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Core Ultra 300 CPUs (Image © TechPowerUp)
In the leaked documentation, the supported CPUs are referred to as Core Ultra 300S Series DT. However, this designation could just be a temporary placeholder. Recent reports and leaks about the Nova Lake-S architecture indicate that the final consumer and enterprise branding will likely change to the Core Ultra 400S series. It is common for internal naming conventions to be used in early commercial or embedded documentation before the final product branding is made official.
The unveiled board uses a Micro ATX form factor and supports DDR5 CUDIMM memory. The system has two memory slots with a maximum total capacity of 128 GB.
Intel LGA 1954 und Q970 (Image © @momomo_us auf X)
For visual output, the board is equipped with one HDMI 2.1 connector and two DisplayPort 1.4a connectors, complemented by an additional internal DisplayPort header for custom chassis integration.
The board offers a high-bandwidth expansion layout based on PCIe Gen5. The configuration includes a primary PCIe x16 Gen5 slot, a second x16 slot wired for x8 Gen5 and a PCIe x4 Gen5 slot. A final PCIe x4 Gen4 slot is also available. Storage options consist of four SATA III connectors and NVMe compatibility through dedicated M.2 Key-M and Key-E slots.
The motherboard is designed for commercial environments and has several industry standard stability and security features. These include a TPM 2.0 module, a watchdog timer for system recovery, serial ports and digital I/O interfaces.
The network functionality is handled by three separate controllers. The board has an Intel I226V controller that provides 2.5 GbE speeds and two Intel I219LM controllers that provide 1 GbE connectivity.
The Q970 chipset is part of the Intel 900 ecosystem. This family is expected to include the B960, Z970, Z990 and W980 chipsets, all designed to support the Nova Lake-S processors on the LGA-1954 socket.
