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Rumor mill: Intel's next processor for low-cost Windows laptops and mini PCs is starting to come into focus, if a new leak is accurate. Hardware leaker Jaykihn has posted base specifications for the chip, code-named Moon Lake, describing a processor with four low-power efficiency cores and zero performance cores.

Intel's current entry-level N-series chips also skip performance cores, and Moon Lake would bring that approach to the company's newer tile-based design. If the leak holds, it would be the next generation of the N-series processors found in many budget machines. Intel has not confirmed the specs.

The leaked table lists a thermal design power (TDP) range of 6W to 15W. The low end sits close to the power envelope of phone and tablet system-on-chips.…