Intel’s new processor generation has been officially announced. As part of its InnovatiON event, the manufacturer presented the CPUs codenamed Raptor Lake to the public.
Especially with the Core i9-13900K, Intel wants to recapture the place at the top, which AMD was only able to secure yesterday with the Ryzen 9 7950X. This should be made possible, among other things, by a clock rate that scratches the magic 6 GHz limit.
We will continuously update this article as more information becomes available as part of the Intel InnovatiON on the new processors.
Raptor Lake: Specs
Intel has screwed up the number of smaller E-cores in particular: The top model i9-13900K should have 16 of the cores trimmed for efficiency. Among them are the i7-13700(K) with more E-cores and the i5 models with six large cores. In the boost, all of the unlimited K variants should be able to clock over 5.0 GHz.
| model | Kerne (P+E)/Threads | Base/Boost clock speed (P cores) | cache (total) | TDP/PL1/PL2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core i9-13900K | 8+16/32 | 3,0 GHz/5,8GHz | 64 MB (32+36) | 125 W/253 W |
| Core i7-13700K | 8+8/24 | 3,4 GHz/5,4 GHz | 54 MB (24+30) | 125 W/253 W |
| Core i5-13600K | 6+8/20 | 3,5 GHz/5,1 GHz | 44 MB (20+24) | 125 W/181 W |
Raptor Lake: Performance
On average, the CPUs should be able to offer a performance increase of 41 percent in multithread applications. The jump in single-thread performance is said to be up to 15 percent. Even if the FPS advantage in games will probably be smaller: Intel promises no less than that with the Core i9-13900K best gaming experience in the world
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In addition to the additional E cores for multithread tasks, this should also be made possible by new and optimized P cores, a larger cache and more room for improvement when overclocking with XMP 3.0.
As soon as possible, you will of course also find independent tests of the new processors with us. You can find out directly in our reviews whether Intel’s CPUs can keep what they promise.
Also on the horizon is the Core i9-13900KS, which should then take Raptor Lake to a new level. It was already confirmed at the event that Intel is supposed to reach the 6.0 GHz limit.
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The Core i9-13900KS from Intel is said to have broken two clock records
Raptor Lake: release and price
Intel’s 13th CPU generation will be released on October 20, 2022. At the start, Core i9-13900K, Core i7-13700K, Core i5-13600K and new mainboards with Z790 chipsets will appear.
The prices remained at the level of the previous generation at the time of release – at least in the USA. Only the smaller Core i5 increases the starting price by 30 dollars.
- Core i9-13900K vs. 12900K: 589 US-Dollar vs. 589 US-Dollar
- Core i7-13700K vs. Core i7-12700K: 409 US-Dollar vs. 409 US-Dollar
- Core i5-13600K vs. Core i5-12600K: 319 US-Dollar vs. 289 US-Dollar
We will add the corresponding euro prices for Europey as soon as possible.
What needs to be considered? In contrast to AMD’s Ryzen 7000 CPUs, which also make it necessary to buy new motherboards and RAM, not much. Because you can take over both RAM and mainboard from the older Alder Lake generation. At the same time, new models are also being offered with mainboards with 700 chipsets, which should fully support all features.
Raptor Lake: Does an upgrade make sense?
Even if the new Intel processors promise a big leap in performance, you hardly notice it in games, especially in higher resolutions. Games there are usually limited by the performance of the graphics card and not by the processor.
If you are only looking for gaming performance, you should consider an upgrade especially if the CPU in the computer is already quite old. If you just recently upgraded, you can probably safely skip Raptor Lake.
Our tests on the two new AMD competitors Ryzen 9 7950X and Ryzen 7 7700X show how small the leap forward is, especially in higher resolutions.
How do you like the new Raptor Lake CPUs from Intel? Write it to us in the comments!
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