Intel 14th-gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs could cost 15% more than 13th-gen chips despite...

[midian182]

In brief: Intel's next processor generation, the 14th-gen Raptor Lake Refresh, is expected to land in just over a month, and that means the leaks are coming thick and fast. The latest of these involves the CPUs' price points, which are reportedly 15% more expensive on average than the current 13th-gen Raptor Lake MSRPs.

Prolific leaker @momomo_us posted a listing for several of the upcoming Raptor Lake Refresh processors. It's not the best news for those hoping to save some money as the new CPUs are around 15% more expensive than their predecessors.

The flagship Core i9-14900K and Core i9-14900KF are priced at $695 and $660, respectively, representing a 15.8% and 13.8% increase over their previous-gen equivalents.

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– 188å· (@momomo_us) August 27, 2023

Further down the product stack, the Core i7-14700K ($485) and Core i7-14700KF ($470) appear to have been given 14.1% and 15.2% price hikes, respectively, compared to the current-gen versions. We also see that the Core i5-14600K ($380) and Core i5-14600KF ($345) are priced 15.2% and 13.1% higher than the Core i5-13600K and Core i5-13600KF.

As the name suggests, the Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs aren't expected to offer major changes compared the current 13th-gen Raptor Lake chips. With the exception of the i7, the new CPUs will offer a paltry performance increase over their predecessors, likely low single-figure percentages of 1 - 3% in most cases. It's also expected to be the last Intel generation to support the LGA 1700 platform.

Those looking to upgrade their CPUs, especially when coming from more recent releases, might be better off waiting for the 15th-gen Arrow Lake, which is expected to come with a 20% performance uplift vs. the Core i9-13900K in the case of the top-end chip. Arrow Lake will also use a brand-new LGA1851 socket, and we've heard that it will make the use of DDR5 RAM a requirement instead of an optional upgrade when the new processors ship sometime in the second half of next year.

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[Neatfeatguy]

There was a news story some months ago about how Intel CPU prices are going to be going up. So this information here doesn't surprise me.

No one that I've seen posting about the new lineup seems to think there will be much of an improvement in performance between Intel's last lake and this one. But, I'll wait and see what really transpires with it before jumping to any conclusions.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

Still underwhelmed.

 

[Kam7r]

Slight overclock and some e-cores for some of them that's all... more free spaceheating for this winter

 

[Theinsanegamer]

Price increases with almost no performance increase. It's a bold strategy cotton, lets see how it plays out.

Arrow lake is utterly boring. Meteor lake was interesting for its Xe2 cores, but thats been delayed.

skip 14th gen altogether.

 

[godrilla]

Meanwhile at microcenter for reference;
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, ASUS B650E-F ROG Strix Gaming WiFi, G.Skill Flare X5 Series Kit 64GB DDR5-6000, Computer Build Bundle
$1,142.96 SAVE $342.97
$799.99
and Starfield game code bundle.

FYI

 

[takaozo]

Meanwhile at microcenter for reference;
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, ASUS B650E-F ROG Strix Gaming WiFi, G.Skill Flare X5 Series Kit 64GB DDR5-6000, Computer Build Bundle
$1,142.96 SAVE $342.97
$799.99
and Starfield game code bundle.

FYI

It's the same with the 14900K ($695) + Starfield ($99). That's a good deal there.

 

[DSirius]

For Intel this sound logic. Intel is asking 15% more real money $, for allegedly 15% more performance.
14900K will be a massive hit, people will form huge queues in front of the stores just to buy it (kinda those queues formed in Japan for Nvidia 4070 and 4060).
Intel definitely will have to ramp up the numbers to solve the supply demand.

 

[wiyosaya]

Just like Intel. Keep doing the same things over and over again and expect the same results.

 

[tylerb1489]

I wonder if upgrading my 12700k to a 14700k is worth it once these get discounted to like $300+ and replace my 5200 RAM to 6000+ to refresh my aging system at that point. Or just ride it out until 16th gen

 

[letsgoiowa]

That's plain embarrassing

 

[DSirius]

I wonder if upgrading my 12700k to a 14700k is worth it once these get discounted to like $300+ and replace my 5200 RAM to 6000+ to refresh my aging system at that point. Or just ride it out until 16th gen

I would upgrade to 16th gen, or to whatever platform and processor will make most sense then.

 

[tylerb1489]

I would upgrade to 16th gen, or to whatever platform and processor will make most sense then.

I at least need to upgrade my 1080 ti soon. maybe a 7900 xt when it eventually hits 699 or wait for a rtx 5070 16gb which should be the same price.

 

[godrilla]

Can Intel compete with these aggressive price cuts and game bundle? The 7800X3D is in a freefall in terms of pricing. As low as $354 at Walmart with free game code to Starfield.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/AMD-Ryze...Desktop-Processor-100-100000910WOF/2226109262

Most gamers probably just want 8 p cores without the e cores tax.

 

[Bamda]

Oh, I love that feature, they should include it in the marketing materials. LOL