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Intel "Raptor Lake Next" 16-Core and 20-Core CPUs Surface

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Intel is actively planning the "Raptor Lake Next" chips as an update to its Socket LGA-1700 desktop processors. These chips are essential for PC buyers who are limited to the decade-old DDR4 memory standard due to the high prices of DDR5 memory, especially since the current Core Ultra "Arrow Lake" processors do not support DDR4. Two "Raptor Lake Next" chips have appeared in shipping manifests, which usually indicate that the CPUs are being shipped as samples to customers or as part of a production run returning to Intel, suggesting a nearby launch. Four SKUs have been identified, labeled 99DLMV, 99DLMT, 99DLMW, and 99DLMX, but details exist on only two models: the 99DLMV is a 16-core design with 8 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores, a clock speed of 3.5 GHz, 30 MB of CPU cache, and a TDP of up to 125 W; the 99DLMT is a 20-core SKU with 8 P-Cores and 12 E-Cores, running at 2.1 GHz, with a CPU cache capacity of 33 MB, and a TDP of 65 W. These leaked models align with previous rumors, such as the one suggesting that Intel plans to replace the Core i5-14600K with a new "Raptor Lake Next" chip featuring 8 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores, so the 99DLMV SKU might be the one previously speculated about.