The 35W Raptor Lake CPU, the Intel Core i7-13700T, has recently been the subject of new benchmarks that demonstrate outstanding performance levels. There will be three different types of Intel Raptor Lake 13th Gen CPUs: K-series, Non-K series, and T-Series.
The unlocked K-series has TDPs that range from 125W (PL1) up to 253W. (PL2). Next are the Non-K parts, which have TDPs between 65W (PL1) and 200W. (PL2). The T-series SKUs, which are designed for low-power devices and have a base TDP of 35W (PL1) and a maximum TDP of around 100W, are the last group (PL2).
The other two Core i7-13700 SKUs share the same core configuration as the Intel Core i7-13700T CPU, which Benchleaks found in several Geekbench 5 listings. The clock speeds are where the discrepancies lie. There are 24 threads and 16 cores on the CPU (8 P cores and 8 E cores). With a base clock speed of 1.40 GHz and a peak clock speed of up to 4.90 GHz, the processor has 30 MB of L3 cache.
The Raptor Lake CPU performed well, earning 11,564 points in the multi-core test of Geekbench 5 and 1939 points in the single-core test.
This indicates that under single-core demands, the CPU is already competitive with the Core i9-12900K. Further, the CPU was running on a DDR4 platform, which is going to be a huge advantage for low-power users because DDR5 motherboards cost extra and can also consume higher power. In multi-core loads, the CPU ends up 11% faster than the Ryzen 7 5800X & on par with the Core i5-12600K.
This is an excellent demonstration of the 35W component, and even if the chip’s maximum PL2 TDP is 106W (the same as the 12900T), the CPU will still be superior to the Ryzen 7 5800X, which has a maximum package power of 142W, and the 12600K, which has a PL2 rating of 150W.
On the Z790 platform, the Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake desktop CPUs, including the flagship Core i9-13900K, are anticipated to go on sale in October. The Ryzen 7000 CPU family from AMD, which also debuts in the fall of 2022, will compete against these CPUs. Raptor Lake’s initial SKUs will only have K-series processors, with Non-K CPUs and standard motherboards following soon after.
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