ExtremePlayer has tested Raptor Lake before, and this is undoubtedly not the last time. The reviewer has already released test findings using Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13600K/i7-13700K, two separate Raptor Lake engineering samples. He is currently putting the i7 and i5 CPUs to the test in gaming.
More Efficient (Gracemont) cores, faster clock speeds, and greater power PL1/PL2 levels will all be included in the 13th Gen Core series. While the additional cores help multi-threaded applications operate faster, the 13th Gen Core primarily offers improved performance, especially in games, thanks to its high clock and higher maximum TDP.
The 16-core i7-13700K CPU has a boost speed of 5.4 GHz. A qualifying sample (QS) was powered up to 244W in synthetic tests, or around 50W more than 12700K. In contrast, the i5-13600K has 14 cores (4 more than the 12600K), a clock speed that is about 300 MHz faster, and a PL2 level that is about 30 W higher.
The reviewer is utilising the same two motherboards as before: ASRock Z690 Steel Legend in DDR5 and DDR4 versions. DDR5-6400 and DDR4-3600 memory was installed on these machines, respectively. Additionally, he contrasts the i7-12700KF and i5-12600K from the Alder Lake series with the Intel 13th Gen Core CPUs. The GPU utilised is MSI RTX 3090 Ti GAMING X TRIO.
ExtremePlayer’s charts are incredibly detailed, so @harukaze5719 created his own, which is much easier to read from our perspective.
The new Raptor Lake CPUs are faster at all resolutions, particularly the preferred FHD and QHD for CPU-bound testing.
Even though the average framerate at FHD resolution has only gone up 7 to 12 per cent, the minimum framerates have improved across the board. For FHD, this is an improvement of 11–14%. The same reviewer’s 13900K test showed the same improvement for minimum FPS.
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