Intel added to their Thirteenth-gen Core desktop processor lineup at CES 2023, with the announcement of the 65W household of desktop “Raptor Lake” processors for mainstream PCs.

Intel has already launched the enthusiast-focused Core i9-13900K and our review of the chip exhibits that it leads AMD’s Ryzen chips on a number of fronts. But the 65W chips are greater than probably what most shoppers will purchase versus the $650 Core i9-13900K, particularly since most prebuilt PCs don’t embody overclockable Okay-series chips.

Intel’s lineup might be led by the Core i9-13900, which might be barely slower than the Core i9-13900K. The Core i9-13900 will run at 5.6GHz (versus 5.8GHz) and comprise as much as 24 cores (8 efficiency cores, and 16 effectivity cores) and 32 threads. If it’s just like the Core i9-13900K, it’s going to embody a bigger degree two cache (2MB per efficiency core and 4MB for each effectivity core cluster) that can assist increase efficiency. It will prime out at $549.

Intel contains two completely different processor households, which we’ve proven within the two slides under: the 35W T-series chips, optimized for small-form-factor and low-power builds, and the F-series, which does away with an built-in GPU to save lots of just a few {dollars}. Otherwise, the Intel Core i9-13900 i7-13700, and i5-13600 are essentially the most highly effective chips inside this household.

The promoting level for the entire Thirteenth-gen Core household is the addition of additional effectivity cores, which can assist increase the chip’s efficiency when your complete chip is taxed to its fullest. The Core i9 household will add eight extra effectivity cores and as much as 18MB extra L2 cache. The Core i7 household (topping out at 5.2GHz in turbo mode) will add 4 extra E-cores. The Core i5 household, in the meantime, will add eight extra effectivity cores, for as much as 39 p.c extra efficiency than the prior technology.

From a efficiency standpoint, Intel is saying that the brand new Core i9-13900 will ship as much as 11 p.c single-threaded efficiency and 34 p.c multi-threaded efficiency in comparison with the Core i9-12900K. It’s additionally extra energy-efficient, too. Intel claims that the Core i9-13900 will provide as much as 34 p.c increased multithreaded efficiency because the Core i9-12900 and on the similar energy degree.

Intel mentioned its companions plan as much as 70 motherboards, with assist for each DDR4 and DDR5 reminiscence, to assist its new desktop chips.