Intel’s new Raptor Lake T-series CPUs are the i9-13900T, (opens in new tab) i7-13700T, (opens in new tab) i5-13600T, (opens in new tab) 13500T, (opens in new tab) 13400T (opens in new tab)and i3-13100T (opens in new tab) From German retailer CaseKing. Originally, these chips were supposed to go on sale a month before him, but for unknown reasons it never happened.
With a 35W TDP, Intel’s 13th Gen T-series CPUs are the lowest power processors you can buy that use Intel’s latest Raptor Lake architecture and fit desktop sockets. If you’re planning to build your own (see How We Build PCs), you’ll probably want one of these, unless you plan to put it in a small form factor chassis that doesn’t have much (or no) active cooling would not be needed. However, you’ll often see T-series chips in embedded mini-PCs such as Lenovo’s ThinkCentre M Tiny series.
All models from Core i9-13900T to Core i3-13100T share identical cache and core count configurations with their vanilla counterparts, but both P-Core and E-Core have higher clock speeds. Stringent power requirements. These aren’t the best CPUs for gaming and productivity.
| CPU | Number of cores + L2 / L3 cache | Clock Speed Base/Boost (P Core) | Price converted from Euros to US Dollars |
| i9-13900T | 24 (8+16) + 32MB/36MB | 5.3GHz/1.1GHz | $671 |
| i7-13700T | 16 (8+8) + 24MB/30MB | 4.9GHz / 1.4GHz | $469 |
| i5-13600T | 14 (6+8) + 11.5MB / 24MB | 4.8GHz / 1.8GHz | $308 |
| i5-13500T | 14 (6+8) + 11.5MB / 24MB | 4.6GHz/1.6GHz | $283 |
| i5-13400T | 10 (6+4) + 9.5MB / 20MB | 4.4GHz / 1.3GHz | $272 |
| i3-13100T | 4 (4+0) + 5MB / 12MB | 4.2GHz/2.5GHz | $155 |
For example, the Core i9-13900T and i7-13700T have a 300 MHz reduction in max turbo frequency compared to the i9-13900 and i7-13700, and max turbo clocks of 5.3 GHz and 4.9 GHz respectively. Base clocks are more affected, dropping almost entirely GHz lower on the 13900T and 13700T to 1.1GHz and 1.4GHz.
Similarly, the E-core base and boost clocks are 500-700 MHz lower compared to their vanilla counterparts on the same i9 and i7. For example, the i9-13900T’s E-Core frequencies are 0.8 GHz base and 3.9 GHz boost, while the i9-13900 is 1.5 GHz base and 4.2 GHz boost. The i7-13700T features 1 GHz base and 3.6 GHz boost while the 13700 features 1.5 GHz base and 4.1 GHz boost.
Conversely, the maximum turbo power has been significantly reduced to less than half the power consumption of the standard part (not to mention the K SKU). The i9-13900T and i7-13700T have a maximum turbo output of only 106W, while the 13900 and 13700 are 219W.
Unfortunately, the Raptor Lake T’s lower clock speeds don’t have to bring the price down as much as we’d like. All chips are priced the same as non-K chips. CaseKing lists the i9-13900T for $671, the i9-13700T for $469, the i5-13600T for $308, the 13500T for $283, the 13400T for $272, and the i3-13100T for $155. All prices include VAT and shipping and are converted from Euros to US Dollars.
