In a sea of companies focusing on AI data centers and increasingly expensive hardware, Intel has emerged as a surprising low-cost champion in 2026.
At Computex this year, it'll spend time covering its new Wildcat Lake chips, which are helping budget-conscious Windows fans compete with the MacBook Neo, as well as perhaps powerful gaming CPU/GPU combos for handheld gaming systems. Of course, there will be some data center chatter, but it's the consumer gear that has our interest piqued.
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will give a keynote presentation on June 2 at 1:30 p.m. Taipei time (1:30 a.m. EDT, 10:30 p.m. PDT on June 1). Stream it live in the video above or on Intel's website.
Based on Intel's materials, it's likely that Tan will spend the majority of his stage time pitching Intel's AI efforts. However, while on the surface it all sounds very buzzwordy and corporate-focused, with discussions about how "silicon innovation, open platforms, and strong ecosystem collaboration help customers deploy and scale AI with confidence," there are also hints at more interesting consumer chip discussions.
Tan will talk up Intel's "momentum across compute, from AI PCs to the edge, data center, and cloud," the former of which is about Intel's Core 3 CPUs. That includes its high-powered Core Ultra 300 desktop chips and the more affordable Wildcat Lake CPUs powering a range of affordable, entry-level laptops.
We'll also likely hear more about the Arc G-Series processors Intel announced last week.
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