Intel's upcoming "Nova Lake-S" has been spotted in the wild for the first time in an ECS Liva P300 mini-PC. During the Embedded World 2026 event, ECS showcased the Intel Core Ultra 400 series "Nova Lake-S" mini-PC, featuring Intel's upcoming B960 chipset and support for DDR5 memory running at 8,000 MT/s. This suggests that Intel is upgrading its integrated memory controller on the "Nova Lake" platform to support these DDR5 speeds before any XMP and factory-overclocked memory are used. German tech media outlet ComputerBase managed to spot the new 3.5-liter mini-PC with the yet-unannounced platform. The support for higher-speed memory indicates that even Intel's current memory controller, which reportedly achieves DDR5 speeds of 7,200 MT/s in the upcoming "Arrow Lake Refresh," will receive an upgrade alongside the new core IP and configuration.

Interestingly, this PC is currently powered by a 120 W PSU, but before ECS delivers the Liva P300 PC to customers, it will be equipped with a 210-240 W power supply to support "Nova Lake" in its top configurations. Speaking of the top configuration, ComputerBase confirmed that the 52-core top SKU of "Nova Lake" will have a TDP of 175 W, while other configurations with a TDP of 65 W will also be available. Graphics output is powered by Xe3P GPU IP, as previously rumored, and the newly showcased ECS PC confirms these specifications. For AI capability, "Nova Lake" will deliver more than 100 TOPS using the 8-bit INT8 data type, thanks to the onboard NPU and the powerful Xe3P GPU IP.