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When we consider Microsoft’s Office apps alone, the data is pretty clear. Intel’s Core Ultra 300 (Panther Lake) chips outperform everything else by a significant amount, though Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon X2 Elite makes a valiant effort to overtake it. AMD’s last-generation Ryzen AI 300 processor finishes in the middle of the pack. (Though AMD announced its Ryzen AI 400 processor at CES in January, we have yet to receive a laptop with one inside of it.) The superb graphics capabilities of Intel’s Panther Lake chip doesn’t really meaningfully affect these scores. All this test tells you, thoug

The Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG is the newest ultra-compact mini PC from MSI, and is built on Intel’s latest Panther Lake platform. The Cubi NUC AI+ 2MG runs a previous-gen Lunar Lake chip and focuses on AI-assisted productivity with a built-in microphone, speaker hardware and Copilot features. The Cubi NUC AI 1UMG uses an earlier Core Ultra platform but supports DDR5 SO-DIMM memory, allowing upgrades up to 64GB if you need that later.

Put simply, 40Gbps, for Thunderbolt 3 or 4.Most USB-C ports are built on the second-generation USB 3.1 data-transfer standard, which transfers data at 10Gbps. Thunderbolt 3 and 4 ports, the most common standard, transfer data at up to 40Gbps. Thunderbolt 4 differs very slightly in that it supports a theoretical maximum of 32Gbps for external storage devices, but you probably won't notice the difference.Intel unveiled an 80Gbps version of Thunderbolt in 2024, called Thunderbolt 5, meaning that you'll see Thunderbolt docks with even more capabilities. In certain scenarios, Thunderbolt 5 can rero