Shipping records indicate that Intel's Nova Lake chips are currently undergoing validation (via x86deadandback at NBD). Nova Lake is the successor to Intel's Arrow Lake series of processors and is expected to debut in 2026-27. While the manifests don't reveal any key details, it is essential to understand that final specifications are still subject to change.
Going by whispers in the wind, Nova Lake is rumored to employ Coyote Cove P-cores (renamed from Panther Cove) alongside Arctic Wolf E-cores. It is unclear where these architectures currently stand in Intel's product stack, so we cannot comment on any performance metrics. Ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger confirmed that most of Nova Lake will be produced in-house, likely on Intel 18A, with only a handful of SKUs expected to be outsourced.
