Leaks have been coming via thick and quick for Intel’s upcoming lineup of Nova Lake-S processors, together with final month’s alleged benchmarks of a high-end chip which signifies it would comfortably outperform lots of Intel’s present Arrow Lake-S processors. Now, we have had but extra data seem on-line from third occasion sources, which recommend a launch window for the brand new processors, together with a roadmap for desktop chips even additional into the longer term.
The snapshot from the presentation, posted by wxnod on X, suggests the producer is on observe for a retail launch of the Nova Lake-S lineup within the first quarter of 2027, with manufacturing of the chips themselves beginning later this yr. This close by launch does considerably line up with what an Intel supervisor confirmed in August, in that client chips could be prioritised forward of server functions for the Nova Lake era.
It additionally confirms that Intel will change to a brand new LGA 1954 socket sort for its Nova Lake-S processors, which suggests you may even be needing to seize your self a brand new motherboard if you happen to’re seeking to improve. Nonetheless, the snapshot additionally means that these 900-series motherboards with the LGA 1954 socket may also assist future ‘Razor Lake’ and ‘Hammer Lake’ CPU generations – which, the slide suggests, may arrive from late 2027 onwards.
The slide additionally mentions the implementation of a ‘bLLC’ cache, with a capability of as much as 288MB. It straight compares this to AMD’s 3D V-Cache know-how which we have seen on a few of its Ryzen chips, and identical to these processors from crew crimson, the a lot bigger L3 cache may convey considerably improved gaming efficiency – notably in CPU-heavy titles.
We’re nonetheless ready for extra official data on the computing efficiency that the Nova Lake-S era will provide, but when this leak holds true and we’re certainly on observe for a Q1 2027 retail launch, anticipate to listen to extra particulars on these chips from Intel very quickly.
