Leaks suggest that the high - end variants of AMD's Zen 6 and Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop processors are poised to feature an enormous 3D - stacked cache, potentially reaching up to 288MB. This development is set to ignite fierce rivalry between the two tech giants in scenarios like gaming, where cache performance plays a pivotal role.

The 3D V - Cache iteration of AMD's Zen 6 boasts a single CCD cache that can go up to 144MB, and when it comes to a dual CCD setup, the cache capacity can soar to 288MB. The CPU cores of this processor are crafted using TSMC's 2 - nanometer manufacturing process and are compatible with 16 - bit AVX - 512 instruction extensions. In a similar vein, Intel's Nova Lake processor is also gearing up to substantially boost its cache capacity through bLLC technology. For single compute chip models of Nova Lake, the cache capacity is projected to reach 144MB, while dual compute chip models are expected to offer a whopping 288MB.

In essence, this new phase of competition in desktop gaming processors is likely to center around the concept of 'massive cache'.