After AMD announced their new Ryzen 7000 processors line, everyone was waiting to see what response Intel would provide. Last week Intel unveiled the next generation of its processors. The company announced the start of production of the 13th generation of desktop processors based on the Raptor Lake architecture.
The new processors use the same LGA 1700 socket as the previous generation, and Intel is again using Intel 7 processor technology. However, the company says that the single-core performance has increased by 15% and the multi-core by 41%. All chips announced by Intel, according to the assurances of the developers, can overcome the 5 GHz mark. However, it is worth waiting for the first tests to judge how accurate this data is.
Intel announced that the Intel Core i5-13600K has 14 cores and 20 threads (six P-core and eight E-core), and the P-core reaches a maximum clock speed of 5.1 GHz. The Core i7-13700K further boosts performance with 16 cores and 24 threads (eight P cores and eight E cores), with a maximum clock speed of 5.3 GHz or 5.4 GHz with Turbo Boost Max. And in the case of, the top-of-the-line Core i9-13900K chip has 24 cores and 32 threads (eight P cores and 16 E cores), and its maximum clock speed is 5.4 GHz. Turbo Boost can boost the frequency up to 5.7 GHz, and with Thermal Velocity Boost, it can go up to an impressive 5.8 GHz.
Also, Intel promised to release the Raptor Lake processor at 6 GHz. However, it will be released in “limited quantities” next year. It will be a limited edition Intel Core i9-13900KS.
All processors have PCI Express Gen 5 support and DDR5-5600 memory support. The developers also announced backward compatibility with DDR4. You can use an older memory standard so that you won’t have to upgrade to DDR5. Intel has announced the following prices for its processors:
- Intel Core i5-13600KF: $294
- Intel Core i5-13600K: $320
- Intel Core i7-13700KF: $384
- Intel Core i7-13700K: $410
- Intel Core i9-13900KF: $564
- Intel Core i9-13900K: $590
The processors are scheduled to hit the shelves on October 20. A few days before that, we will probably see a lot of different tests and Benchmarks. For now, the new generation looks like a good upgrade for your PC, especially if you have problems with memory or CPU clock speeds.
