Answer: The latest Intel Core desktop processor listed is the Intel® Core™ Ultra X9 Processor 388H, launched in Q1'26 with 16 cores and up to 5.10 GHz.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: device/intel-cpu
Revision: 1
Digest: sha256:ddb057ac9652b4a9 (changes whenever the content changes)

Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T10:44:22Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T10:44:22Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T11:33:58Z
  Next check: 2026-11-13T11:33:58Z
  Check interval: Daily
  Expected change: No fixed schedule

Data:
  Field | Value | Unit | Source | As of
  Processor | Intel® Core™ Ultra X9 Processor 388H |  | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Launch Date | Q1'26 |  | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Total Cores | 16 | cores | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Max Turbo Frequency | 5.1 GHz | GHz | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Cache | 18 MB Intel® Smart Cache | MB | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] Intel. "New Intel® Core™ Ultra Series 3 Processors". https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/details/processors/core-ultra.html
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T11:33:58Z
      Quote: "Intel® Core™ Ultra X9 Processor 388H (18M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz)" (Supports: Processor)
      Quote: "Intel® Core™ Ultra X9 Processor 388H (18M Cache, up to 5.10 GHz) Q1'26 16 5.1 GHz" (Supports: Launch Date)
      Quote: "Q1'26 16 5.1 GHz 18 MB Intel® Smart Cache Intel® Arc™ B390 GPU" (Supports: Total Cores, Max Turbo Frequency, Cache)
      Snapshot SHA-256: a35ba53f925ef068f884c498848cce7cedbfffd9a386a91d0ccbae5016069e7b (captured 2026-11-12T10:44:22Z)

Verification:
  Method: Automated extraction from [1] with deepseek-flash (JSON output, thinking disabled). Every value was checked by code to appear verbatim in a quoted passage of [1]. On this check the text of [1] was unchanged since 2026-11-12T10:44:22Z, so the values verified then were kept.
  Cross-check: not-available at 2026-11-12T11:33:58Z. No independent second source is configured for this entry
  Last successful check: 2026-11-12T11:33:58Z
  Last attempt: 2026-11-12T11:33:58Z

Notes and limitations:
  Extracted automatically from a single official source.

Change log:
  Time | Event | Change | Source
  2026-11-12T10:44:22Z | added | Entry created | —
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How to cite:
    latestN. (2026). What is the latest Intel Core desktop processor? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T11:33:58Z. https://latestn.com/device/intel-cpu (accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:55Z).

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      title        = {What is the latest Intel Core desktop processor?},
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      year         = {2026},
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      note         = {Revision 1; digest sha256:ddb057ac9652b4a9; last verified 2026-11-12T11:33:58Z; accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:55Z}
    }

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