It seems that Intel may have a CPU that could directly rival AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU, and it is called Nova Lake-AX. As the designation suggests, it’s based on the upcoming Nova Lake architecture, and the reason we say “may have” is because, according to the source of the leak, there is a possibility that it may never see the light of day.
The source, in this case, is Raichu, a prominent and reliable leakster on X. One of his recent postings fingers the Intel Nova Lake-AX, alleging that the CPU would feature eight P-Cores, 16 E-Core, and four LP-Cores, bringing the combined total to 28 cores. Remember, Raichu is assuming that Intel is sticking to its guns and, in continuing with its Arrow Lake lineup, it’s given up on its own hyperthreading technology altogether.
Like the Ryzen AI Max+ 395, the focus here is on the number of integrated GPU cores, and not the CPU. In this case, Raichu believes that the Nova Lake-AX could have up to 384 Execution Units (EUs) based on the Xe3 architecture, and would support LPDDR5X memory at speeds between 9600MT/s and 10677MT/s. And assuming that each Xe3 core comes with eight EUs, we’re then looking at a total of 48 Xe3 cores, which sounds impressive.
But again, Nova Lake-AX may not even see the light of day, at least Raichu doesn’t seem to think so. This is because the chip itself was part of an earlier rumour that was eventually cancelled. That said, if enough interest arises about the processor, it could jumpstart Intel into reviving it and pushing it out to market. Ultimately, the goal is to bring some healthy competition to the market and not let one chipmaker dominate it.
(Source: Raichu, Videocardz)
