If the rumor mill is accurate, they appear to be very promising.
The lineup of Intel’s forthcoming Raptor Lake laptop CPUs has been leaked, and it looks quite enticing.
Regular hardware leaker Raichu on Twitter (as noted by Wccftech) has provided full specifications for the range of HX processors, beginning with the Core i9-13900HX with 8 performance cores, 16 efficiency cores, and a boost frequency of up to 5.4GHz (the base clock is 3.9GHz).
i9-13900HX 8P16E max 5.4/3.9
i7-13700HX 8P8E max 5.0/3.7
i7-13650HX 6P8E max 4.9/3.6
i5-13500HX 6P8E max 4.7/3.5
i5-13450HX 6P4E max 4.6/3.4
Max DRAM support up to DDR5-5600/DDR4-3200（Part SKU just 4800）.
DRAM/Freq/Ring/PL OC— Raichu (@OneRaichu) November 14, 2022
Remember to take all of these rumors with a grain of salt, as always with the rumor mill. The Core i7-13700HX is rumored to have 8 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores, with a maximum boost speed of 5GHz (3.7GHz base clock).
The Core i7-13650HX processor is slightly inferior, with 6 performance cores (but 8 efficiency cores) and a maximum boost frequency of 4.9GHz (and a 3.6GHz base clock).
The Core i5-13500HX has the same number of cores as the 13650HX but a lower boost frequency of 4.7GHz (3.5GHz base). And lastly, Raichu informs us that there is a Core i5-13450HX with 6 performance cores, 4 efficiency cores, and a maximum boost frequency of 4.6GHz (and a base clock of 3.4GHz).
The raptor is poised to pounce
This Raptor Lake HX flagship appears quite exceptional, with no less than 24 cores (8 performance cores) and a boost frequency of up to 5.4GHz. Raptor Lake chips are a significant improvement over Alder Lake chips, and in addition to more cores and faster clock speeds, you can also count on larger cache sizes. In addition, 13th-generation laptop chips are rumored to have improved overclocking, so it’s safe to say they’re poised to make a significant impact.
When do you anticipate Team Blue to release these mobile processors? Intel has stated that we will see these chips before the end of 2022, but realistically, we will see more of them in laptops by early 2023. (doubtless with some potent pairings alongside RTX 40 series laptop GPUs).
Perhaps the issue is not performance, which appears to be abundant, but rather the impact of these HX chips on battery life. When Zen 4 laptop silicon arrives, this is where AMD could score a decisive victory in terms of improved energy efficiency, though the exact timing is unknown. However, we do know that Raptor Lake mobile chips will be available in full force before AMD enters the market, and as previously mentioned, 13th-generation laptop silicon is imminent. Exciting times, to be sure.
