Intel at THESEit’s a long love story… almost as long as the endless list of processors Raptor Lake Refresh unveiled at the start of the show.
Perhaps not the most exciting announcement prepared by Intel, the second round of Raptor Lake Refresh processors nevertheless marks an important milestone for the American brand.
In addition, these processors mainly targeting 65 watts (and less) TDP have quite a few advantages to put forward. In particular, the heating – so annoying on the “K” models – should be much less.
Raptor Lake Refresh lowers its consumption
The first Raptor Lake Refresh processors were presented and tested last October. The key is powerful chips, there is no doubt about it, but without any real novelty compared to the two previous generations.
More annoying, consumption and heating have been singled out and our test of the 14900K, 14700K or 14600K is no exception. While waiting for the presentation of future generations, Intel still had to complete its Raptor Lake Refresh offer.
Thus, after the six “K” and “KF” series processors, it was mainly a matter of moving towards models with lower consumption, starting with the “HX” series and its TDP of 55 watts. There, five models are launched by Intel from the Core i5-14450HX to the Core i9-14900HX.
No less than 26 new processors!
Alongside these five chips, a wider range of seven processors was presented. These are the “classic” Raptor Lake Refresh, those without the slightest letter to determine the series.
With a TDP of 65 watts for the most greedy, they constitute the bulk of the range: slightly reduced versions of the “K” models where the multiplier coefficient, for example, is blocked. Boost frequencies are lower and guaranteed on fewer cores.
Note also that for four of these processors, there are “F” versions, that is to say without iGPU. We are talking here about the Core i9-14900F, Core i7-14700F, Core i5-14400F and Core i3-14100F. In the past, their significantly lower prices made these models very attractive.
Intel then completes its ranges with the “T” series, the members of which are distinguished by even lower consumption. We are talking here about a TDP of only 35 watts, even for the Core i9-14900T and its 24 cores associated with 68 MB of combined cache.
Finally, Intel is closing this Raptor Lake Refresh generation with three chips with an even lower TDP: 15 Watts no more for the Core 7 150U, Core 5 120U and Core 3 100U, small processors still equipped with 6 to 10 cores and an iGPU.
Source: Intel
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