There will be no question of revolutionizing the processorsbut the Raptor Lake Refresh range will further increase the “vital constants”.
Each day that passes inevitably brings us closer to the release of the 14e generation of Intel processors, the Raptor Lake Refresh, which will mark the end of the Core i5, i7 and i9 nomenclature.
To drive home the point a little further on the proximity of these processors, these are documents from the marketing department which were published by our colleagues at VideoCardz.
Up to 24 cores and 32 threads
These documents could not be clearer on the critical points put forward by Intel for this generation: the number of cores on the one hand, and the maximum operating frequency on the other.
For the hearts, nothing very new however, since it is only a question of confirming information already presented on multiple occasions. Let’s say that this confirmation is directly linked to Intel-branded documents and that, inevitably, it looks more serious.
The two Core i9s (14900K and 14900KF) will therefore be entitled to their 24 physical cores, with 8 efficient cores and 16 efficient cores. A little more original, in that they mark an increase of 4 cores compared to 13e generation, the Core i7 (14700K and 14700KF) will be equipped with 20 physical cores, with 8 efficient cores and 12 efficient cores.
Finally, bringing up the rear, the Core i5s (14600K and 14600KF) will indeed be able to count on 14 physical cores, with a distribution of 6 efficient cores and 8 efficient cores.
Frequencies up 200 MHz
In terms of maximum operating frequencies, Intel had already highlighted an “acceleration” for Raptor Lake Refresh. Today, this is confirmed, even if the gains are damn modest.
The first samples seem to have arrived at the testers © VideoCardz
From 5.8 GHz on the Core i9-13900K/KF, we will therefore go to 6 GHz on the 14900K/KF. Same gain of 200 MHz for the 14700K/KF at 5.6 GHz, compared to 5.4 GHz on the previous 13700K/KF. The same goes for the gap between the 13600K/KF (5.1 GHz) and the i5-14600K/KF (5.3 GHz).
Note that this 14e generation is due to arrive on October 17. We look forward to being able to check if the 14700K/KF will really benefit from the 4 additional cores to stand out a little more from the 14600K/KF.
Source : VideoCardz
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