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Today at Intel Innovation, Intel revealed the 13th Gen Intel Core processor family. Led by the 13th Gen Intel Core i9-13900K, it includes six new unlocked desktop processors with up to 24 cores and 32 threads and blazing clock speeds up to 5.8 GHz for the best gaming, streaming and recording experience.
Led by the launch of the Intel Core “K” processors, the 13th Gen Intel Core desktop family will consist of 22 processors and more than 125 partner system designs. With the existing Intel 600 or new Intel 700 series chipset motherboards, combined with both the latest DDR5 memory support and continued DDR4 memory support, users can enjoy the benefits of 13th Gen Intel Core while customizing their setup based on their own features and budget preferences.
Building on a matured Intel 7 process and x86 performance hybrid architecture, 13th Gen Intel Core desktop processors enable better system performance. This includes up to 15% better single-threaded performance and up to 41% better multi-threaded performance. Intel said that this generation's hybrid architecture brings together the fastest Performance-cores ever built along with up to double the number of Efficient-cores .
The 13th Gen Intel Core desktop “K” processors and the Intel Z790 chipset will be available starting 20 October 2022, including boxed processors, motherboards and desktop system sales. Additional details on the rest of the 13th Gen Intel Core processor family will be shared at a later date.