [*]Geekbench already showed the 388H dominating the 285H. [*]It even traded punches with Ryzen AI Max+ 395. [*]PassMark just reinforces the same trend. [/LIST] Why this is a solid upgrade [LIST] [*]Better multi-threaded output. [*]Much stronger integrated graphics. [*]Improved efficiency profile. [*]All without increasing core count. [/LIST] The takeaway [LIST] [*]Panther Lake is not a sideways refresh. [*]The Core Ultra X9 388H clearly outpaces its predecessor. [*]If you are coming from Core Ultra Series 2, this one finally feels worth it. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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