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Home/Tech/Intel launches Wildcat Lake chip 21% faster than MacBook Neo's A18 Pro
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Intel launches Wildcat Lake chip 21% faster than MacBook Neo's A18 Pro

Intel launches the Wildcat Lake Core 300 chip for budget Windows laptops, with early benchmarks showing it 21% faster than the MacBook Neo's A18 Pro in multi-core tests. The move addresses the gap left by Apple's value-packed $599 device.

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Intel launches Wildcat Lake Core 300 chip for budget laptops to rival Apple's $599 MacBook Neo. PassMark benchmarks show its multi-threaded score of 15222, 21% ahead of the A18 Pro, with single-threaded score of 4047 matching closely and P-core boosts to 4.6 GHz. Rivals must match the Neo's battery life and build quality to compete.

Intel launches the Wildcat Lake Core 300 chip, aimed at budget laptops to rival Apple's $599 MacBook Neo.

Tweaktown reports early PassMark benchmarks showing the chip's multi-threaded score of 15222, a 21% lead over the A18 Pro in the MacBook Neo. Its single-threaded score of 4047 matches the A18 Pro's 4066, with boosts to 4.6 GHz on P-cores.

Apple's MacBook Neo surprised with its price/performance balance, battery life, hardware quality and build, lacking a Windows equivalent until now.
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Macworld's Roman Loyola notes that competing with the Neo requires more than chip performance, including battery life matching and build quality at that price point under Windows.
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