Enthusiastic citizen (Opens in a new tab) (ECSM_Official) is the same hardware leaker that brought the first Core i5-13600K benchmark and shares the launch date of Intel’s 13th generation Raptor Lake family. The new hybrid desktop chip will arrive before the end of October, which is comparable to the best CPUs.
According to leaker sources, Intel will announce Raptor Lake at the Intel Innovation 2022 event on September 28th. If the information is accurate, September 28 is also the time for chip makers to lift the review ban and allow consumers to see the level of Raptor Lake performance. Bring it to the table.
Raptor Lake will begin retailing on October 17, according to sources at Enthusiastic Citizen. Like Alder Lake, Raptor Lake K-series chips such as the Core i9-13900K, Core i7-13700K, and Core i5-13600K lead the price with the premium Z790 chipset. The first Raptor Lake lineup also includes KF series counterparts. Unfortunately, non-K chips and the more affordable H760 and B760 chipsets may not be available until next year.
Intel seems to be saving Raptor Lake’s non-K lineup and H760 and B760 chipsets, especially for the CES 2023, on January 5th. However, the official release date will be in the second half of January. Enthusiastic citizens have confirmed in his sources that this generation of H710 chipsets does not exist. Instead, Intel is alleged to reuse the H610 chipset for Raptor Lake. Keep in mind that Intel’s current 600 series chipsets support Raptor Lake through firmware updates. Therefore, current Alder Lake motherboard owners do not need to upgrade to 700 series motherboards if they do not need it.
Unlike Zen4, which left DDR4 in the dust, Raptor Lake continues to support the standard. Alder Lake used DDR5-4800 natively, but Raptor Lake has official DDR5-5600 support. Raptor Lake maintains a hybrid microarchitecture that combines the Raptor Cove Performance core (P core) and the Gracemont Efficiency core (E core). Raptor Lake comes with twice as many E-cores, bringing the total number of cores to 24 (8 P-cores and 16 E-cores).
Therefore, the Core i9-13900K has an 8P + 16E configuration, while the Core i7-13700K may use the 8P-8E setup. Finally, the Core i5-13600K sticks to the 6P + 8E design. In addition to the increased E-core, Raptor Lake also boasts a larger L3 cache and faster clock speed.
Again, Intel will fight AMD in the mainstream desktop processor market. There is no official release date for Zen 4, but AMD committed in the fall of 2022, in line with Intel’s Raptor Lake debut.
