Leaked specifications for Intel's 13th-gen 'Raptor Lake-HX' Core laptop processors reveal that they will feature up to 24 cores and 5.4GHz clock speeds. The Raptor Lake-HX lineup will be aimed at power users and extreme gamers, offering near-desktop-level performance on laptops. It will succeed the 12th-gen Alder Lake-HX series launched earlier this year. The top-end Alder Lake-HX processor, the Core i9-12950HX, features 16 cores, including 8 P-cores (Performance) and 8 E-cores (Efficiency). In addition, the Alder Lake-HX series offers support for up to 128GB DDR5-8500 RAM, PCIe Gen 5, Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt and USB 3.Intel has already hinted that the Raptor Lake CPUs for laptops could launch by the end of 2022, but it remains to seen whether the HX lineup will also launch this year. Logic says it might not, given that the last-gen chips only launched a few months ago. However, the steady stream of leaks suggests that it won't be a massive surprise if Intel launches them this year. As for the Raptor Cove desktop lineup, it was officially unveiled in September before going on sale last month. The new series includes six different SKUs, led by the 24-core, 32-thread Core i9-13900K.Prolific tipster @OneRaichu has revealed critical details about Intel's upcoming 13th-gen Raptor Lake-HX lineup for laptops. According to the tipster, the lineup will include at least five SKUs, led by the Core i9-13900HX, which will reportedly include 8 P-cores and 16 E-cores for a total of 24 cores. It will be a notable leap over the 16-core flagship in the Alder lake-HX lineup. The other chips in the Raptor Lake-HX series are said to include the Core i7-13700HX, Core i5-13650HX, Core i5-13500HX and the Core i5-13450HX.
Intel Raptor Lake-HX Specifications
As for the rest of the lineup, the i7-13700HX will be a 16-core chip with an 8+8 configuration, while the i7-13650HX and the i5-13500HX will both be 14-core offerings with 6+8 configurations. As for the base i5-13450HX, it will reportedly be a 10-core chip with 6 P-cores and 4 E-cores. The leak further claims that the Raptor Lake-HX lineup will support up to DDR5-5600 and DDR4-3200 memory with native speeds up to 4800MHz for DDR5. They will also reportedly support DRAM, Frequency, Ring and PL overclocking.
The tweet also claims to reveal the clock speeds of the next-gen chips. The i9-13900HX will have a 5.4GHz boost clock and a 3.9GHz base clock, while the i7-13700HX will have a 5GHz boost frequency and 3.7GHz base frequency. The rest of the chips are said to have boost speeds ranging from 4.6GHz to 4.9GHz and base clocks ranging from 3.4GHz to 3.6GHz. Overall, Intel's Raptor Lake-HX lineup promises to be extremely exciting for creators and gamers, so it will be interesting to see when it finally hits the market.
Source: @OneRaichu/Twitter