Intel has recently announced the next generation of Core Ultra 9 "Nova Lake-S" desktop computer processors, with a core number of up to 52, making them extremely competitive in both gaming and highly performant applications. In addition, the performance of the entire Nova Lake-S platform will be quite powerful, as it will support DDR5-8000 memory and be equipped with up to 32 PCIe 5.0 channels.
According to Tom’s Hardware's report, Intel has launched the top-level Core Ultra 9 "Nova Lake-S" processor for desktop computers to be equipped with 16 high-performance Coyote Cove cores, 32 full-time Arctic Wolf cores, and 4 low-power Arctic Wolf cores. The memory subsystem of the new CPU will be designed with a dual-channel design, with up to one DDR5-8000 memory module per channel, but it is not clear whether Intel plans to support the conventional DDR5-8000 DIMM or the DDR5-8000 CUDIMM with sometimes-driven chips.
The report quotes market messages that each pair of high-performance cores in Nova Lake will share 2MB of second-level inventory. Therefore, there is a small problem that using shared second-level inventory will affect the effectiveness of Coyote Cove core. But to integrate up to 52 cores in the next-generation Core Ultra 9, and to integrate up to 42 cores in the next-generation Core Ultra 7 CPU, and double the number of high-performance cores in high-level CPUs, sharing inventory seems to be an essential balance. I hope that the support for high-speed DDR5 memory can improve the second-level inventory performance, so that the Coyote Cove core is no less effective than the Lion Cove core.
In addition, the Intel Nova Lake CPU will be equipped with 24 PCIe 5.0 channels, including the display card x16 channel, which can be divided into two x8 channels, four x4 channels, and two x4 channels on the SSD. In addition, the chipset will also support eight PCIe 5.0 channels and 16 PCIe 4.0 channels for connecting to the outside, which will make it possible to construct large storage space, large add-on cards, and accelerators.
Reporting also emphasizes that Intel's next generation of Core Ultra "Nova Lake-S" processors for desktop computers will use the new LGA1954 package and new slots, so users who want to have more than 52 cores will have to upgrade to the new platform next.