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- 1Nova Lake Leak: 22-Core Chip Uses 48% Less Power▼Nova Lake Leak: 22-Core Chip Uses 48% Less Power [2026]
A leaked roadmap for Intel's 2026 Nova Lake processors describes a flagship chip with 22 cores that reportedly draws 48% less power than current designs. Details of the leak are still limited, and Intel has not confirmed the specifications. If accurate, the efficiency gains would mark one of the largest power reductions in recent CPU generations, drawing attention from PC builders and industry watchers awaiting official word.
- 2Intel Nova Lake Leak Points to 28-Core, 125W Desktop Chip▼Intel Nova Lake Leak: 28 Cores Share 125W With 24-Core Chip [2026]
A leak about Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop processors suggests a 28-core model could share a 125-watt power envelope with a 24-core variant, slated for 2026. If accurate, the figures point to much higher core counts at lower power levels than current Intel desktop chips, intensifying competition with AMD's Ryzen lineup.
- 3Gears of War E-Day proves unusually CPU-heavy, benchmarks show●Gears of War E-Day is an uncharacteristically CPU-heavy Unreal Engine 5 game — benchmarking 25 CPUs from Intel and AMD a
Hardware analysts benchmarked Gears of War: E-Day across 25 processors from Intel and AMD, finding the Unreal Engine 5 game places a surprisingly heavy load on the CPU compared with typical releases. Testing also examined a 'low core mode', indicating the game struggles to scale well on processors with fewer cores.