Intel Nova Lake‑S in desktop PCs: up to 52 cores, support for DDR5‑8000 and power consumption up to 175 W

New Desktop Chips from Intel – “Nova Lake‑S”

Leak obtained from Intel’s internal documents revealed a preliminary list of processors in the Nova Lake‑S series (Series 4). Although official names and full specifications are not yet available, the document shows key characteristics: number of cores, their architecture, memory support, and peripherals.

1. Overall Concept
Parameter | What the leak says | Serial name | Series 4 (Core Ultra 400)
Cores | New P‑cores “Coyote Cove” + power‑efficient E‑cores “Arctic Wolf”
Neural Engine | Updated NPU 6 for AI tasks
Memory | DDR5‑8000 without overclocking
Socket | LGA 1851 (compatible with cooling from previous platforms)

2. Functional Features
* Wi‑Fi 7 and Low Energy Audio
* Sensors based on Wi‑Fi
* Support for ECC, CUDIMM, and CSODIMM memory
* Ability to connect up to four independent displays
* PCIe 5.0 ×16 for discrete graphics (processor split 4×4)
* Up to three PCIe 5.0 ×4 ports from the chipset
* Support for up to eight SSDs via PCIe 5.0/4.0 (up to 24 Gen‑5 lanes)
* Two Thunderbolt 5 ports

3. Core and Chiplet Plans
Intel will likely offer five Nova Lake‑S variants:

Configuration | Cores (P/E/LPE) | Chiplets
6‑core | 2 P + 0 E + 4 LPE
116‑core – 128‑core – 144‑core (X series) – 252‑core (X series) – 2

All models feature four power‑efficient LPE cores and two Xe3 graphics cores. A variant without integrated graphics (MS2KF) is also listed.

4. TDP and Names
TDP | Likely Models
35 W | Core Ultra
365 W | Core Ultra
5125 W | Core Ultra
7175 W | Core Ultra

For high‑performance variants (52‑ and 44‑core), a Core X series – successors to HEDT – is expected. Exact names have not been announced yet, but it makes sense to use the “X” prefix as in the mobile lineup.

5. Release Timeline
Intel plans to start mass production of Nova Lake‑S in the fourth quarter of this year.

> *All data are based on a leak from Intel’s internal documents and may be refined after an official announcement.*