While there are some rumours that Nova Lake will be built on Intel's future 14A node, that is rather speculative, what with Intel yet to prove that 18A is working well. Moreover,

Thanks to a leaked shipping manifest, it looks like Intel may be sending early models of its upcoming Nova Lake CPUs to a select few. The notes on the shipping label suggest that the CPU in question was sent free of charge for research purposes,

Nova Lake is expected to require a new socket, and unless Intel ports Panther Lake to a desktop, LGA 1851 could be one of the shortest-lived platforms in Intel's history. In addition, Linux patches indicate Intel is actively developing software support for upcoming CPU generations, including Nova Lake and its supposed successor, "Razor Lake."

Recently exposed manifests reveal that Intel has begun shipping test samples of its next-generation server and desktop processors. While much about these upcoming CPUs remains uncertain,

A shipping manifest listing an Intel Nova Lake CPU has appeared online. While still unofficial, rumour has it that the CPU is expected to ship out no later