Intel's next-gen CPU series will support much higher memory frequency out of the box, compared to the current lineup.
German PC Maker ECS Showcases Liva P300 Embedded PC With Intel Core Ultra 400S Processor; Specs Reveal Support for DDR5-8000
The upcoming Intel CPU series is going to deliver a much better memory support, as spotted in one of the mockups. At the Embedded World 2026 event in Germany, the hardware manufacturer ECS showcased its new embedded PC mockup called Liva P300, based on the Intel Nova Lake S. It's a mockup, so obviously, there is likely no Intel Nova Lake chip inside the system. However, the showcase apparently reveals how much memory frequency the upcoming series supports.
Thanks to ComputerBase for taking pics of the system and its specsheet, which shows that Intel has drastically improved the memory controller on Nova Lake S, which allows it to support 8000 MT/s of DDR5 memory frequency natively. For comparison, the current Arrow Lake CPUs support 6400 MT/s, and the upcoming Arrow Lake Refresh is expected to bring 7200 MT/s speed support. So, we have another 800 MT/s increase in memory frequency on the Nova Lake S desktop processors.
Unfortunately, not much has been revealed about Nova Lake in this specsheet, especially the SKU and its specifications. However, we do know a lot about Nova Lake from multiple leaks and reports we have been publishing on the website for months. Nova Lake is the true successor to Arrow Lake, which will launch for both the desktop and laptop platforms. This is the only CPU series that brings a lot of major changes over its predecessors, but as far as the ECS mockup is concerned, it reveals that the system is powered by the 120W built-in power supply.
ComputerBase says ECS will double this to nearly 240 Watts since Nova Lake's high-end chips can reach up to 175 Watts of TDP. Since the Nova Lake-S lineup will have several SKUs with various core configurations, we will likely see the 65W variants. So, the Liva P300 could use one of those SKUs. Intel is expected to launch the Nova Lake series in the second half of 2026, and these embedded machines could arrive as soon as early 2027.
News Source: Computerbase
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