Intel Raptor Lake rumors and what we want to see

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Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:51:39 +0000

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Intels Raptor Lake chips may introduce some minor upgrades over Alder Lake.

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Intel Raptor Lake is set to be the follow-up to Alder Lake , the architecture behind the Intel Core i9-12900K . And given that its following such a successful launch, all eyes will be on Intel to see if it can keep up the momentum especially now that the Apple M1 Ultra is in play.

Intel hasnt let too much leak about Raptor Lake, but weve heard a few little details that offer enough to get excited about. And the new chips may not be so far off, so we wont be left waiting all that long to see what improvements Intel has in store for its next iteration of its big.LITTLE processor architecture.

Of course, we wont really know anything about what Intel Raptor Lake processors will look like until Intel is ready to lift the veil. Until then, though, well collect all the latest news and information and collect it here. So, be sure to keep this page bookmarked if you want to keep your eyes out
for the next best processor . Cut to the Chase What is it? Intels next processor architecture When is it out? Likely second half of 2022 What will
it cost? TBD Intel Raptor Lake release date

There have been some hints that Raptor Lake could arrive as soon as Q3 2022 , particularly a cryptic tweet from leaker @momomo_us. Q3Q3 November 15, 2021 See more

Intel has a roughly annual cadence with the release of Intel Core processor generations, and Alder Lake debuted in November of 2021. This would make a Q3 launch seem a bit on the early side. Then again, Alder Lake did come out just 6 months after Rocket Lake in early 2021.

So, its totally possible that Intel will still hit an October launch date.
And weve even seen rumors that Intels next processors could hit the market as early as August 2022. Either way, it doesnt look like well be waiting long
for Intels next processors. (Image credit: Raja Moduri/Intel via Twitter) Intel Raptor Lake price

We havent heard much with regard to pricing for Raptor Lake, but we also havent seen any monumental shifts in the pricing of CPUs (setting aside the mark-ups theyve received from resellers when stock was scarce).

With that in mind, wed expect Intel Raptor Lake processors to continue Alder Lakes pricing scheme, or something similar.. For example, the Intel Core i3-12100 sells for $139 in the US and its flagship Core i9-12900K goes for $619 with additional models filling in at various prices between those two.

However, the way that Intel pricing works is that it sets a suggested price and then just lets retailers and partners price the processors, which is the price youll actually see on store shelves. Ultimately, itll likely depend on what the PC components market looks like when the Intel Core i9-13900K (assuming thats what itll be called) comes out. If things keep going like
they are now, Intels next processors could be a bit more expensive. (Image credit: Intel) Intel Raptor Lake specs

Raptor Lake should just be an iterative update to Alder Lake, continuing to come built on the Intel 7 (10nm Enhanced SuperFin) architecture, so we dont expect any monumental changes between the two generations. But with some IPC (instructions per clock) gains, improved efficiency allowing for higher clock speeds, more cores on board, and other tweaks here and there, we could still be seeing chips that offer a healthy upgrade.

We have heard some rumors that suggest Intels planning Raptor Lake chips with up to 24 cores . That mystery chip has leaked multiple times and is expected to be the Intel Core i9-13900K. Remember that Intel is using a big.LITTLE architecture now, though, so those 24 cores are believed to be divided up
into eight performance cores with hyperthreading and 16 efficiency cores with a single thread each, netting the chip a total of 32 threads.

The Intel Core i9-12900 offers a similar setup but with just eight efficiency cores, so this Core i9-13900K wouldnt be bringing a huge leap in performance cores. While the performance cores are believe to have a new design (Raptor Cove), the efficiency cores are expected to be the same seen in Alder Lake (Gracemont)

AMD still has an advantage when it comes to efficiency, as even Intels Alder Lake chips are more power-hungry than Zen 3 processors. Though Alder Lake
made improvements in this area, it may be Raptor Lake that pushes things further forward. The new architecture is rumored to decrease the power consumption of the CPU by 20% to 25% by using a DLVR (digital linear voltage regulator) that would lower voltage used by the CPU. That improved efficiency could turn around and deliver a 7% increase in performance.

Intel may also be planning some big cache bumps for its next generation of processors. A leak from @OneRaichu on Twitter suggested there would be some Raptor Lake chips boasting a 68MB of total L2 and L3 cache. Thatd be great news for gamers, as weve seen AMD make heavy use of large cache allocations
on its Ryzen processors to deliver consistent performance. Alder Lake chips are already quite impressive, yet top out at 44MB of cache, so an increase of over 50% is nothing to overlook.

As far as platform goes, weve heard the Raptor Lake processors will continue using the LGA1700 socket introduced with Alder Lake, and filings with the SATA-IO industry standards committee suggest Raptor Lake chips will even be compatible with the 600-series chipsets on the motherboards made for Alder Lake, Toms Hardware reports . Alder Lake introduced support for PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory while maintaining compatibility with DDR4. Its unlikely Raptor Lake could leap even further ahead to PCIe 6.0 as few products have even
begun to take advantage of PCIe 4.0. We can expect some increases in the DDR5 and LPDDR5 speeds supported by Rocket Lake, though, and tech analyst Moores Law Is Dead suggests Raptor Lake will maintain backward compatibility with DDR4, which should help weather DDR5s painfully high prices . Here are the best graphics cards you can buy



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