Nova Lake
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Intel leak suggests Q1 2027 release for its next generation of gaming CPUs
Intel's next generation of gaming CPUs, codenamed Nova Lake-S, is reportedly targeting a Q1 2027 release, according to leaked roadmap information. Production is expected to begin later this year, and the new processors will utilize an LGA 1954 socket, requiring new motherboards. The leak also suggests future support for 'Razor Lake' and 'Hammer Lake' generations and highlights a potential 'bLLC' cache that could improve gaming performance, similar to AMD's 3D V-Cache.
Alleged benchmarks leak online for Intel's 28-core Nova Lake-S CPU
Alleged benchmarks for Intel's upcoming 28-core Nova Lake-S CPU, potentially named Intel Core Ultra 9 4950K, have leaked online. The leaked data suggests significant performance gains over the current Arrow Lake-S generation, with single-thread scores near 1,000 and multi-thread scores near 20,000. Intel has confirmed that the Nova Lake architecture will debut on consumer chips first, with a 2026 launch window.
Intel's freshly leaked roadmap for desktop and laptop CPUs is so complicated that it's given me a headache, but at least it all looks very promising on the Core Ultra processor front
A leaked roadmap from Moore's Law Is Dead details Intel's upcoming desktop and laptop CPU generations, including Nova Lake, Razer Lake, and Hammer Lake. These future processors are expected to feature a unified core design, potentially bringing back HyperThreading on desktop models and utilizing a single LGA 1954 socket across multiple generations.
