An Intel Core i9-13900K prototype has already been reviewed

There are still a few months before the official debut on the market of the new thirteenth generation Intel “Raptor Lake” processor series, which will replace the existing 12th generation “Alder Lake” processors. However, we know that the Santa Clara-based company sends several samples to major manufacturers in advance, so as to test their products and verify complete compatibility.

A Chinese user managed to get their hands on a Qualification Sample, then a prototype, of a Core i9-13900K processor and tested its performance with different benchmarks. As reported by CPU-Z, the chip in question is equipped with 24 cores and 32 threads with the power limits set to 125W and 250W (MTB), confirming that it actually belongs to the “K” range. The base frequency is equal to 3.0GHz, while the maximum in Boost varies from 5.5 to 5.7 GHz.

The Core i9-13900K subject of this "early review" was installed on a ASUS ROG Z690 Extreme motherboard, accompanied by DDR5 memory (6,400MT / s), a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card, a Thermalright AIO Frozen Magic 360 liquid cooling system and a 1,500W power supply.

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Recall that, at the moment, Intel has not yet confirmed a launch date for its new series of thirteenth generation Core CPUs, but the latest information was about the month of October. Currently, we just have to wait a few more weeks to find out more.