Intel Panther Lake Reportedly Gets 15–20% Price Hike

Intel is reportedly raising prices for laptop OEMs: Panther Lake on the 18A node by 15–20%, and Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake by 5–10%, per Commercial Times Taiwan. The adjustments took effect September 1, though consumer prices have not yet risen.

• Panther Lake on Intel 18A reportedly costs 15–20% more depending on SKU
• Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake face 5–10% price increases
• New pricing for Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, Dell and HP took effect September 1
• AI workloads push server CPU-to-GPU ratios toward 50:50, tightening supply