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Intel Core Ultra 9 386H

Intel Ultra 9 386H

The Intel Core Ultra 9 386H is a high-end 16-core SoC from the Panther Lake family for laptops. The chip also offers 18 MB cache and only the smaller 4-core iGPU. Furthermore the chip offers support for vPro management features (vPro eligibility).

The 386H integrates a compute tile that is manufactured by Intel in the new 18A process. This includes 4 large Cougar Cove P-Cores with 2.1 - 4.9 GHz, 8 Darkmont E-Cores with 1.6 - 3.9 GHz and another 4 small Darkmont LP (Low Power) E-Cores with 1.6 - 3.5 GHz. Furthermore, the new NPU 5 with 50 TOPS INT 8 and an IPU 7.5 image processor are installed. The integrated memory controller supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5-8533 or 128 GB DDR5-7200.

The GPU tile contains a smaller iGPU with 4 Xe3 cores and ray tracing support.

The third chiplet integrates the platform controller with 20 PCIe lanes (compared to 12 lanes of the other two Panther Lake chips), 4x Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 7 (R2) and Bluetooth Core 6.0. The platform controller is also manufactured by TSMC.

The power consumption is specified from 15 W (minimum assured power) over 25 Watt (processor base power PL1) up to 80 W (maximum Turbo power).

CodenamePanther Lake
SeriesIntel Panther Lake

Series: Panther Lake Panther Lake

Intel Core Ultra X9 388H compare1.6 - 5.1 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra X9 378H compare1.6 - 5 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra X7 368H compare1.6 - 5 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H « 1.6 - 4.9 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H compare1.5 - 4.8 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 366H compare1.6 - 4.8 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H compare1.5 - 4.7 GHz16 / 16 cores18 MB L3
Intel Arc G3 Extreme compare1.5 - 4.7 GHz14 / 14 cores12 MB L3
Intel Arc G3 compare1.5 - 4.6 GHz14 / 14 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 338H compare1.5 - 4.7 GHz12 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 355 compare1.7 - 4.7 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 336H compare1.5 - 4.6 GHz12 / 12 cores18 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 7 365 compare1.8 - 4.8 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 335 compare1.6 - 4.6 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 325 compare1.6 - 4.5 GHz8 / 8 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 332 compare1.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 6 cores12 MB L3
Intel Core Ultra 5 322 compare1.9 - 4.4 GHz6 / 6 cores12 MB L3
Clock Rate1600 - 4900 MHz
Level 2 Cache12.5 MB
Level 3 Cache18 MB
Number of Cores / Threads16 / 16
4 x 4.9 GHz Intel Cougar Cove P-Core
8 x 3.9 GHz Intel Darkmont E-Core
4 x 3.5 GHz Intel Darkmont LP E-Core
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)25 Watt
TDP Turbo PL280 Watt
Manufacturing Technology1.8 nm
Max. Temperature100 °C
SocketFCBGA2540
GPUIntel Graphics 4 Xe3 Panther Lake iGPU ( - 2500 MHz)
NPU / AI50 TOPS INT8
Chip AI180 TOPS INT8
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date01/05/2026
Product Link (external)www.intel.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU
42.9 pt (72%)
AMD E1-2100
2.26 -95%
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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
41.7 -3%
Intel Core i7-14650HX
41.8 -3%
Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
41.9 -2%
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
42 -2%
Intel Core Ultra 7 265H
42 -2%
Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
42 -2%
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 370
42.2 -2%
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
42.6 -1%
Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
42.7 0%
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
42.9
AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390
42.9 0%
Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
43.3 1%
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
43.6 2%
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
43.7 2%
Intel Core i7-14700HX
43.8 2%
Intel Core i9-13900HX
44.4 3%
Intel Core i9-13950HX
44.6 4%
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395
44.9 5%
AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
44.9 5%
...
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX
49.1 14%
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX
59.6 39%
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100%
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Cinebench 2026 - Cinebench 2026 CPU Single Thread
min: 503     avg: 512     median: 514 (70%)     max: 519 Points
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Cinebench 2026 - Cinebench 2026 CPU Multi
min: 4730     avg: 4928     median: 4903 (48%)     max: 5151 Points
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
min: 124.6     avg: 125.8     median: 126 (1%)     max: 126.8 Points
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
min: 1172     avg: 1218     median: 1210 (23%)     max: 1271 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
min: 20344     avg: 20645     median: 20750 (19%)     max: 20841 Points
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Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
min: 2057     avg: 2082     median: 2087 (85%)     max: 2101 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 787     avg: 793     median: 795 (86%)     max: 796 Points
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 7913     avg: 8125     median: 8162 (20%)     max: 8299 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 3172     avg: 3251     median: 3277 (21%)     max: 3303 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 249     avg: 292     median: 313 (87%)     max: 314 Points
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
min: 71479     avg: 71910     median: 71655 (41%)     max: 72596 MIPS
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7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 6118     avg: 6326     median: 6367 (72%)     max: 6493 MIPS
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HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 24.5     avg: 24.7     median: 24.7 (43%)     max: 24.8 fps
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Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
min: 245     avg: 262.3     median: 260 (3%)     max: 282 Seconds
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Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 156     avg: 162.3     median: 160 (1%)     max: 171 Seconds
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R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.4096     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4384 sec
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 21431     avg: 22027     median: 21914 (54%)     max: 22735 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 19964     avg: 20307     median: 20307 (51%)     max: 20650 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 31629     avg: 32013     median: 31895 (57%)     max: 32515 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 14935     avg: 15191     median: 15156 (64%)     max: 15483 Points
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Geekbench 6.6 - Geekbench 6.6 Single-Core
min: 2845     avg: 2882     median: 2886 (67%)     max: 2913 points
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Geekbench 6.6 - Geekbench 6.6 Multi-Core
min: 15407     avg: 16500     median: 16816 (57%)     max: 17405 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 2109     avg: 2129     median: 2134 (72%)     max: 2145 points
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Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 17017     avg: 17142     median: 17162 (31%)     max: 17246 points
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Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
min: 442     avg: 447.3     median: 444 (1%)     max: 456 ms
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Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
123379 Points (81%)
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WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
min: 242     avg: 281.7     median: 301 (75%)     max: 302 Points
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WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
min: 307     avg: 319.3     median: 325 (55%)     max: 326 Points
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CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
min: 2073     avg: 2122     median: 2108 (74%)     max: 2185 Points
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Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 104.6     avg: 106.1     median: 105.6 (18%)     max: 108 Watt
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Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 104.4     avg: 106.2     median: 104.8 (19%)     max: 109.5 Watt
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 4.54     avg: 9.1     median: 7.9 (5%)     max: 15 Watt
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Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
min: 5.15     avg: 9.3     median: 7.2 (5%)     max: 15.4 Watt
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Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
min: 29.9     avg: 30.8     median: 30.8 (23%)     max: 31.6 Points per Watt
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    msi Stealth 16 AI+ 16” 240Hz QHD+ OLED Gaming Laptop: Intel Core Ultra 9 386H, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 5070Ti, 32GB DDR5, 1TB NVMe SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Win 11 Home: Charcoal Black B3WH-036US
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Other CPUs of the series Panther Lake

» Intel Core Ultra X9 388H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 5.1 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra X9 378H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 5 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 4.9 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
   16x 1.5 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
   16x 1.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Arc G3 Extreme
   14x 1.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Arc G3
   14x 1.5 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 338H
   12x 1.5 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 355
   8x 1.7 GHz - 4.7 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 336H
   12x 1.5 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 7 365
   8x 1.8 GHz - 4.8 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 335
   8x 1.6 GHz - 4.6 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 325
   8x 1.6 GHz - 4.5 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 332
   6x 1.9 GHz - 4.4 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 5 322
   6x 1.9 GHz - 4.4 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ Intel Core Ultra X7 368H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 385
   8x 3.6 GHz - 5 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen 9 7840HX
   12x 2.9 GHz - 5.1 GHz
+ AMD Ryzen AI 9 465
   10x 2 GHz - 5 GHz
+ Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
   16x 4.5 GHz - 5.4 GHz
» Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 4.9 GHz
- Intel Core Ultra X7 358H
   16x 1.5 GHz - 4.8 GHz
- Intel Core Ultra 7 366H
   16x 1.6 GHz - 4.8 GHz
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 475
   12x 2 GHz - 5.2 GHz
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX PRO 475
   12x 2 GHz - 5.2 GHz
- AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
   12x 2 GHz - 5.2 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)