Intel introduces 16 new Raptor Lake CPUs in 2023

Intel today announced sixteen new Intel Core Raptor Lake CPUs for the start of 2023, spanning its 65W chips for general purpose PCs, and 35W “T-Series” categories. They span the i3 through i9 ranges, they come with more cores, and higher frequencies. They're also more expensive and more fuel-efficient than last-generation Alder Lake counterparts, so waiting for Raptor Lake to see if it has the same or better capabilities than Alder Lake wouldn't have saved money.

nuclei have been etched on a new larger die with more cores and L3 cache, and adds access to the L2 cache that was previously unused. Most of Intel's new 13th generation processors announced today feature the Raptor Cove architecture, while some i5s and the lone i3 feature the same die and architecture as the 12th generation Alder Lake CPUs, but with a higher core count and /or higher clock rates for higher performance.

New Raptor Lake CPUs, along with new motherboards

The new B760 platform motherboards will accompany the launch of the 65W Raptor Lake. Admittedly, they don't bring many significant improvements over the previous generation B660 range. Backwards compatibility with existing 600 series motherboards is maintained, to increase compatibility with low-end CPUs. Compatibility with DDR4 m memory is also retained alongside DDR5. But Intel has lowered the maximum speeds of DDR5 memory in its low-end models a notch.

Source: Tom's Hardware