Leaked Intel 900‑Series Points Nova Lake‑S to New LGA1954 With Five Chipsets
Reports describe a two‑PCH design that differentiates PCIe, DMI, overclocking features.
Overview
- The desktop lineup is reportedly Z990, Z970, B960, Q970 and W980, split between lower‑ and higher‑spec PCHs with differing DMI links and PCIe 5.0 availability.
- Leakers say Z970 enables core and memory overclocking, Z990 keeps BCLK overclocking, B960 serves as the new entry tier, and only W980 offers out‑of‑band ECC, with no H‑series planned for this generation.
- Coverage indicates Nova Lake‑S will move to an LGA1954 socket alongside the 900‑series, replacing the current LGA1851 platform and 800‑series boards.
- Wccftech reports single‑ and dual‑compute‑die CPU options up to roughly 28 and 52 cores with large bLLC caches of about 144 MB and 288 MB, noting these details remain unconfirmed.
- BenchLife and VideoCardz report Intel has dropped the Core Ultra 9 290K Plus from Arrow Lake‑S Refresh, with remaining refresh parts expected to lift reviews and go on sale March 23, per HXL.