Work, play, create: Why the Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 processor should be on everybody's radar

Samsung’s new Galaxy Book6 Pro is powered by Intel®’s latest Core™ Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” mobile processors, and the hardware combination unlocks some truly impressive performance and efficiency, whether you’re working, creating, or playing.

Let’s take a close look at exactly why Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 chips should be on everyone’s radar.

How do Intel®’s Core™ Ultra Series 3 chips unlock and improve the AI experience in Samsung’s Galaxy Book6 Pro?

Intel®’s Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors deliver the next evolution of Neural Processing Unit (NPU), a specialized piece of hardware that unlocks on-device AI acceleration in the Galaxy Book6 Pro.

The new NPU, now capable of hitting up to 50 TOPS of power for AI-related tasks, means you can do more with AI without your data ever leaving the device. You don’t have to be an AI expert to take advantage, either, as these tools are designed with all types of users in mind.

Windows 11’s suite of Copilot+ PC tools, including Recall and Cocreator, is designed to improve productivity for every type of user. Samsung’s own Galaxy AI tools built into the Galaxy Book6 Pro, including AI Select, Note Assist, and Intelligent Search, bring everything together under the Galaxy ecosystem umbrella for a more streamlined workflow.

TL;DR: With a more powerful NPU than there’s ever been in an Intel® chip, the Galaxy Book6 Pro can easily run onboard AI Copilot+ PC and Galaxy AI tools, improving productivity along the way.

Do Intel®’s Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors have enough power to handle multitasking?

Intel®’s Core™ Ultra Series 3 chips are built on the company’s advanced 18A process, with two new core architectures that are consistently capable of delivering strong multi-core performance.

A hybrid architecture split between Performance and Efficient cores intelligently balances workloads more efficiently, and overall, you can expect about a 1.6x performance boost compared to the processors used in the Galaxy Book5 Pro. That’s a big leap that is noticeable no matter how you’re using your laptop.

The top-tier chip available in the Galaxy Book6 Pro – Intel®’s Core™ Ultra X7 358H – has 16 total cores, meaning it’s able to keep up with demanding creative tasks without slowing down elsewhere.

TL;DR: The combination of Intel’s powerful multi-core performance and Samsung’s redesigned thermal efficiency makes the Galaxy Book6 Pro a potent tool in a multitasker’s arsenal.

Intel®’s Core™ Ultra Series 3 chips are powerful, but are they efficient?

Intel®’s new Core™ Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake’ mobile processors have been refined to excel at delivering top-tier performance at a lower power draw, even when multitasking.

Intel®’s hybrid Performance and Efficiency cores tackle different tasks depending on system needs to be more efficient, and the powerful Intel® NPU runs AI tasks more efficiently than the CPU itself.

Newfound efficiency in the Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro isn’t a result of Intel®’s improvements alone. The Galaxy Book6 Pro offers about 35% better thermal efficiency than the Galaxy Book5 Pro, allowing you to take full advantage of the chip’s superb power while worrying less about thermal constraints.

The Galaxy Book6 Pro is able to deliver up to 30 hours of local video playback¹. Although that number drops in real-world tasks, it should be enough to keep you away from an AC outlet until the end of the day.

TL;DR: Intel®’s newfound efficiency from Core™ Ultra Series 3 chips is amplified by Samsung’s own thermal refinements, making the Galaxy Book6 Pro the right choice for those who are always on the move.

Do Intel®’s Core™ Ultra Series 3 processors elevate graphics performance in the Galaxy Book6 Pro?

A major feature of Intel®’s Core™ Ultra Series 3 chips is their redesigned Arc integrated GPU. The top-tier chip in the Core™ Ultra X7 is capable of delivering performance nearly on par with NVIDIA’s discrete RTX 4050, and it does so while drawing less power and creating less heat.

Intel® achieved this by detaching the GPU tile from the rest of the CPU, allowing the graphics chip to be scaled up independently. The new third-gen Xe cores available in Core™ Ultra Series 3 chips rely on an entirely new architecture, with upgraded ray tracing cores, improved memory bandwidth, and improved vector engines.

These advantages arrive in a Galaxy Book6 Pro that’s as thin as 11.6mm, an engineering feat that would be a lot more difficult if it were using a discrete GPU.

This improved graphics performance directly benefits creators working with creative apps like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, but it also allows you to enjoy a bit of fun in lighter games when you aren’t busy hitting a deadline.

TL;DR: Intel®’s new Core™ Ultra Series 3 integrated GPUs have never been more powerful, and you can get performance similar to a discrete GPU without all of the extra bulk and heat.