There’s growing anticipation around Intel’s next-generation desktop platform. A new CPU socket, dubbed LGA-1954, is set to debut in 2026, initially supporting the Nova Lake processor family. Impressively, leaked information suggests the platform may remain compatible with four successive CPU generations, including Razer Lake, Titan Lake, and Hammer Lake, offering a potential upgrade path spanning multiple years—a sharp departure from Intel’s recent trend of frequent socket changes.

The new socket may also maintain mechanical compatibility with current cooling solutions: reports indicate that LGA-1954 shares the same physical dimensions (45 × 37.5 mm) as the outgoing LGA-1851 (and even LGA-1700), suggesting that many existing coolers could continue to be used.