Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The next chapter in our series of technical sessions from Intel Technology Tour 2025 covers Panther Lake compute, including associated scheduling and software. Intel Fellow and lead CPU architect Stephen Robinson begins by explaining our hybrid strategy and describing how we ported the cores to our latest 18A process. He unpacks the upgrades in Cougar Cove P-cores and Darkmont E-cores, how they’re combined in different configurations, and what to expect from performance and power efficiency. Intel Fellow Rajshree Chabukswar explains enhancements to how Thread Director informs scheduling and shows how we’re optimizing core utilization for different workloads, including GPU-bound gaming. She also delves into improvements to platform power management software, including an Intelligent Experience Optimizer that maximizes performance on battery.
See claims details on the ITT 2025 event page at intel.com/performanceindex.
Follow along for more information about Panther Lake: intel.ly/4nhZxqF
See Panther Lake in action at Computex: intel.ly/4nXk3hh
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
02:45 – Hybrid core strategy
04:14 – Client core roadmap
05:38 – Core transition to 18A
08:23 – Cougar Cove P-core
09:53 – P-core optimizations
11:27 – Branch prediction
13:13 – Darkmont E-core
14:17 – E-core optimizations
16:19 – ST performance and power
17:20 – MT performance and power
18:19 – How the cores are combined
19:08 – Cache and memory subsystem
20:52 – Scheduling and software
21:23 – Thread Director architecture
24:37 – Thread Director enhancements
28:07 – Core scheduling evolution
30:13 – Teams workload
31:19 – Office productivity workload
32:38 – Cinebench workload
33:19 – GPU-bound workloads
35:57 – Performance and power management
37:44 – Platform power management
40:00 – Intelligent Experience Optimizer
41:47 – Summary
About Intel Technology:
Intel has always been at the forefront of developing exciting new technology for business and consumers including emerging technologies, data center servers, business transformation, memory and storage, security, and graphics. The Intel Technology YouTube channel is a place to learn tips and tricks, get the latest news, and watch product demos from both Intel and our many partners across multiple fields.
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The next chapter in our series of technical sessions from Intel Technology Tour 2025 covers Panther Lake compute, including associated scheduling and software. Intel Fellow and lead CPU architect Stephen Robinson begins by explaining our hybrid strategy and describing how we ported the cores to our latest 18A process. He unpacks the upgrades in Cougar Cove P-cores and Darkmont E-cores, how they’re combined in different configurations, and what to expect from performance and power efficiency. Intel Fellow Rajshree Chabukswar explains enhancements to how Thread Director informs scheduling and shows how we’re optimizing core utilization for different workloads, including GPU-bound gaming. She also delves into improvements to platform power management software, including an Intelligent Experience Optimizer that maximizes performance on battery.
See claims details on the ITT 2025 event page at intel.com/performanceindex.
Follow along for more information about Panther Lake: intel.ly/4nhZxqF
See Panther Lake in action at Computex: intel.ly/4nXk3hh
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
02:45 – Hybrid core strategy
04:14 – Client core roadmap
05:38 – Core transition to 18A
08:23 – Cougar Cove P-core
09:53 – P-core optimizations
11:27 – Branch prediction
13:13 – Darkmont E-core
14:17 – E-core optimizations
16:19 – ST performance and power
17:20 – MT performance and power
18:19 – How the cores are combined
19:08 – Cache and memory subsystem
20:52 – Scheduling and software
21:23 – Thread Director architecture
24:37 – Thread Director enhancements
28:07 – Core scheduling evolution
30:13 – Teams workload
31:19 – Office productivity workload
32:38 – Cinebench workload
33:19 – GPU-bound workloads
35:57 – Performance and power management
37:44 – Platform power management
40:00 – Intelligent Experience Optimizer
41:47 – Summary
About Intel Technology:
Intel has always been at the forefront of developing exciting new technology for business and consumers including emerging technologies, data center servers, business transformation, memory and storage, security, and graphics. The Intel Technology YouTube channel is a place to learn tips and tricks, get the latest news, and watch product demos from both Intel and our many partners across multiple fields.
Connect with Intel Technology:
Visit Intel Technologies WEBSITE: intel.ly/IntelTechnologies
