Intel · 2026
Intel Core Ultra 9 386H
The Intel Core Ultra 9 386H is a 16-core mobile processor from Intel's Panther Lake microarchitecture, released in January 2026.
The Intel Core Ultra 9 386H is a high-performance mobile processor built on the Panther Lake microarchitecture and fabricated on an 18 nm process node. It features 16 cores (4 P-cores and 8 E-cores) with 16 threads, a base clock of 2.1 GHz, and a boost clock of 4.9 GHz. The processor includes 18 MB of L3 cache and supports up to LPDDR5X-9600 or DDR5-7200 memory across two channels. It has a base power of 25 W and a maximum turbo power of 80 W, making it suitable for thin-and-light laptops. The integrated Intel Graphics handles display output, while the CPU provides 20 PCIe lanes (PCIe 5.0 and 4.0) for expansion. It uses the FCBGA2540 socket and supports instruction sets including SSE4.1, SSE4.2, and AVX2.
Benchmarks
| Blender Open Data score | 270.64 samples/min |
|---|---|
| Nero Score AI | 1,979 images/min |
| Nero Score AVC encode | 2,338 fps |
Specifications
| Microarchitecture unverified | Panther Lake |
|---|---|
| Cores | 16 |
| P-cores | 4 |
| E-cores | 8 |
| Threads | 16 |
| Base clock | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock | 4.9 GHz |
| L3 cache | 18 MB |
| Process node | 18 nm |
| TDP / base power | 25 W |
| Max turbo power | 80 W |
| Socket | FCBGA2540 |
| Memory support | Up to LPDDR5X 9600MT/s Up to DDR5 7200 MT/s |
| Memory channels | 2 |
| Integrated graphics | Intel Graphics |
| PCIe lanes (CPU) | 20 |
| PCIe version | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| Instruction sets | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| Release date | 2026-01 |
| Release year | 2026 |