An unofficial list of seven Nova Lake-S desktop processors circulated this weekend and put a new suffix, BFC, on three models associated with bLLC, the enlarged last-level cache Intel is rumored to be preparing as a gaming answer to Ryzen X3D. Intel has not confirmed names, cores or capacities. Everything below is a leak.
The table was shared by LC Tech Leaks and picked up by The PC Enthusiast and Gazlog. The top entry is the Core Ultra 9 4970K BFC, described with 8 P-cores, 16 E-cores and 4 LP-E cores, a 125 W TDP and 32-EU integrated graphics. The Core Ultra 7 4870K BFC and the 65 W Core Ultra 9 4900 BFC complete the larger-cache trio. The other cited names are 4950K, 4850K, 4650K and 4650KF, without BFC.
What the acronym still does not explain
No one has confirmed what BFC means. Earlier reports spoke of up to 144 MB of extra cache, but the new table does not list capacity per model. Treating the 4970K BFC as a 144 MB part would go beyond this leak. Some coverage keeps 4 LP-E cores on the 4950K; Gazlog describes that model with 24 cores and no LP-E. Until Intel publishes the line, that difference stays open.
New platform, no launch date
Documentation already linked to Nova Lake-S points to the LGA1954 socket. Certification listings do not confirm final chipset, price or date. Clocks, turbo, price and benchmarks remain unknown. If the structure holds, BFC would be a naming answer to X3D, not a confirmed copy of AMD stacking.
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