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.