Intel's top-end Nova Lake desktop CPU said to devour up to 700W in PL4 — claimed power draw close to double Arrow Lake

Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop CPU is rumored to have a power draw of up to 700W, nearly double that of the current Arrow Lake CPUs. The Nova Lake chips are expected to feature significant architectural improvements, including up to 52-core configurations and a large last-level cache. The top-end NVL-K CPU is reported to reach 700W for short bursts in its PL4 state, a hard electrical limit. Nova Lake is designed to operate close to this power ceiling, with potential shutdowns to protect the system. The lineup will include variants with different core configurations and up to 288 MB of bLLC cache, competing against AMD's Zen 6 desktop lineup.