Intel's upcoming "Nova Lake-S" desktop processors are nearing launch, and new details about power consumption are surfacing. According to a post on the Weibo forums, Intel's 28-core SKU with a big last-level cache (bLLC) integrated into the package will reach up to 296 W of power consumption at the Power Level 2 (PL2) setting—the maximum power draw during short bursts of turbo clocking. Compared to the current top-end "Arrow Lake-S" 24-core Core Ultra 9 285K, which has a PL2 setting of 250 W, the additional four LPE-Cores increase that number by about 18.4%.

Previously, we learned that "Nova Lake-S" will be very power-hungry, especially in top-end SKUs. Intel's top-end, overclocking-focused, dual compute die CPU with 52 cores will feature a PL2 mode of 474 W—an unprecedented number for an Intel consumer desktop platform, typically expected from a high-end desktop (HEDT) design. For single compute die SKUs, the PL2 limit appears to be 296 W.

Finally, this could be the previously leaked Core Ultra 9 4950 K, identified as a 28-core "Nova Lake-S" desktop chip featuring 8 "Coyote Cove" P-Cores, 16 "Arctic Wolf" E-Cores, and 4 LPE-Cores. Since Intel is testing many SKUs, a four-digit naming scheme might be on the way.