Simply put, Lunar Lake (as far as we know) isn’t destined to be a CPU powering the best gaming laptops, as it doesn't play well with a dedicated GPU. And if you see any laptop makers brag about a new gaming laptop sporting one, I’d take any claims with a serious pinch of salt.

The laptop PCMag received for testing is the Asus Zenbook S 14, which sports the Intel Core Ultra 258V, which is an upper-midrange version of the CPU. All Lunar Lake CPUs sport a 4+4 core configuration with four P-cores and four E-cores,

The new ASUS Zenbook S14 laptop takes efficiency to another level with Intel Lunar Lake, offering 16 hours of battery in a thin and light work of art!