The same hardware leaker that provided us with the first Core i5-13600K benchmarks, Enthusiastic Citizen (ECSM Official), has given the rumoured launch dates for Intel’s 13th Generation Raptor Lake family. Before the end of October, the new hybrid desktop chips will be ready to compete with the finest CPUs.
The sources used by the leaker claim that Raptor Lake will be unveiled by Intel on September 28 at the Intel Innovation 2022 event. If the reports are true, September 28 will also mark the lifting of the chipmaker’s review embargo, allowing customers to see the level of performance Raptor Lake offers.
According to sources for Enthusiastic Citizen, Raptor Lake will be available for purchase starting on October 17. The premium Z790 chipset and Raptor Lake K-series CPUs, including the Core i9-13900K, Core i7-13700K, and Core i5-13600K, will take the lead, just like Alder Lake did. The KF-series counterparts are also included in the first Raptor Lake lineup. Unfortunately, the non-K chips and less expensive H760 and B760 chipsets could not be available until next year.
Intel’s Raptor Lake non-K lineup and H760 and B760 chipsets appear to be reserved for CES 2023, precisely on January 5.
However, the actual release date will occur some time in the second half of January. With his sources, Enthusiastic Citizen was able to confirm that the H710 chipset wouldn’t be available this generation. Instead, it is rumoured that Intel will employ the H610 chipset with Raptor Lake. Keep in mind that a firmware upgrade enables compatibility for Raptor Lake on Intel’s current 600-series chipsets. Therefore, those who currently own Alder Lake motherboards are not required to switch to a 700-series motherboard if they want not to.
Raptor Lake will still support DDR4 in contrast to Zen 4, which has abandoned the standard. Raptor Lake comes with official DDR5-5600 support, in contrast to Alder Lake’s native support for DDR5-4800. Raptor Lake keeps the hybrid microarchitecture that combines Gracemont Efficiency cores and Raptor Cove Performance cores (P-cores) (E-cores). Raptor Lake has twice as many E-cores, bringing the total number of cores to 24. (eight P-cores and 16 E-cores).
As a result, the Core i9-13900K has an 8P+16E configuration while the Core i7-13700K is probably going to have an 8P-8E configuration. Last but not least, the Core i5-13600K features a 6P+8E design thanks to four additional efficiency cores. Raptor Lake has more E-cores and quicker clock rates in addition to a bigger L3 cache.
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