Intel 13th-Gen Raptor Lake Specs, Rumored Release Date, Benchmarks, and More

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Intel's 13th-Gen Raptor Lake processors will bring more cores, more connectivity, a revamped core architecture, support for PCIe 5.0 SSDs, and possibly even a rumored 6.0 GHz peak boost clock to bear. And that's not to mention any potential IPC improvements. These chips will arrive this year to square off with AMD's Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 processors, setting the stage for a fierce battle for desktop PC supremacy — particularly for the crown of the best CPU for gaming as the Intel vs AMD rivalry enters a new stage.

• Codename Raptor Lake
• Launches in Q4 2022 (October)
• Up to 24 cores and 32 threads on 'Intel 7' process node
• Up to 8 Raptor Cove Performance cores (P-Cores) and 16 Gracemont Efficiency cores (E-Cores)
• Rumored 5.8 GHz boost
• Up to 36MB of L3 Cache (20% increase), up to 32MB L2 (2.3x increase)
• Dual-Channel DDR4-3200 and DDR5-5600 memory support, x16 PCIe 5.0 and x4 PCIe 4.0 interface, Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4
• Support for PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSDs
• Desktop 65W to 125W TDP, scales to mobile as well
• "Up to double-digit performance boost"
• No word of IPC gain, though it is expected
• Socket LGA 1700, Raptor Lake backward compatible with existing coolers
• Mobile chips are BGA compatible with existing chips
• 700-Series Chipset: Z790, H770, B760 Motherboards
• Chipset: Up to 20 PCH PCIe 4.0 and eight PCIe 3.0
• Enhanced CPU overclocking features, including per-core and Efficient Thermal Velocity Boost
• Support for AI M.2 Module
• Intel's Thread Director is a hardware-based technology that assures threads are assigned to either the P or E cores in an optimized manner

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[Deathstarr]

performance is nice, I have always been a intel fan. I owned 1 AMD back around 2007 and The laptop was so hot all the time.