Intel seems to be preparing a variant of its Nova Lake CPUs for Edge Applications that will feature just E-Cores and a strong iGPU.
Intel Nova Lake CPUs For Edge To Pack Just E-Cores & Strong iGPU With 12 Xe3P Cores
Last month, we reported that Intel was working on a variant of its Nova Lake CPUs for desktops, which would feature up to 12 Xe3P cores. This variant was reportedly designed to tackle AMD's Ryzen APUs, offering a powerful iGPU versus the standard offerings, which would feature just 2 Xe3 cores. The CPU reportedly offers 16 CPU cores in a 4 P-Core and 12 E-Core configuration.
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 configuration but only with E-Cores.
The configuration that was mentioned features 8 E-Cores based on the Arctic Wolf architecture and 12 Xe3P iGPU cores. This is an interesting configuration based on its all-E-Core and strong iGPU combo. The chip seemingly aims to provide powerful integrated graphics capabilities to Edge platforms, and 12 Xe3P cores should offer decent capabilities, as 12 Xe3 cores already offer great performance on the Panther Lake lineup.
When asked about whether the CPU will come in socketed designs, the leaker stated that Edge platforms will stick with a BGA design, but there are plans for Nova Lake for entry-level Xeons with 12 Xe3P cores, too.
This goes on to show the extent of the Nova Lake "Core Ultra Series 4" family, which will come in various shapes and sizes, from single-compute tile models with up to 28 cores, dual compute tile models with up to 52 cores, bLLC designs with up to 144/288 MB caches, up to 12 Xe3P cores, and E-Core only designs.
The Nova Lake lineup is expected to launch later this year, and we might be getting our first teaser at the family at this year's Computex, which is just a week away now.
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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