… Intel hasn’t confirmed that’s the case yet, of course. Nova Lake has a different context compared to the launch of Arrow Lake Refresh, as well. My conversations with Intel point to a reset in the company’s enthusiast roadmap, as it clearly knows the damage Arrow Lake did to its reputation. …
Following Panther Lake , Intel's upcoming Nova Lake family is set to be a true next-gen leap as well. While Panther Lake is mobile-only, Nova Lake is desktop-first but also has mobile parts, just like the current Arrow Lake refresh lineup. …
… Chronologically, Intel’s plans look something like this: We’ll see the first Nova Lake SKUs roll out at CES 2027. A few months later, we’ll see a refresh on the LGA 1700 socket with “Raptor Lake Next” CPUs, and come Computex next year, Intel will launch a 52-core flagship Nova Lake SKU. …
… Intel Computex Keynote 2026 - YouTube Watch On Intel already shared major announcements from Computex prior to the keynote. On the consumer front, Intel revealed its Arc G3 platform for handhelds , following up on a promise to bring Panther Lake chips to handhelds earlier in the year. …
… According to reputable Intel hardware leaker Jaykihn , Intel may finally be following AMD’s footsteps in long-term socket longevity. The upcoming LGA1954 socket reportedly has the potential to support multiple generations of next-generation chips, starting from Nova Lake, Razor Lake , and beyond. …
Some of the most interesting topics at Computex happen around the announcements themselves, and that’s certainly the case when it comes to Intel’s plans beyond Nova Lake. At the event, Tom’s Hardware heard that Intel has plans to launch “Raptor Lake Next” CPUs within the first half of 2027. …
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake family is expected to land on a new socket, but it will also bring forth a bunch of new chipsets with it. …
… A 36nm pitch is what Panther Lake ships with, but the 18A process on the whole supports a 32nm minimum metal pitch. With Panter Lake, Intel opted to relax the pitch because routing power through the back of the wafer — via PowerVia — clears the front-side metal stack for signal wiring. …
… Intel's only new server product expected this year is Clearwater Forest, an E-core design built on Intel 18A with up to 288 cores. …
… Intel removed Hyper-Threading from the Lion Cove P-cores in Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake, and kept it out of the Cougar Cove P-cores in Panther Lake. …
