Intel's flagship 'Bartlett Lake-S' Core 9 273 PQE processor, a 12-core, 24-thread beast with 125W TDP, won't boot on standard consumer motherboards like the ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Apex, according to Overclock.net reports. This specialized CPU is explicitly designed for edge and embedded deployments, not the consumer PC market, forcing users to seek industrial-grade motherboards or mini-PCs for use. Intel has restricted this high-performance variant, meaning it lacks Windows gaming optimizations like APO/IPO and will function as a generic x86-64 CPU, severely limiting its gaming potential despite its 5.9GHz single-core speed.