What seems like a retail specification Intel Core i3-13100 has appeared within the on-line CPU-Z Validator pages. Prolific Twitter-based tech information digger Tum Apisak unearthed the processor validation web page, and suggests it’s affirmation of a leak he shared final month; exhibiting a ‘nothing thrilling’ Raptor Lake processor with a base clock of three,415 MHz. The important thing factors to notice listed here are that the next-gen processor’s base clock seems like it’s simply 100 MHz above present gen, and there was no obvious adjustment of the core configuration; it’s nonetheless a 4C / 8T half. As ever with leaks, take the hypothesis with a grain of salt.
Tom’s {Hardware} reviewed the Intel Core i3-12100 this summer time, and it obtained 4 out of 5 stars for its compelling worth / efficiency ratio. Notably it provided Alder Lake’s main single-thread efficiency, and the 4C / 8T configuration nonetheless managed to do fairly effectively in PC gaming in 2022. Different positives have been its comparatively low energy consumption, and talent to get pleasure from some efficiency increase with overclocked reminiscence (with appropriate reminiscence / motherboard). It exists in a market section the place AMD would not supply an excessive amount of competitors. Nevertheless, Intel’s obvious foot dragging right here, within the generational transfer to the i3-13100, is not going to win any favor.
So how do the specs of the i3-13100 evaluate the i3-12100? A fast scan of what little data there’s and it appears that evidently the 13100 is an incremental replace to the earlier era.
| Intel Core i3-12100 | Intel Core i3-13100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency cores | 4C / 8T | 4C / 8T |
| Base / increase clocks | 3.3 / 4.3 GHz | 3.4 / ?.? GHz |
| Effectivity Cores | NA | NA |
| L3 cache | 12MB | 12MB |
| TDP | 60W | 60W? |
| Launch worth | $139 | $ a RKL premium? |
| Accessible | Jan 2022 | Jan 2023? |
Two of the massive options of the upcoming Raptor Lake household are; improved structure efficiency cores (AKA Raptor Cove), and the doubling or addition of effectivity cores (Gracemont, identical structure as Alder Lake). If this leak and a few different rumors swirling presently are right, then the upcoming Intel Core i3-13100 will profit from neither of those sights. In different phrases, it’s thought the i3-13100 can be merely a thirteenth gen refresh primarily based on a clock bumped Alder Lake die.
Official specs of the Core i3-13100 most likely will not be shared till 2023
Intel has solely been formally discussing the launch trio of ‘Okay’ suffixed overclockable CPUs thus far. It’s scheduled to let free its upcoming Core i9-13900K, i7-13700K, and i5-13600K LGA1700 chips, together with the overclocking pleasant Z790 motherboards on October 20, with pre-orders beginning on Oct 13 (this Thursday). Nevertheless, mainstream PC DIYers and pre-built clients will usually favor one of many wide selection of non-Okay chips that can finally be launched – attributable to funds and energy consumption concerns. Non-Okay processors just like the titular Intel Core i3-13100 most likely will not be launched till CES 2023 in January, if Intel follows final 12 months’s playbook.