The chip giant yesterday presented its new Raptor Lake-S processors, a generation that falls under the Intel Core Gen13 series, and that maintains the hybrid design that we saw in Alder Lake-S. This means that these processors have a block of high-performance cores and another block of high-efficiency cores.
Intel has also maintained memory support DDR4 and DDR5, which means that these new processors can be used without problems with memory kits of both generations. This makes updating costs easier and cheaper, and in the end represents an important value for the consumer. The LGA1700 platform remains, and the new 700-series chipsets offer very strong value in terms of connectivity and support of next-generation standards.
The performance improvement that Intel has achieved with Raptor Lake-S is 15% in single thread and 41% in multithread compared to the previous generation, figures that confirm an important jump, and that makes them an interesting solution both for professionals who need the maximum possible performance in multi-threading and for those who use applications and tools with a greater dependence on single-thread performance.
If everything goes as planned, the launch of the Intel Core Gen 13 will take place on October 20. We already know the full specifications of these processors, but the prices for Spain have not yet been confirmed, so we will have to wait. I remind you that yesthey were compatible with LGA1700 motherboards with 600 series chipset.
These are the specs of the six models that will reach the market first, and their prices for the United States (taxes not included):
- Intel Core i9-13900K: 24 cores and 32 threads. 8 high-performance Raptor Cove cores at 3GHz-5.8GHz, normal and turbo mode, 16 high-efficiency Gracemont cores at 2.2GHz-4.3GHz, normal and turbo mode, 68MB cache (L3 + L2) and a TDP of 125 watts. Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770. It has 24 cores and 32 threads. Price: $589.
- Intel Core i9-13900KF: 24 cores and 32 threads. 8 high-performance Raptor Cove cores at 3GHz-5.8GHz, normal and turbo mode, 16 high-efficiency Gracemont cores at 2.2GHz-4.3GHz, normal and turbo mode, 68MB cache (L3 + L2) and a TDP of 125 watts. No graphics. Price: $564.
- Intel Core i7-13700K: 16 cores and 24 threads. 8 high-performance Raptor Cove cores @ 3.4GHz-5.4GHz, normal and turbo mode, 8 high-efficiency Gracemont cores @ 2.5GHz-4.2GHz, normal and turbo mode, 54MB cache ( L3 + L2) and a TDP of 125 watts. Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770. Price: $409.
- Intel Core i7-13700KF: 16 cores and 24 threads. 8 high-performance Raptor Cove cores @ 3.4GHz-5.4GHz, normal and turbo mode, 8 high-efficiency Gracemont cores @ 2.5GHz-4.2GHz, normal and turbo mode, 54MB cache ( L3 + L2) and a TDP of 125 watts. No graphics. Price: $384.
- Intel Core i5-13600K: 14 cores and 20 threads. 6 high-performance Raptor Cove cores at 3.5 GHz-5.1 GHz, normal and turbo mode, 8 high-efficiency Gracemont cores at 2.6 GHz-3.9 GHz, normal and turbo mode, 44 MB cache ( L3 + L2) and a TDP of 125 watts.
- Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770. Price: $319.
- Intel Core i5-13600K: 14 cores and 20 threads. 6 high-performance Raptor Cove cores at 3.5 GHz-5.1 GHz, normal and turbo mode, 8 high-efficiency Gracemont cores at 2.6 GHz-3.9 GHz, normal and turbo mode, 44 MB cache ( L3 + L2) and a TDP of 125 watts. No graphics. Price: $294.
