The Intel “Raptor Lake Refresh” Is Intended to Replace the Desktop “Meteor Lake” That Was Canceled.
According to Intel’s 2023 roadmap for the desktop processor market, the company will further develop its 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” desktop family with 65 W (locked) SKUs and a new flagship chip, the i9-13900KS. After that, a new lineup of processors under the “Raptor Lake Refresh” family will be...
By Q3-2023, only AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000WX “Storm Peak”
According to a dependable source with AMD leaks, AMD won’t deliver its Ryzen Threadripper 7000WX “Storm Peak” workstation CPUs before September 2023. The decision to put Q3 back is likely due to AMD’s desire to deploy high-margin EPYC “Genoa” server CPUs first before turning its focus to the HEDT and...
Desktop i9-12900K and i7-13700K are outperformed by the Intel Core i9-13900HX 8P+16E mobile processor.
This 2023 International CES, Intel’s “Raptor Lake” microarchitecture will be made portable. The firm intends to significantly expand its 13th Gen Core processor family for notebooks, ultraportables, convertibles, tablets, and pretty much any portable PC form-factor. The high-end enthusiast mobile parts have CPUs with the same 8P+16E core configuration as...
Intel Core i9-13900KS Reports a 5% Improvement in Single-Thread Performance Beyond i9-13900K
In terms of single-threaded performance, Intel’s next flagship Core i9-13900KS “Raptor Lake” CPU outperforms the i9-13900K by 5%. Leaked benchmarks show the i9-13900KS getting 2366 points in the Cinebench R23 single-thread test, as opposed to the i9-139002243 K’s points, the i9-13900 (non-Kimpending )’s 1948 points, and the AMD Ryzen 9...
Intel plans to release “Sapphire Rapids 64L” HEDT in Q1 2023 and “Raptor Lake Refresh” Core Desktop Processors in Q3 2023.
A leaked roadmap indicates that Intel intends to update its desktop CPU product stack in Q3 2023 with new “Raptor Lake Refresh” SKUs. In the same way as “Coffee Lake Refresh” created the 9th Gen Core, replacing the 8th Gen Core “Coffee Lake,” it is currently unknown whether these are...
confirmed to have 150W of base power and a 6 GHz turbo speed on the Intel Core i9-13900KS
A leaked company PowerPoint revealed the upper-end SKUs’ specifications, and Intel is expanding its 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” desktop processor family with a number of new SKUs, lead by the new flagship Core i9-13900KS. The i9-13900KS has the same 8P+16E (8 performance cores + 16 efficiency cores) configuration as...
Early January will see the launch of AMD’s non-X Ryzen 7000 Series desktop processor SKUs.
In January, AMD intends to significantly expand its Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” Socket AM5 desktop CPU selection, just like Intel intends to do with its 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake.” With the 7000X3D series and 7000 non-X series, AMD will expand its inventory in both directions—toward the higher end and...
Lenovo lists AMD Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7700 (non-X) as prebuilt options.
The Ryzen 9 7900 and Ryzen 7 7700 processors are now available as options for Lenovo’s prebuilt desktops, confirming that they would initially be available only via OEMs. However, OEM-only components from AMD have in the past managed to find their way to retailers, who bought them in trays and...
Retailer: Intel Core i9-13900KS 6 GHz Processor MSRP Is 22% More Expensive Than i9-13900K.
A Canadian retailer with early placeholder listings for chips that won’t be in sale for months predicts that Intel’s next Core i9-13900KS flagship processor would cost an estimated 22% more than the i9-13900K. The i9-13900KS, which has a maximum boost frequency of either at or over 6.00 GHz compared to...
First round of price reductions for AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors, 7950X at $574
Following the release of Intel’s 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” and falling demand in the PC component market, AMD Ryzen 7000-series “Zen 4” desktop processors have seen their first round of price reductions on top retailer Newegg. The highest Ryzen 9 7950X 16-core/32-thread CPU is now available at USD $574...