Intel Raptor Lake flagship CPU box spotted, suggesting its close to release

Date:
Sat, 24 Sep 2022 08:40:45 +0000

Description:
The wafer theme has been kept but strangely enough, its not a gold wafer any longer

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The packaging for Intels Core i9-13900K processor has been leaked, and while the spilled photo shows that it follows the same theme as the existing 12900K
including that wafer there are some slight, but nonetheless interesting, changes.

The box for the Core i9-13900K was posted on Twitter by well-known leaker
HXL, who got it from a closed WeChat group, as VideoCardz points out (and naturally, stay skeptical around whether this is genuine or not, as ever). i9k13th PackagingSource: WeChat pic.twitter.com/ffQIf2KSZ1 September 23, 2022 See more

As you can see, there are some notable changes here, and while Intel has
still put the processor in a fancy mock silicon wafer case, this time around, rather than gold, its colored silver.

Furthermore, the box itself is a lot thinner than the one which carries the current-gen Alder Lake flagship, although otherwise, the design remains
pretty similar. Analysis: Raptor Lake leaks are gathering momentum, for sure

Whats most interesting here, of course, is the fact that getting a glimpse of the box of the Raptor Lake flagship indicates that maybe Intels next-gen
chips are not too far away from release now. Particularly as we just saw the Core i9-13900K in leaked PassMark benchmarks , so the spillage around these 13th-gen processors appears to be picking up momentum.

Rumor has it that Raptor Lake CPUs will be launched next week, likely on September 27, but the silicon wont go on sale until October . These leaks starting to pop up more and more right now is a hopeful indication that we might just see these processors sooner in October, rather than later.

As far as the packaging itself goes, changing from a gold wafer to silver seems an odd choice for Intel, suggesting something of a downgrade, at least subliminally. You get a silver medal for second place, after all, and gold
for the top spot. Its good to see a slimmer box in terms of keeping things a bit more environmentally-friendly, as well; although that said, the
additional wafer packaging is rather unnecessary, and not so ecologically sound in that respect.

Weve a feeling that the wafer gimmick is getting its last outing here, and it would make sense for Intel to do a complete box redesign for the next generation of processors in 2023, which will be Meteor Lake (as this will be
a big change with the drop to 7nm, finally).



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