Intel Resums Production of Raptor Lake Processors
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Intel is in no hurry to abandon its older processors. According to the Chinese resource Channel Gate, the company plans to significantly increase shipments of older desktop processors as early as the third quarter of 2026.
Notably, the Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh processors can support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory on their respective platforms. Given the DRAM shortage, this is an excellent way to utilize existing DDR4 memory capacity and offer Chinese gaming enthusiasts a proven platform with the LGA-1700 socket.
The 13th generation Intel Core processors, part of the Raptor Lake family, debuted in late 2022, offering up to 24 cores and 32 threads on the LGA 1700 socket. This generation remained relevant for a year until the release of the updated 14th generation Core processors, Raptor Lake Refresh, on the same socket, with the same core count, but with increased interconnect frequency, ring bus frequency, and base and peak processor clock rates. The flagship Intel Core i9-13900KS demonstrated a peak frequency of up to 6.0 GHz, while the Core i9-14900KS already reached 6.2 GHz.
The publication also resurfaces the Raptor Lake Next family, which has been circulating for a long time. According to preliminary reports, Intel may introduce these processors in 2027. They are expected to be more of a refresh of the existing lineup without major architectural changes and will likely be part of the Core 200 family.
