Raptor makes its first roar
Yesterday hardware leaker KOMACHI_ENSAKA discovered an entry on BAPCO’s Crossmark benchmark database featuring yet unreleased Intel Core CPU. The listing has been quickly removed and we were unable to obtain a screenshot of this test. As it turns out, Tom’s Hardware managed to achieve the entry before it was taken down and as a result, we have the first confirmation of the higher core count on next-gen Intel CPUs.
As it was revealed back in August , Intel’s 13th Gen Core series codenamed Alder Lake will feature up to 8 Performance cores and 16 Efficient cores. This means that the full core count will increase from 16 to 24 for the next-gen Intel CPUs. Exactly this is shown in a very early leak likely featuring an Engineering Sample 1 (ES1) of the CPU, as we are still more than 10 months away from the launch.
The test lists ‘ RPL-S ADP-S DDR5 UDIMM OC CRB ‘, which is the test platform for upcoming CPUs, featuring the same LGA1700 socket that was used by just-announced Z690 motherboards.
Intel Raptor Lake-S test, Source: BAPCO/Tom’s Hardware
Despite the rumors that the 13th Gen Core series might support faster JEDEC DDR5 memory specs by default (5600 MT/s), the test platform still features two DIMMs rated at 4800 MT/s. At this point though, the sample is still in a very early testing stage and likely severely limited by frequencies, so relatively low memory speed is not exactly the biggest concern here. And neither is the benchmark result that was leaked. The sample is a lot slower than Core i9-12900K CPU. As Tom’s Hardware notes, Intel has close ties with BAPCO, which is why the test is not included in typical review suites.
Intel Raptor Lake-S test, Source: BAPCO/Tom’s Hardware
| Intel Raptor Lake Engineering Sample BAPCO CrossMark test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom’s Hardware | Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness |
| Core i9-12900K | 2,376 | 2,255 | 2,486 | 2,430 |
| Ryzen 9 5950X | 1,694 | 1,672 | 1,746 | 1,609 |
| Raptor Lake | 1,591 | 1,451 | 1,804 | 1,442 |
Intel Raptor Lake is now expected to launch around the fourth quarter of 2022. Just as Alder Lake, it is to feature Intel 7 process node, support LGA1700 socket, and launch for both desktop and mobile devices. Raptor’s Lake platform is now expected to feature changes to the CPU/motherboard power delivery mechanism that could improve power efficiency by a two-digit factor.
| Intel Mainstream Desktop CPU Roadmap (Rumored) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VideoCardz.com | Alder Lake | Raptor Lake | Meteor Lake | Arrow Lake | Lunar Lake | Nova Lake |
| Launch Date | Q4 2021 | Q4 2022 | Q2 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q4 2024 | 2025 |
| Fabrication Node | Intel 7 | Intel 7 | Intel 4 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Big Core µArch | Golden Cove | Raptor Cove | Redwood Cove | Lion Cove | Lion Cove | Panther Cove |
| Small Core µArch | Gracemont | Gracemont | Crestmont | Skymont | Skymont | Darkmont |
| Graphics µArch | Gen12.2 | Gen12.2 | Gen 12.7 | TBC | Gen 13 | TBC |
| Max Core Count | 16 (8C+8c) | 24 (8C+16c) | TBC | 40 (8C+32c) | TBC | TBC |
| Socket | LGA1700 | LGA1700 | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Memory Support | DDR4/DDR5-4800 | DDR4/DDR5-5600 | DDR5 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| PCIe Gen | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| Intel Core Series | 12th Gen Core | 13th Gen Core | 14th Gen Core | 15th Gen Core | 16th Gen Core | 17th Gen Core |
Source: BAPCO (link down) via Tom’s Hardware , KOMACHI_ENSAKA