Intel's Wildcat Lake Core 3 Series chip family is all about low-cost laptops. The first numbers show just where it shines and struggles versus the field: Apple's A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo, Intel's own Panther Lake, and more.
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I Tested a New Intel 'Wildcat Lake' CPU. Should Laptop Shoppers on a Budget Get Excited?
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