Overview
- Intel introduced the Core Ultra Series 3 vPro platform for business PCs, pairing its NPU 5 for local AI with about 46–50 NPU TOPS and up to roughly 180 total platform TOPS.
- vPro, Intel’s enterprise stack for security and remote control, now adds hardware-backed Total Storage Encryption for Microsoft BitLocker and AI-driven threat detection branded DTECT.
- vPro Fleet Services arrives as a managed activation service inside Microsoft Intune, with Intel saying more than 1,300 commercial customers switched it on last quarter.
- Intel touts large gains over four-year-old PCs plus battery estimates that reach 27 hours of video and 17 hours of office work, though third-party tests and broader rollouts still need to confirm the claims.
- More than 125 OEM designs are planned using the chips, and new Xe3-based Arc Pro B65 and B70 options target workstation graphics in IT-approved builds.