Intel Raptor Lake: Sample of a Core i9-13900K has already been sold [Gerücht]

The Raptor Lake CPU generation following Alder Lake is meanwhile being prepared for its rumored release in autumn – probably in October. It is known that there are some engineering samples floating around that get into the hands of people who then actively sell them before release. As part of Intel’s production cycle, samples get multiple iterations, which over time become obsolete for the parties involved and eventually end up on online marketplaces.

Apparently a Core i9-13900K has already been sold in China

Normally, those engineering samples from CPUs should go back to Intel. However, the chip manufacturer rarely bothers to collect the samples again. And so, for example, a supposed Core i9-13900K processor can be found for sale on a Chinese website. According to the supplier, the CPU should have worked on an Asus Z690 ROG Apex motherboard. Furthermore, it could boot a system and should also support overclocking. In addition, the well-known 8 P Raptor Cove cores and 16 E Crestmont cores with 32 threads in full configuration are mentioned by the provider.

The supplied image cannot be used to determine whether the CPU shown is actually a copy of the Raptor Lake series, since the supplier has made all of the codes on the CPU illegible. The sample has apparently already been sold for 2,850 RMB, which is the equivalent of 426 US dollars.

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It is also interesting that both the CPU offered on the Chinese website and the sample recently tested by Expreview (we reported) no longer show Intel’s distinctive halo logo, but the square logo, which in turn confirms that the specimens of this year have been manufactured.

Source: via Videocardz