A growing cluster of leaks—including a partner slide detailing launch timing and platform specs, ASRock Z990 motherboards appearing in a shipping database, and SiSoftware listings for an HP EliteBook X with an unnamed Intel chip—point to Intel's next-generation Nova Lake processors nearing release. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan has said the lineup will arrive in the second half of 2026, and executive Robert Hallock has called it one of the company's most important launches ever.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-18
Leaker Jaykihn reports that Intel has cancelled a Nova Lake-S desktop chip variant pairing 4 P-cores, 8 E-cores, 4 LPE-cores with a 12 Xe3P integrated GPU. Instead, that high-graphics APU configuration is said to be delayed and reintroduced with Razor Lake, the architecture succeeding Nova Lake.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-15
A leaked slide reportedly sourced from an OEM or motherboard partner outlines Intel's production and launch plan for its Nova Lake-S desktop chips, showing mass production starting in Q4 2026. Only a 28-core unlocked model would debut in Q1 2027, with the flagship 52-core chip pushed to later in the year, possibly between May and September 2027. Unlike Intel's usual practice of leading with flagship parts, the top-tier 52-core SKU appears positioned above a normal flagship, aimed more at HEDT-style users.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-03
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