Intel Razor Lake-AX reportedly reuses Nova Lake CPU cores, skips overclocking support

Intel's rumored Razor Lake-AX processor retains Nova Lake's CPU cores rather than moving to newer designs, and it won't support overclocking, according to leaker Jaykihn on X.

Jaykihn indicated that Razor Lake-AX uses Coyote Cove P-cores and Arctic Wolf E-cores, the same combination found in Nova Lake, rather than the newer Griffin Cove and Golden Eagle cores, suggesting that Razor Lake-AX is based on canceled Nova Lake-AX SKUs. The chips reportedly won't support overclocking, though this is a minor omission since the lineup mainly targets laptops and mini PCs rather than desktops.

Razor Lake-AX has previously been reported with 16 or 32 Xe3P graphics cores, positioning AX as a large APU platform like Gorgon Halo.

Intel hasn't confirmed whether Razor Lake-AX will fall under the Core Ultra 400 or 500 series branding. Since the specifications come from unofficial leaks, final configurations may change ahead of any formal announcement.