Intel Plans Slew of “Raptor Lake” Product Announcements on January 3

January 3, 2023, on the sidelines of the International CES, Intel could launch dozens upon dozens of 13th Gen Core processor SKUs spanning every conceivable client PC platform. The event is expected to bring “Raptor Lake” to the mobile platform, with announcements spanning the ultra-portable “Raptor Lake-U,” the thin-and-light performance “Raptor Lake-P,” the mainstream mobile “Raptor Lake-H,” and the enthusiast mobile “Raptor Lake-HX.” This would cover almost every mobile device segment, including 7-9 W U-segment, to the 15-28 W P-segment, the 35-45 W H-segment, and the >55 W HX-segment, with several SKUs per segment across the four brand extensions (Core i3 thru Core i9).

For the desktop platform, Intel is expected to announce its new Core i9-13900KS “Raptor Lake-S” flagship, the world’s first 6 GHz processor, besides a large number of 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake-S” non-K SKUs in the 65 W TDP class, forming the bulk of the company’s desktop processor lineup. Besides these, the company will also announce the more affordable Intel H770 and B760 desktop motherboard chipsets, bringing down platform costs (the 13th Gen Core processors are already supported on inexpensive motherboards based on the B660 and H670 chipsets via a BIOS update). Lastly, the company could announce “Raptor Lake” processors for the workstation segment, possibly compatible with the W780 chipset, and supporting ECC DDR5 memory, among other features relevant to the commercial desktop and workstation segments.