Whoopsies: Intel Self-Leaks Upcoming Thirteenth Gen i5, i7, i9 CPU Specs

Intel by chance dropped particulars for its upcoming slate of desktop processors on its Canadian website, and although the corporate was fast to drag the specs, the Internet Archive has your again for these seeking to see the original version.

The Intel Core i5-13600K’s taking a look at 14 cores and 20 threads whereas pushing as much as 5.1 Ghz max frequency. The i7-13700K is 16 cores to 24 threads and 5.3 GHz, whereas the i9-13900K is rocking 24 cores, 32 threads and a 5.4 GHz frequency. With Turbo Boost Max 3.0 or Thermal Velocity Boost, assuming you could have the suitable energy and cooling, you’ll be capable of push to even excessive GHz counts.

These numbers aren’t too shocking, however they do assist verify earlier leaks. In leaked slides proven on igor’sLAB, the Thirteenth gen CPUs beforehand appeared to have scaled cores and threads in comparison with the twelfth gen. Intel has promised that, together with the speeds proven right here, it’s additionally elevated the L2 cache and L3 Intel Smart Cache on i5K processors and above. Of course, the brand new chipsets will help CPU PCIe 5.0 interfaces as much as 16 lanes and proceed facilitating DDR5 and DDR4 RAM, although they will now go as much as DDR5-5600 in comparison with the twelfth gen’s restrict of DDR5-4800. The beforehand leaked SKU chart slide offers a superb rundown of what’s happening right here.

Beyond the eye-catching boasts of elevated cores and threads, there isn’t a giant killer function right here over what’s on the current 12th gen Alder Lake series, which made waves by introducing DDR5 help. In our personal evaluate of the twelfth gen chips, we already felt Alder Lake was fairly damned future-proof, supporting PCIe Gen5 and Thunderbolt 4. And contemplating you’ll must drop between $280 to $590 for any of the brand new mid-to-high finish CPUs, these hybrid chips are going to be a giant ask for a lot of customers on the market.

And, after all, AMD has already rolled as much as the nook, placing Intel on blast with its personal upcoming Zen 4 CPU lineup, out there on the finish of this month. AMD’s claiming that its 7000 collection chips may also permit increase clocks of over 5 Ghz to match Intel, in addition to help for PCIe5 and DDR5. It’s laborious to evaluate their speeds versus Intel CPUs simply primarily based on cores and clock speeds, as we’re solely working with pre-release materials. What’s most essential is pricing, with the best finish Ryzen 9 7950X costing $699 at launch. A top-of-the-line Core i9-12900K runs over $100 cheaper, so eyes are on Intel for the way it costs Raptor Lake.

AMD additionally received’t have a 7800X CPU at launch, Sept. 27, which implies that when it does ultimately put out its mid-range CPU model, it’ll seemingly compete extra with Intel’s Thirteenth gen then it is going to with the twelfth gen. And because you’ll seemingly must improve your motherboard to help this new slate of gaming-ready CPUs, customers can have a fair greater resolution to make.

There’s some argument for additional future-proofing your laptop {hardware}, however we nonetheless don’t know pricing for these upcoming Thirteenth gen processors or their launch window. That, in my thoughts, goes to be the principle deciding think about whether or not there’s any motive to carry off upgrading if you happen to haven’t already gone for a twelfth gen and also you’re completely set on Intel CPUs. And if you have already got dropped a number of Benjamins on new chips, I’ve severe doubts that digging deeper into your pockets for the Thirteenth gen will consequence within the sort of efficiency features that demand spending much more instantly.