correction, the latest intel processor is actually the core 2 ultra (also a different motherboard for it, I think now it is on H-Z8X0 or 9X0) and the board doesnt matter for virtualization to be frank, it doesn’t have to be high end.
with that I’ve yet to see if they acknowledge it, more importantly I would recommend Secureblue with QEMU until Qubes becomes based on it (it = Secureblue).
I definetely did not know intel is recommended for security so yeah nice to know.
Anywho OP let me know before going any further.