… Intel 900-Series Chipsets Source: Jaykihn : Chipset Name Z990 W980 Q970 Z970 B960 Total PCIe Lanes 48 48 44 34 34 CPU USB4/TB4 Ports 2 2 2 1 1 DMI Gen5 Lanes 4 4 4 2 2 PCH PCIe 5.0 Lanes 12 12 8 0 0 PCH PCIe 4.0 Lanes 12 12 12 14 14 SATA 3.0 Lanes 8 8 8 4 4 USB 3.2 20G Ports 5 5 4 2 2 USB3.2 10G Po… …
… Intel Preps Two Premium 900-Series Chipsets For Nova Lake Desktop CPUs, Z990 & Z970 - W980 For Entry Workstations, Q970 For Businesses & B960 For Mainstream Intel's 900-series chipsets will be replacing the existing 800-series family, which was featured on the LGA 1851 socketed motherboards for Arr… …
… The appearance of Z990 & Z970 motherboards this early shows that Intel is already evaluating its next-gen Nova Lake platforms with all of its motherboard partners. …
… Intel's Nova Lake Flagship 52-Core Chip Could Push PL2 Power to a Massive 474W as Intel Sends Revised Z990 Power Design Instructions With 3x 8-pin EPS Connectors More leaks are surfacing regarding Intel's upcoming Nova Lake lineup . …
… Intel LGA 1954 will support the Intel Nova Lake-S processors, part of Intel's dedicated desktop CPU lineup, which feature up to 52 cores . Nova Lake will be the first-ever processor lineup to feature two different GPU architectures, bringing an Xe3 and Xe3P combo for its integrated graphics. …
… Related Story Intel Nova Lake Desktop CPU Whispers: Early 2027 Launch, 52-Core Power/Thermal Details, Multi-Core Overclocking & Z990/Z970 Boards at Computex Now, as per 金猪升级包 , it looks like Intel is also preparing a Nova Lake lineup for Edge computing that should feature a similar iGPU configurati… …
… Intel Nova Lake Engineering Samples Rumored To Be Shipping Now, Major Performance Uplifts Expected Intel's Nova Lake CPUs are expected to launch in the second half of this year. …
… Related Story Intel Nova Lake Desktop CPU Whispers: Early 2027 Launch, 52-Core Power/Thermal Details, Multi-Core Overclocking & Z990/Z970 Boards at Computex We noted over the weekend that a lot of TSMC employees appeared to be venting their rage in recent days on select Facebook pages, honing in on… …
… Intel already has very decent NPU capabilities and support on its Panther Lake / Lunar Lake SoCs, so this update would make Nova Lake the most premium AI chip for desktops. The purported roadmap/slide also lists Intel's Nova Lake CPUs to be fabricated on both Intel 18A and TSMC N2 process nodes. …