It’s no secret that Raptor Lake is the name of Intel’s next CPU architecture to follow the current Alder Lake-S. Well, thanks to the latest information we were able to find some information about the i9-13900K, as well as the launch date and specs for the rest of the line.
We know that Raptor Lake won’t be as big a leap in terms of architecture as the one we saw with Alder Lake, after all it’s an upgraded version that will use the same grip and polish the fringes as the Intel Core 12. current, therefore small changes are expected compared to the thirteenth generation, among which the i9-13900K.
What do we know about the architecture of Raptor Lake?
First, the P-Cores will evolve from the Golden Cove architecture to Raptor Cove, a version with an improved cache system and other as yet undisclosed changes for a higher IPC. On the other hand, the E-Cores will continue to be Gracemont and therefore there will be no change, yes Intel will increase the number of these compared to Intel Core 12. This also indirectly indicates the use of a more efficient internal ring, because these lose in performance as the number of elements increases.
Another piece of information that we are aware of is the support for LPDDR5X memory, which is essential for ultra-low power or ultralight laptops, indicating that we could see not only the desktop version of these processors, but also for laptops. For this, improvements to the power distribution network of the processor will also be essential thanks to the DLVR.
New details on the i9-13900K and the rest of Raptor Lake
The launch of Intel Core 13 processors with Raptor Lake architecture is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022. This time there will be three variants of the chip in its desktop version, which are as follows:
- The first chip with 8 P-Core and 16 E-Core cores for a total of 32 threads of execution. This configuration will be used in the i9-13900K who should reach the 5.5 GHz Boost.
- The second chip with 8 P-Core and 8 E-Core for a total of 24 threads of execution. which will be used by the i7-13700K
- The third chip with 6 P-Core cores, but no E-Core for a total of 12 threads of execution. At present, we know that this configuration corresponds to the i5-13600K.
So the second and third configuration are the same as the current Alder Lake desktop PC configuration, while the first is brand new. In general what we can deduce is that the current i9-12900K will become the future i7 of the thirteenth generation and it will be the same with the current i7 which will become the i5 of the following one. If it hadn’t been for the kernel change used for the P-Cores, we would say it will be a rebranding, especially since they will also use the same socket, the LGA1700, and will therefore be compatible with the same motherboards.
Like the Intel Core 12 will continue to support DDR4 memory, whose BMI no change is expected, but if in the case of DDR5 which will support DDR5-5600, which means it will support higher speeds without having to go into Gear 2 mode, which will reduce latency in these cases and increase performance.
