Intel’s next desktop socket needs 103 more pins, and LGA1851 boards won’t make the jump

A leaked socket bracket and a cooler vendor's own product listing both point to LGA1954 for Nova Lake-S, a physical break from today's LGA1851 boards.

A leaked socket bracket and a cooler vendor's own product listing both point to LGA1954 for Nova Lake-S, a physical break from today's LGA1851 boards.

A solder-ready LGA1954 socket for Nova Lake-S is on sale before Intel has even announced the socket, so LGA1851 boards look like the end of the line. One cooler maker already lists the new socket.

AMD's kernel patches put the first numbers on Zen 6's new low-power core, Intel's own parts store names LGA1954 alongside Nova Lake-S, and G.Skill brings EXPO ULL to a mainstream AM5 memory kit.