Jaykihn has listed three Nova Lake configurations that Intel is reportedly considering at the moment: 52 cores (16P + 32E + 4LPE), 28 cores (8P + 16E + 4LPE), and 16 cores (4P + 8E + 4LPE). The initial claim portrays the 52-core SKU as a dual 8P+16E design with four LPE cores (likely on the SoC Tile).

That's the purported core configuration right now, which may change - and the other question with Nova Lake is will it be Intel's next-gen desktop range?

Intel’s forthcoming “Nova Lake” desktop processors are gradually taking shape, with leaks suggesting they may feature a novel three-tier core design that could reach up to 52 total cores.

Although Intel has yet to announce who will help produce the processors, TSMC already works with Intel to manufacture Arrow Lake chips.

Apart from the release date, there was no further information on Nova Lake, except that, according to the Intel manager, the architecture will be used “for the entire PC portfolio”, i.e., from light notebooks to large desktop PCs. Panther Lake is probably only intended for notebooks.

Wildcat Lake has remained chiefly undercover, apart from a few design tools that surfaced at NBD. The same leaker claims it is designed for low-power and low-cost Chromebooks, mini-PCs, and embedded devices,