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title: "Intel confirms Nova Lake uses 18A-P node, shifts capacity to data center CPUs"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/intel-confirms-nova-lake-uses-18a-p-node-shifts-capacity-to-data-center--3c6626
source_name: "Tom's Hardware"
source_url: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-confirms-nova-lake-will-use-advanced-18a-p-node-more-details-at-ces-company-says-its-taking-panther-lake-capacity-offline-to-build-more-granite-rapids-data-center-cpus
published: 2026-10-29T21:55:48.000Z
topics: ["chips"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
---

# Intel confirms Nova Lake uses 18A-P node, shifts capacity to data center CPUs

*2026-10-29 · Source: [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-confirms-nova-lake-will-use-advanced-18a-p-node-more-details-at-ces-company-says-its-taking-panther-lake-capacity-offline-to-build-more-granite-rapids-data-center-cpus)*

Intel's CEO confirmed on the Q3 2026 earnings call that Nova Lake desktop processors will be the first client product on the enhanced 18A-P node. Intel is also taking Panther Lake capacity offline to build more Granite Rapids data center CPUs.

**Why it matters:** Trading client capacity for server CPUs shows AI data center demand reshaping Intel's fab allocation. It also lines up with Nvidia's Vera CPU rollout, indicating CPUs are becoming a contested part of AI infrastructure.

**Topics:** chips

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