The world of the processor is in turmoil: in the wake of the launch of AMD, Intel formalizes its Raptor Lake. ” There can only be one! »
Things promised, things due. Intel therefore took advantage of the opening of its Intel Innovation event, on September 27 and 28, 2022 in San Jose, to announce its new processors most officially in the world.
Three references available in two variants
“Chance” still does things well, when we have just published the tests of the Ryzen 7 7700X and Ryzen 9 7950X, our first Zen 4 CPUs coming directly from AMD.
For its new processors, Intel has therefore opted for the name Raptor Lake. Remember that this is the 13e generation of Intel and that it follows on from Alder Lake, which had made it possible to restore Intel’s image after a few years of difficulty.
As rumors suggested, we can count on a total of six processors for the first “salvo”. To be completely exact, we should rather speak of three references with, for each, two variants: i5-13600K and KF, i7-13700K and KF, and i9-13900K and KF.
The table published above provides an update on the specifications of each of these processors: we let you watch. Let’s keep in mind, however, the increase in the officially supported DDR5 frequency (5,600) while DDR4 does not move (3,200).
13900K: stronger than 12900K at 50% power consumption
Note also that the beefiest of the new range, the Core i9-13900K, goes significantly further than its Alder Lake counterpart. If the number of efficient cores remains stable (we go from Golden Cove to Raptor Cove all the same), the efficient cores (C) double.
Indeed, we go from 8 to 16 Gracemont cores (c) for performance that we imagine to be significantly higher. The latter should also benefit from the increase in L2 cache (32 MB against 14) and L3 cache (36 MB against 30). The operating frequencies in turn progress to an absolute maximum of 5.8 GHz.
Intel is obviously quick to provide some graphics to ensure that its new cador is the king of performance. He does not hesitate to speak of +15% performance in single-thread and +41% in multi-thread. Of course, he compares it to the Core i9-12900K, but the difference is there.
On the price side, we still only have the mentions in dollars, but be aware that the Core i9-13900K and 13900KF (without iGPU) are respectively at 589 and 564 dollars. The Core i7-13700K and 13700KF (8C+8c) are at 409 and 384 dollars, and the Core i-5-13600K and 13600KF (6P+8c), at 319 and 294 dollars.
Finally, Intel confirms that beyond their formalization, these processors will be all six available from October 20th. This date will also be that of the release of motherboards based on Z790, the new chipset planned for Raptor Lake.
Source: press release
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