Raptor Lake mobile CPUs: Intel is allegedly preparing four new 13th gen chips including two previously unknown models

It is safe to say that Intel has had a successful launch for the Raptor Lake desktop CPUs. The processors not only bring meaningful performance upgrades over the 12^th gen Alder Lake parts but also compare quite favorably to AMD’s Zen 4 offerings owing to Intel’s aggressive pricing. As previously confirmed by Intel, the company is preparing to launch Raptor Lake mobile processors by the end of the year. Hardware leaker @momomo_us now alleges that Intel is preparing four 13^th gen SKUs for notebooks.

The chips in question are the Intel Core i9-13900HK, the Core i7-13700H, the Core i7-13620H, and the Core i5-13420H. According to previous reports, the Core i9-13900HK and the Core i7-13700H are 14-core/20-thread gaming SKUs with clock speeds that could reach 5.3 GHz and 4.95 GHz respectively. One of the defining characteristics of the Intel Raptor Lake architecture is the boosted P-core clocks. So, rumors of the mobile H-series boosting up to 5.3 GHz don’t seem outlandish.

Interestingly, this is the first time that we are seeing the Core i7-13620H and the Core i5-13420H CPUs. These two SKUs appear to be at the lower end of the Raptor Lake H-series mobile chips. If Intel does unveil them alongside the more powerful SKUs, we may see a handful of laptops rocking the chips at CES 2023.

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