Core i7-13700H, Core i5-13500H Retain Same Core Count As Alder Lake Counterparts
Hardware leaker momomo_us has murmured (opens in new tab) Specs for two of Intel’s upcoming Raptor Lake mobile processors, the Core i5-13500H and Core i7-13700H, have allegedly leaked. The spec sheet mentioned the number of CPU cores, but they weren’t increased. The Core i5 and Core i7 models have the same number of cores as their predecessors, with 12 and 14 cores respectively.
This sets it apart from the desktop version of Raptor Lake, which saw a significant increase in core counts with E-cores. For example, the previous generation Core i9-12900K had 8 P cores and 8 E cores, while the Core i9-3900K doubled from 16 E cores. The number of E-cores has similarly surged on Intel’s lower-end desktop parts, including the Core i7-13700K and Core i5-13600K.
The Core i7-12700H and Core i5-12500H have 8 E-cores each, which is the same amount as the Core i7 13700K and Core i5-13600K desktop chips, while the Alder Lake i7-12700K and i5-12600K have 2 Double. So it looks like Intel decided there was no need to add E or P cores to these mobile chips, for better or worse. This is because the Raptor Lake mobile parts have the same thread count and core count as the previous model. (P cores have hyperthreading, E cores do not.)
As a result, we wouldn’t expect these chips to have significantly better multi-threaded performance than Alder Lake like the Raptor Lake desktop parts. However, these parts will get the higher clocked Raptor Lake performance cores due to all the enhancements Intel has made in their new architecture. Additionally, the E-cores should also receive some upgrades, including a slight increase in clock speeds, as seen on the Raptor Lake desktop chips. You should see an improvement.
Thankfully, we won’t have to wait long for these chips to hit the market.Intel CEO Pat Geisinger has confirmed that the Raptor Lake mobile will launch before the end of the year.
