Intel Raptor Lake Series CPUs & PC Builds
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Intel Raptor Lake Application testing by Puget Systems
Intel Raptor Lake Gaming testing by Gamers Nexus
Notable Information
- All 3 Intel Raptor Lake models below will work in all current-generation 600-series motherboards, provided that your motherboard OEM provides a BIOS update.
- All 3 Intel Raptor Lake models below will support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory.
- The amount of L2 cache per core has been nearly doubled, going from 1.25MB to 2MB per P-core and from 2MB to 4MB per E-core cluster (E-cores always come in clusters of four).
- Intel Raptor Lake is a refined architecture from Alder Lake
- 700-Series Chipset: Z790
Intel Raptor Lake Series Specifications
Intel Raptor Lake i9 13900K
Price: $590
Cores (P/E), Overall Threads: 8P/16E, 32
P-Core Base/Boost Clock (GHz): 3.0/5.8
E-Core Base/Boost Clock (GHz): 2.2/4.3
Total Cache (L2+L3): 68MB (32+36)
TDP (Base/Max) W: 125/253
Memory Support: DDR4-3200 / DDR5-5600
*App Testing*
Photoshop: Typically 11% faster than Ryzen 9 7900X, 13% faster than Core i9 12900K.
Lightroom: Typically 5% faster than Ryzen 9 7900X (9% faster for active tasks, 4% for passive), 15% faster than the Core i9 12900K (4% faster for active tasks, 21% for passive).
After Effects: Typically 15% faster than the Ryzen 9 7900X (23% faster for MFR), 14% faster than the Core i9 12900K (33% faster for MFR).
Premiere Pro: Typically 46% faster than the Ryzen 9 7900X (2x faster for H.264/HEVC, 5% faster for ProRes, 20% faster for RED RAW), 11% faster than the Core i9 12900K (9% faster for H.264/HEVC, 15% faster for ProRes, 27% faster for RED RAW).
DaVinci Resolve: Typically 3% faster than the Ryzen 9 7900X (6% faster for H.264/HEVC, 12% faster for ProRes, 2% faster for RED RAW, 1% faster for Fusion), 7% faster than the Core i9 12900K (2% faster for H.264/HEVC, 13% faster for ProRes, 24% faster for RED RAW, 4% faster for Fusion).
VRay: Typically 9% slower than the Ryzen 9 7950X, 18% faster than the Ryzen 9 7900X, 34% faster than the Core i9 12900K.
Cinema 4D: Typically 9% slower than the Ryzen 9 7950X in Multi-Core (39% faster in Single-Core), 16% faster than the Ryzen 9 7900X in Multi-Core (33% faster in Single-Core), 37% faster than the Core i9 12900K (12% faster in Single-core).
Blender: Typically 5% slower than the Ryzen 9 7950X, 22% faster than the Ryzen 9 7900X, 34% faster than the Core i9 12900K.
Unreal Engine: Typically 8% slower than the Ryzen 9 7950X, 5% faster than the Ryzen 9 7900X, 26% faster than the Core i9 12900K.
Intel Raptor Lake i7 13700K
Price: $410
Cores (P/E), Overall Threads: 8P/8E, 24
P-Core Base/Boost Clock (GHz): 3.4/5.4
E-Core Base/Boost Clock (GHz): 2.5/4.2
Total Cache (L2+L3): 54MB (24+30)
TDP (Base/Max) W: 125/253
Memory Support: DDR4-3200 / DDR5-5600
*App Testing*
Photoshop: Typically 7% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X, 15% faster than the Core i7 12700K.
Lightroom: Typically 12% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X (11% faster for active tasks, 12% for passive), 15% faster than the Core i7 12700K (6% faster for active tasks, 20% for passive).
After Effects: Typically 18% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X (52% faster for MFR), 16% faster than the Core i7 12700K (46% faster for MFR).
Premiere Pro: Typically 50% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X (70% faster for H.264/HEVC, 13% faster for ProRes, 27% faster for RED RAW), 10% faster than the Core i7 12700K (10% faster for H.264/HEVC, 9% faster for ProRes, 30% faster for RED RAW).
DaVinci Resolve: Typically 4% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X (9% faster for H.264/HEVC, 13% faster for ProRes, 19% faster for RED RAW, 3% SLOWER for Fusion), 8% faster than the Core i7 12700K (6% faster for H.264/HEVC, 12% faster for ProRes, 22% faster for RED RAW, 6% faster for Fusion).
VRay: Typically 57% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X, 31% faster than the Core i7 12700K.
Cinema 4D: Typically 56% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X in Multi-Core (31% faster in Single-Core), 27% faster than the Core i7 12700K (9% faster in Single-core).
Blender: Typically 59% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X, 28% faster than the Core i7 12700K.
Unreal Engine: Typically 57% faster than the Ryzen 7 7700X, 25% faster than the Core i7 12700K.
Intel Raptor Lake i5 13600K
Price: $320
Cores (P/E), Overall Threads: 6P/8E, 20
P-Core Base/Boost Clock (GHz): 3.5/5.1
E-Core Base/Boost Clock (GHz): 2.6/3.9
Total Cache (L2+L3): 44MB (24+20)
TDP (Base/Max) W: 125/181
Memory Support: DDR4-3200 / DDR5-5600
*App Testing*
Photoshop: Typically 14% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X, 23% faster than the Core i5 12600K.
Lightroom: Typically 9% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X (9% faster for active tasks, 10% for passive), 14% faster than the Core i5 12600K (4% faster for active tasks, 19% for passive).
After Effects: Typically 16% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X (46% faster for MFR), 15% faster than the Core i5 12600K (46% faster for MFR).
Premiere Pro: Typically 53% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X (61% faster for H.264/HEVC, 24% faster for ProRes, 34% faster for RED RAW), 9% faster than the Core i5 12600K (4% faster for H.264/HEVC, 17% faster for ProRes, 26% faster for RED RAW).
DaVinci Resolve: Typically 10% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X (11% faster for H.264/HEVC, 18% faster for ProRes, 26% faster for RED RAW, 8% faster for Fusion), 9% faster than the Core i5 12600K (5% faster for H.264/HEVC, 17% faster for ProRes, 26% faster for RED RAW, 6% faster for Fusion).
VRay: Typically 57% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X, 37% faster than the Core i5 12600K.
Cinema 4D: Typically 65% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X in Multi-Core (19% faster in Single-Core), 27% faster than the Core i5 12600K (5% faster in Single-core).
Blender: Typically 63% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X, 35% faster than the Core i5 12600K.
Unreal Engine: Typically 53% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X, 29% faster than the Core i5 12600K.
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