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Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPU Pricing Pops Up on Canadian Retailer
Canadian electronics retailer listings for what looks like the Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake lineup have appeared online. The listings, spotted by Twitter’s momomo_us, are for the Intel Core i9-13900K / KF, Core i7-13700K / KF, and Core i5-13600K / KF. Take these prices with a pinch of salt — there's a chance they're just placeholders for the upcoming CPUs. However, it looks like Intel's new processors could be priced about 15% higher than the previous generation.
Looking at the launch flagship first, the Intel Core i9-13900K is advertised at CAD 941, which is about $725 using today’s exchange rate. The same site lists the 12900K for CAD 818, or roughly $630. Intel has previously stated it will be increasing CPU prices, due to inflation.
Maybe there's more than just inflation at play here. Intel Raptor Lake CPUs have a larger die, with more cores (except the rumored 4C/8T Core i3-13100 and lower). The i9-13900K / KF has 33% more CPU cores compared to the i9-12900K / KF (but the additional cores are all Efficiency cores). Do the extra silicon/cores justify a noticeable premium? Depends on your view — and what tasks you need your computer to perform.
