# Intel giving us a reason to be excited for Nova Lake: ‘We’ve had a bit of a hole in our portfolio for high-end desktop, Nova Lake filled in that gap’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/intel-giving-us-a-reason-to-be-excited-for-nova-lake-weve-had-a-bit-of-a-hole-in-our-portfolio-for-high-end-desktop-nova-lake-filled-in-that-gap/
- Published: 2026-10-30T14:12:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T01:42:57+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/processors/intel-giving-us-a-reason-to-be-excited-for-nova-lake-weve-had-a-bit-of-a-hole-in-our-portfolio-for-high-end-desktop-nova-lake-filled-in-that-gap/
- Topics: Americas

## Key points

- Nova Lake is due to feature at CES 2027.
- Intel says it will fill a high-end desktop gap.
- 18A-P promises up to 9% more performance at equal power.

## Summary

Intel says its Nova Lake desktop chips are on track and will be discussed further at CES in January 2027. The company says the range will address a gap in its high-end desktop portfolio, potentially helping it compete more effectively with AMD in gaming and regain market share.

Chief executive Lip-Bu Tan said Nova Lake is Intel’s first client product using its 18A-P process and is tracking ahead of schedule, with twice as many expected design wins at launch as Panther Lake. Intel says 18A-P can deliver 9% more performance at the same power, or use over 18% less power at the same performance. The article notes that details of the high-end offering remain unclear; rumours point to a flagship chip with a large cache intended to rival AMD’s 3D V-Cache.

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