Intel's new "Core Ultra Processors Series 3 for the Edge" PDF, released this week, primarily showcases its upcoming Panther Lake-H chips. Buried on page sixteen, however, is the first official look at the entry-level Wildcat Lake mobile processor. This chip is clearly positioned as a budget option, featuring six CPU cores and two Xe3 integrated graphics cores, with a 12-25W power envelope.

The document reveals a clear performance hierarchy. While Wildcat Lake targets low-power devices, the least powerful Panther Lake-H options still pack more muscle, offering up to eight CPU cores and four Xe3 iGPU cores. Intel's specs also show a slight memory downgrade for Wildcat Lake, dropping from a previous 7467 MT/s LPDDR5x support to 6800 MT/s, though DDR5 and LPDDR5 options remain.

Curiously, Intel's own overview mislabels Wildcat Lake SKUs as "Core Ultra 3, 5, and 7" products, contradicting their placement under the plain Core 300 banner. The chip is currently marked as having "pre-release" support in Intel's software. With rumors of a refresh already circulating, Wildcat Lake appears to be Intel's planned successor for its budget mobile CPU line, set to launch alongside the broader Core Ultra 300 series later this month.