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Intel Nova Lake mobile reportedly skips bLLC; Razor Lake-HX to debut it on TSMC's N2X node
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Intel's Nova Lake mobile CPUs will reportedly not include bLLC (Big Last Level Cache), reserving the feature for higher-end desktop SKUs only, while the subsequent Razor Lake-HX generation will bring bLLC to mobile and be fabricated on TSMC's N2X node.
Engineers targeting high-performance mobile workloads that benefit from large L3 caches will need to wait for Razor Lake-HX, as Nova Lake mobile will reportedly rely on native L3 cache only. The shift to TSMC's N2X node for Razor Lake also signals Intel's continued reliance on external fabrication for key product lines.
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Nova Lake mobile SKUs will reportedly skip bLLC entirely, with only higher-end desktop SKUs receiving the feature.
Razor Lake-HX and possibly Razor Lake-AX will reportedly debut bLLC on mobile, manufactured on TSMC's N2X node.
A single NVL-S tile reportedly houses 144MB of bLLC, with dual-tile variants doubling that to 288MB.
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