Raptor Lake

Raptor Lake is Intel's codename for the 13th and 14th generations of Intel Core processors as well as some Core Series 1 and 2 processors. It is based on a hybrid architecture, utilizing Raptor Cove performance cores and Gracemont efficient cores. Some lower-end SKUs branded as Raptor Lake are based on Alder Lake, with Golden Cove P-cores and Alder Lake-equivalent cache and memory configurations. Like Alder Lake, Raptor Lake is fabricated using Intel's Intel 7 process. Raptor Lake features up to 24 cores (8 performance cores plus 16 efficiency cores) and 32 threads and is socket compatible with Alder Lake systems (LGA 1700, BGA 1744, BGA 1964). Like earlier generations, Raptor Lake processors also need accompanying chipsets.

Raptor Lake CPUs contain a clock tree circuit vulnerable to accelerated aging and permanent damage at elevated voltages. The BIOS code and microcode used with these CPUs supplied improperly high voltages, resulting in instability as the circuit degrades over time. Intel claims that aging issues have been since fixed in the latest BIOS and microcode patches, which can be installed by updating the motherboard's BIOS. Once damaged by overvoltage, these CPUs cannot be fixed by a patch and must be replaced.

In lower end processors, there are several models that use dies manufactured with the previous generation Alder Lake architecture. Despite their last generation-architecture, Intel's official names for these processors are "Raptor Lake" and "Raptor Lake Refresh". This codename introduced the "Intel Processor" branding for Intel's low-end processors, replacing Celeron and Pentium.