LGA 1954
| Release date | Late 2026 |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Intel |
| Type | LGA-ZIF |
| Chip form factors | Flip-chip |
| Contacts | 1954 |
| FSB protocol | PCI Express |
| Processor dimensions | 37.5 mm × 45 mm 1,687.5mm2 |
| Processors | Nova Lake |
| Predecessor | LGA 1851 |
| Memory support | DDR5 |
This article is part of the CPU socket series | |
LGA 1954 is a land grid array CPU socket designed by Intel for Nova Lake-S desktop processors, released in Late 2026[1].
| B960 | Z970 | Z990 | Q970 | W980 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overclocking | CPU | No | Yes | No | |||
| Memory | Yes | No | Yes | ||||
| CPU support | Nova Lake | ||||||
| Memory capacity | Up to 256 GB | ||||||
| Maximum DIMM slots | 4 | ||||||
| ECC memory | No | UDIMM | |||||
| Maximum USB 2.0 ports | 12 | 14 | |||||
| USB 3.2 ports configuration | Gen 1x1 | Up to 6 | Up to 10 | Up to 8 | Up to 10 | ||
| Gen 2 | ×1 | Up to 4 | Up to 10 | Up to 8 | Up to 10 | ||
| ×2 | Up to 2 | Up to 5 | Up to 4 | Up to 5 | |||
| TB4/USB4 ports | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Maximum SATA 3.0 ports | 4 | 8 | |||||
| Processor PCI Express configuration | 5.0 | 1×16 | 1×16 or 2×8 | ||||
| 5.0 (for M.2) |
1×4 | 1×8 or 2×4 | |||||
| PCH PCI Express configuration | 5.0 | None | 12 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 4.0 | 14 | 12 | |||||
| Independent display support (digital ports/pipes) | 4 | ||||||
| Integrated wireless | Yes | ||||||
| PCIe RAID support | No | 0, 1, 5, 10 | |||||
| SATA RAID support | 0, 1, 5, 10 | ||||||
| Intel Smart Sound technology | Yes | ||||||
| Intel Active Management, Trusted Execution and vPro technology | No | Yes | |||||
| Chipset TDP | |||||||
| Release date | Q4 2026 | ||||||
Notes
References
- ^ Shilov, Anton (2026-02-09). "Intel's new platform for Nova Lake chips leaked, up to 48 PCIe lanes and all-new chipset — 900-series motherboards with LGA1954 socket arrive in late 2026". Tomshardware. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ N/A, btarunr (2026-02-09). "Intel 900-series Desktop Motherboard Chipset Specs Leak". Techpowerup. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
- ^ Mujtaba, Hassan (2026-02-09). "Intel 900-Series Chipset Specs Leak: Z990, Z970, W980, Q970, B960 For Next-Gen Nova Lake CPUs". Wccftech. Retrieved 2026-02-09.