Overview
- The Nova Lake desktop roadmap, reported Monday by PC Gamer, Gizmodo, and Tom’s Hardware from a VideoCardz leak, lays out Core Ultra 400S chips spanning 8 to 52 cores.
- The lineup introduces “Big Last Level Cache” variants, large L3 caches described as Intel’s reply to AMD’s 3D V‑Cache, with reports pointing to roughly 144 MB to 288 MB on select parts.
- Top designs include dual‑die 44‑ and 52‑core SKUs with a reported Product Base Power up to about 175W, while 125W, 65W, and 35W models continue for more typical systems.
- Architecturally, the leak lists Coyote Cove performance cores and Arctic Wolf efficiency cores, plus a new LGA1954 socket, DDR5‑8000 support, 24 PCIe 5.0 lanes, an NPU and Xe3 graphics, and two Thunderbolt 5 ports.
- Intel has only confirmed a late‑2026 window for Nova Lake, and key details such as clock speeds, prices, and the final branding for the highest‑core dual‑die parts remain unannounced.