Intel added to their Thirteenth-gen Core desktop processor lineup at CES 2023, with the announcement of the 65W household of desktop “Raptor Lake” processors for mainstream PCs.
Intel has already launched the enthusiast-focused Core i9-13900K and our overview of the chip exhibits that it leads AMD’s Ryzen chips on a number of fronts. However the 65W chips are greater than seemingly what most shoppers will purchase versus the $650 Core i9-13900K, particularly since most prebuilt PCs don’t embody overclockable Ok-series chips.
Intel’s lineup will probably be led by the Core i9-13900, which will probably be barely slower than the Core i9-13900K. The Core i9-13900 will run at 5.6GHz (versus 5.8GHz) and include 24 cores (8 efficiency cores, and 16 effectivity cores) and 32 threads. If it’s just like the Core i9-13900K, it’s going to embody a bigger stage two cache (2MB per efficiency core and 4MB for each effectivity core cluster) that can assist enhance efficiency. The brand new, up to date processor household will prime out at $549.
Intel contains two totally different processor households, which we’ve proven within the two slides beneath: the 35W T-series chips, optimized for small-form-factor and low-power builds, and the F-series, which does away with an built-in GPU to avoid wasting just a few {dollars}. In any other case, the Intel Core i9-13900 i7-13700, and i5-13600 are probably the most highly effective chips inside this household.
The promoting level for the entire Thirteenth-gen Core household is the addition of additional effectivity cores, which is able to assist enhance the chip’s efficiency when all the chip is taxed to its fullest. The Core i9 household will add eight extra effectivity cores and as much as 18MB extra L2 cache. The Core i7 household (topping out at 5.2GHz in turbo mode) will add 4 extra E-cores. The Core i5 household, in the meantime, will add eight extra effectivity cores, for as much as 39 p.c extra efficiency than the prior technology.
From a efficiency standpoint, Intel is saying that the brand new Core i9-13900 will ship as much as 11 p.c single-threaded efficiency and 34 p.c multi-threaded efficiency in comparison with the Core i9-12900K. It’s additionally extra energy-efficient, too. Intel claims that the Core i9-13900 will supply as much as 34 p.c larger multithreaded efficiency because the Core i9-12900 and on the identical energy stage.
Intel stated its companions plan as much as 70 motherboards, with assist for each DDR4 and DDR5 reminiscence, to assist its new desktop chips.
Clarification: The Core i9-13900 will run at 5.6GHz (versus 5.8GHz) and include 24 cores (8 efficiency cores, and 16 effectivity cores) and 32 threads. A earlier model of the story stated that it might embody “up to” 24 cores.
