Intel 13th gen Raptor Lake Lineup Leaked: Up to 24 cores, DDR5 5600 MHz RAM spotted

Intel’s 13th gen Raptor Lake series got leaked with a huge core and frequency upgrade. The processors are rumored to launch around October to compete with the Ryzen 7000 series.

Intel 13th gen Raptor Lake processor packaging ((image credit: @appual/Twitter)

From the leaked marketing slides, it is clear that the CPU will feature a mix of Raptor lake and Alder lake architecture. 13th gen Core i5-13600 and below CPUs, like the Core i5 and Core i3, will be released with Alder Lake die, while others will feature Raptor Lake die.

Leaked Features of the 13th gen Raptor Lake CPUs

Intel 12th gen Alder Lake vs 13th gen Raptor Lake(Image credit: @TechPowerUp/Twitter)

The upcoming 13th gen series processors will feature a varied amount of features ranging from DDR5 units for gamers building high-performance PCs to DDR4 units for gamers building a budget-friendly one. Some fore features are summed up here.

1. Intel is appreciated for introducing DDR5-5600 Memory support with 13th gen processors coupled with DDR4 support as well for budget-friendly users.

2. Processors will pack up to 24 cores coupled with 32 threads.

3. Z790, H770, and B760 Motherboards will also be launched.

4. Processors will support enhanced overclocking features.

5. Features 20 PCIe Gen 5 lanes.

6. AI PCIe M.2 Technology.

7. Certain variants will feature double E-Cores.

8. Flagship SKUs will have 125W PL1 TDP.

After studying the features, a question arises regarding how powerful are the gen 13 processors over gen 12. The Alder Lake architecture will give a 5% performance boost whereas the Raptor Lake will give an almost 26% boost and both of them beat the Ryzen 7000 series.

Intel 13th gen Raptor Lake Family

Features of K-Series Processors

Now let's come to the detailed specification of each variant of processors available starting with the K-series.

	Core i5 13400	Core i5 13600K	Core i7 13700	Core i7 13700K	Core i9 13900	Core i9 13900K
Core Count	​24(16+8)	24(16+8)	16(8+8)	16(8+8)	14(6+8)	10(6+4)
Thread Count	32	32	24	24	20	16
Base Clock (GHz)	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Max Boost Clock (GHz)	5.8	5.6	5.4	5.2	5.1	4.6
Base TDP (W)	​125	125	125	65	65	65
Suggested memory	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5
Graphics ID	A780h	A780h	A780h	A780h	A780h	A780h
Graphics EU	36	36	30	30	24	20
GPU OC Support	​Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
​PCIe Configuration	1x16+4, 2x8+4	1x16+4, 2x8+4	1x16+4, 2x8+4	1x16+4, 2x8+4	1x16+4, 2x8+4	1x16+4, 2x8+4
ECC Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Apart from the K series, processors will also be available in F and KF variants. These chips come at a much lower cost and, of course, promise lesser performance.

F And KF Series Processors

	Core i5 13400F	Core i5 13500KF	Core i7 13700F	Core i7 13700KF	Core i9 13900F	Core i9 13900KF
Core Count	24(8+16)	24(8+16)	16(8+8)	16(8+8)	14(6+8)	10(6+4)
Thread Count	32	32	24	24	20	16
Base Clock (in GHz)	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8
Max Boost Clock (in GHz)	5.8	5.6	5.4	5.2	5.1	4.6
Base TDP (in W)	125	125	125	65	65	65
Supported Memory	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5
Graphics ID	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Graphics Eu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
GPU OC Support	No	No	No	No		No
PCIe Configuration	1x16+4 2x8+4	1x16+4 2x8+4	1x16+4 2x8+4	1x16+4 2x8+4	1x16+4 2x8+4
ECC Support	No	No	No	No	No	No

T-Series Processors

A T-series variant is also available for users looking for a low-power solution. The leaked specifications of two such variants are listed below.

	Core i9 13900T	Core i7 13700T
Core count	24(8+6)	16(8+8)
Thread count	32	24
Base clock (in GHz)	0.8	0.8
Max boost clock (in GHz)	5.3	​4.9
Base TDP (in W)	35	35
Supported Memory	DDR4, DDR5	DDR4, DDR5
​Graphics ID	A780h	A780h
Graphics EU	32	32
GPU OC Support	No	No
PCIe configuration	1x16+4, 2x8+4	1x16+4, 2x8+4
ECC support	Yes	Yes

All the above information is just based on leaks, so it is advised to take them with a grain of salt. We recommend waiting for the official confirmation.