
Intel is expected to release its 14th Gen Core "Raptor Lake Refresh" desktop processors some time in October 2023.Ĭhinese tech tipster Enthusiast Citizen (ECSM) has once again posted about upcoming Intel CPU product launches-according to an inside info post (published via Bilibili), Team Blue has possibly scheduled their Raptor Lake Refresh/14th Gen Core K-series for a release window around the 42nd week of 2023 (October 17 - 23). The processor also scored 14988.5 points in the CPU-Z Bench multi-threaded test. An alleged i7-14700K engineering sample in the wild has been put through Cinebench R23, where it scores 2192 points in the single-threaded test, and 36296 points in the multi-threaded test. In comparison, the i7-13700K tops out at 5.40 GHz P-core boost. The processor likely has a P-core base frequency of 3.70 GHz, with a 5.50 GHz P-core maximum boost. Compared to the i7-13700K, which has been carved out of the "Raptor Lake-S" silicon by disabling 2 out of the 4 available E-core clusters and reducing the 元 cache size to 30 MB from the 36 MB present the i7-14700K gets an additional E-core cluster, and increases the shared 元 cache size to 33 MB, besides dialing up the clock speeds on both the P-cores and E-cores in comparison to the i7-13700K. That's 8 "Raptor Cove" performance cores, and 12 "Gracemont" efficiency cores, spread across 3 E-core clusters.

The upcoming Core i7-14700K "Raptor Lake Refresh" processor has a core configuration of 8P+12E. Some of our recent motherboard reviews should give you a good idea of our review format, article structure, and the testing involved. Our performance testing involves not just the CPU performance on a given motherboard, but also that of certain onboard devices, such as audio, and those of storage interfaces. You also need a solid grasp on memory timings, and tuning for a given platform, and the willingness to explore and learn.

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