A CPU-z screenshot of a purportedly leaked Intel Raptor Lake Core i9-13900 CPU shows the early parameters of an engineering sample. @wxnod, who uploaded a CPU-z picture of an Intel Raptor Lake engineering sample’s specs, revealed the information. The CPU is referred to as a “Raptor Lake” chip and features an 8+16 core architecture.
These are made up of 8 P-Cores based on the Raptor Cove core architecture and 16 E-Cores constructed using the Gracemont core architecture. The CPU supports all modern instructions, with the exception of AVX-512, which Intel has removed from their consumer lineup.
L2 cache on the CPU has a total of 16 MB, with 2 MB per P-core and 16 MB per E-core (4MB per cluster of 4 cores). This gives us a total of 32 MB for L2 cache, which when combined with L3 cache will give us 68 MB for cache, or what is purportedly called “Game Cache.” With a bigger L3 cache, AMD’s Ryzen 7000 CPUs will be directly competed with using this. In contrast, Intel’s rival similarly declared that its V-Cache components would start shipping later this year.
The clock speed range for the Intel Core i9-13900 Raptor Lake CPU is between 3.8 and 4.0 GHz. The clock speed in this component will be significantly reduced because it is a Non-K 65W part and an engineering sample. In terms of ultimate clock speeds, the Core i9-12900, which can boost up to 5.0 GHz, should be comparable. The same chip had just just shown in the SiSoftware Sandra performance preview, outperforming the Alder Lake Core i9-12900 by up to 50% even though that chip was also a test sample.
Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs Expected Features:
- Up To 24 Cores & 32 Threads
- Brand New Raptor Cove CPU Cores (Higher P-Core IPC)
- Based on 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ process node
- Supported on existing LGA 1700 motherboards
- Dual-Channel DDR5-5600 Memory Support
- 20 PCIe Gen 5 Lanes
- Enhanced Overclocking Features
- 125W PL1 TDP (Flagship SKUs)
The chip’s PL1 certification restricts its power to 65W, which is another important consideration. Maximum Turbo Power (MTP) or PL2 ratings should be in the range of 200W.
The Core i9-12900 has a 65W PL1 rating, but the MTP is rated at 202W; as a result, its replacement with more cores and better clocks should surely be a little bit more power-hungry. When the Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs start on the market later this year, the current LGA 1700/1800 socketed platforms will support both DDR5 and DDR4 DRAM.
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