What we know

1's database. However, the evidence is based on unverified leaks and lacks confirmation from independent, authoritative sources. Intel's leaked 28-core Nova Lake CPU beats the Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9950X3D in single-thread testing.

Why it matters

Intel's Nova Lake is an upcoming CPU architecture that has not yet been officially released. 1 database, where a processor labeled as 'Intel 0000'—believed to be a Nova Lake engineering sample—showed higher single-thread performance scores than the current flagship CPUs from Intel (Core Ultra 9 285K) and AMD (Ryzen 9 9950X3D). The leak originated from VideoCardz, which found these results in the database.

What is still unknown

Independent tests of accuracy, supported languages, and a broader release date are not in the reporting.