Intel is preparing its next-gen mainstream Xeon lineup codenamed Dunlow, based on Nova Lake-S , which features up to 28 cores.

Intel's Mainstream Xeon CPUs Will Arrive On Dunlow Platform With Up To 28 Core Nova Lake-S Options

It's been a while since Intel released a mainstream desktop option in the Xeon lineup. The last family is still based on the Raptor Lake architecture under the Xeon E-2400 series , with up to 8 cores. The company did introduce Bartlett Lake-S chips with up to 12 P-Cores, but those are non-Xeon chips designed for Edge segments.

While Arrow Lake was limited to the "Core Ultra 200S" series for desktops, it looks like Nova Lake will once again introduce a mainstream Xeon family.

Based on recent shipping logs , Intel's next-gen mainstream Xeon platform has been spotted and is called "Dunlow". The platform will feature support for Nova Lake-S Desktop CPUs on the latest LGA 1954 socket. Early specs include up to 28-core CPU flavors (a single-compute tile), up to a 95 Watt TDP, and dual-channel DDR5 memory support.

So far, only a 28-core model has been mentioned, but given how expansive the Nova Lake-S lineup is expected to be , we can expect multiple configurations. Intel is also preparing a Nova Lake-S CPU for the Edge with up to 12 Xe3P iGPU cores .

Interestingly, it's not just the Xeon family that has been spotted, but the first Dunlow board has also been uncovered. The listing mentions the Supermicro MBD-X15SDCB-IN001, a reference board for customers or CRB.

The other interesting detail is that Intel was relying on a P-Core-only design for its previous Xeon family, but the 28-core Nova Lake models will feature a P-Core & E-Core configuration. So it looks like Intel is once again bringing E-Cores back to its Desktop Xeons. On the matter of launch, the Nova Lake CPUs are expected in early 2027, so we can expect the Xeon lineup to launch a few months after those.

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