Intel reportedly working on "Raptor Lake Refresh", AMD Ryzen 7000X3D might be limited to 8 cores (for now) - VideoCardz.com

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Intel Raptor Lake Refresh & 8-core AMD Ryzen 7000X3D

According to ECSM, some Intel and AMD are to merchandise updated CPU architectures adjacent year. 

Starting successful the archetypal fractional of 2023 we should expect a motorboat of Intel Core i9-13900KS, a peculiar SKU that Intel had already teased arsenic its archetypal 6 GHz processor. For the moment, this volition beryllium the fastest user desktop CPU, astatine slightest until AMD released their updated Ryzen 7000 bid with 3D V-Cache.

The Chinese media outlet is not alert of immoderate 12 oregon 16-core variants featuring the further cache. This means that astatine slightest for present Ryzen 7000X3D whitethorn beryllium constricted to 6-core and 8-core configurations. However, this does not regularisation retired a higher halfway number later. Furthermore, ECSM weights successful connected AM5 APU rumors, which whitethorn beryllium constricted to 8 cores arsenic well. According to the information, those would lone enactment DDR5-4800 memory.

Intel and AMD 2023 CPU Rumors, Source: ECSM_Official

2023-2024: Raptor Lake Refresh, Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake

Later successful the year, betwixt mediate and precocious 2023, Intel is reportedly launching an updated Raptor Lake CPUs with 100 to 200 MHz higher clocks. Some rumors assertion that we mightiness spot Meteor Lake-S already successful precocious 2023, nevertheless ECSM claims otherwise.

Intel would beryllium launching Arrow Lake and Meteor Lake successful 2024. The second is said to beryllium constricted to 6P+16E configuration, which means nary high-end desktop models based connected this architecture. Instead, Intel would usage Arrow Lake for its desktop Core i7 and Core i9 SKUs. The media outlet is explaining the process nodes utilized by aboriginal architectures, which look to beryllium confusing to accidental the least.

Intel 2024 CPU Rumors, Source: ECSM_Official

Intel volition beryllium undergoing a socket alteration successful 2024, astir apt called LGA1851. This socket would reportedly beryllium utilized by Meteor and Arrow Lake CPUs and perchance adjacent their successor known arsenic Panther Lake. Those architectures volition vie with AMD Zen5 architecture which should beryllium supported by the existing AM5 socket.

Source: ECSM_Official #1, #2