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Intel's next-gen Nova Lake-S desktop CPUs for new LGA 1954 socket, it's upgrade time (again)

TL;DR: Intel is developing a new LGA 1954 socket for its 2026 Nova Lake-S desktop CPUs, featuring up to 16 P-Cores and 32 E-Cores. This marks Intel's third major socket change in recent generations, ...
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Intel's next-gen Nova Lake-HX laptop CPUs spotted, with a much larger BGA 2540 socket

TL;DR: Intel's upcoming Nova Lake-HX high-performance laptop processors will use the larger BGA 2540 socket, succeeding Arrow Lake-HX with up to 48 cores and enhanced performance. These mobile CPUs ...
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Intel's LGA 1954 socket could support four CPU generations starting with Nova Lake in 2026

Something to look forward to: Intel has long faced criticism for frequently changing CPU sockets, making desktop upgrades more expensive and complicated. That trend could be about to change, however, ...
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Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs may be backwards compatible with Arrow Lake coolers — LGA1954 and LGA1851 sockets share the same dimensions

Intel's upcoming LGA1954 socket for next-generation Nova Lake CPUs is rumored to match its predecessor's size and may retain cooler compatibility. Ruby_Rapids on X highlighted NBD shipping manifests ...