The Chinese power leader admitted that the notorious Powerstar P3 01105
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The Chinese power leader admitted that the notorious Powerstar P3-01105 processor was developed “with the support of Intel.”

Chinese electronics manufacturer Powerleader said that the recently introduced Powerstar P3-01105 processor, which also looks suspiciously like Intel products, was actually developed with their “support”. So far, the company has not commented on similar rumors.

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Powerledaer was founded in 1997 and specializes in the production of servers and PCs for industrial customers. The company is owned by Shenzhen Powerleader Investment Holding, which also owns Hong Kong-listed PowerLeader Science & Technology Group Co. The Shenzhen manufacturer, which many experts accused after the processor’s premiere of presenting old Intel processors under its own brand, finally declared that the processor was actually developed “with the support of Intel”.

According to Tom’s Hardware, citing Geekbench tests as of May 26, the Powerstar P3-01105 is actually a clone of the Intel Core i3-10105 Comet Lake. However, Powerstar itself claims that this is only about support and that the new processor is a “tailor-made” product. Intel itself does not comment on the situation.

Powerstar stated on the Weibo social network that the Powerstar P3-01105 is primarily intended for commercial PC terminals and the company has not applied for any municipal or state grants or subsidies. At the same time, in a May 6 presentation, Powerleader said the Powerstar processor is based on the x86 architecture and is suitable for “government, education, energy, industrial, healthcare, gaming and retail.” The company also said it intends to sell 1.5 million copies a year.

After the premiere, Powerleader recalled the Hanxin processor fraud scandal in 2006, which jailed the heads of several leading Chinese companies – the project has received funding from the Shanghai government since 2003.

However, on the Chinese social network Weibo, Powerleader states that the company will do so “stick firmly to the plan and … become a new force in China’s semiconductor industry”. The company promised “Grow progressively and take cautious steps” instead of “burn money”. At the same time, it is emphasized that the company will do this “To stand on the shoulders of giant Intel to reach an even higher level.”

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