Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPU Pricing Pops Up on Canadian Retailer

By Mark Tyson
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Intel may be increasing prices by 15% — or more

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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. 

(Image credit: momomo_us)

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.

(Image credit: momomo_us)

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. 

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Core count

Max boost

USD price

Generational price increase

Core i9-13900K

24C  / 32T

5.8 GHz

$725

15%

Core i9-13900KF

24C  / 32T

5.8 GHz

$695

17%

Core i7-13700K

16C  / 24T

5.4 GHz

$511

17%

Core i7-13700KF

16C  / 24T

5.4 GHz

$483

17%

Core i5-13600K

14C  / 20T

5.1 GHz

$355

16%

Core i5-13600KF

14C / 20T

5.1 GHz

$327

19%

Data from Canadian retailer listing, CAD converted to USD

The KF variants are a little cheaper — about $30 less per SKU — with their fused-off non-functional iGPUs. As well as being cheaper, the inactive GPU portion of the die is sometimes credited with helping to keep thermals in check. The KF drawback, as ever, is that you need to install a graphics card for display purposes. Moreover, it means you won’t have an iGPU as a fallback option for system troubleshooting.

Some Alder Lake platform upgraders may find these 13th Gen Core CPUs attractive for upgrades, as they will slot right into existing 600 Series motherboard setups. Meanwhile AMD is moving to a completely new platform within a similar timescale — meaning upgraders will also need to pick up a new motherboard and DDR5 RAM. 

Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake processors are expected to launch for desktops in late September or October, according to the latest rumors.

Mark Tyson
Mark Tyson
Freelance News Writer

Mark Tyson is a Freelance News Writer at Tom's Hardware US. He enjoys covering the full breadth of PC tech; from business and semiconductor design to products approaching the edge of reason.

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6 Comments Comment from the forums
  • JamesJones44
    Regardless of more silicon, raising prices will only make sense if they can at a minimum get close to Zen 4 counter parts and those counter parts are not priced below where Intel wants to price them. If it ends up performance isn't that close and priced above Zen 4 counter parts, Intel is probably looking at another Rocket Lake.
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  • cyrusfox
    JamesJones44 said:
    priced above Zen 4 counter parts
    Have you seen rumored Zen 4 prices... Both of them are hiking up prices ≈20% and only Intel is actually supplying the low end. They are matching prices against offering and everyone is going to have to pony up to get the latest gen.
    13600k/KF & 7600X both ≈ $340
    13700K/KF & 7700X both ≈$500
    Then we get some separation
    7900X @ $600
    13900K @$700
    7950X @ $900

    I really see the top end of AMD (7950X) coming down unless it is a convincing winner against 13900K. They both have the same number threads (32), Intel has a lot more cores to get there (24) vs AMD traditional 16/32 (whatever AMD calls its hyperthreading tech).
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  • -Fran-
    So the real inflation is about 15%?

    Well, I guess this will help us consume/buy less overall? haha.

    As for the AMD prices, that is to be seen. Most leaks point to same-ish price points and not higher. The only leaks from retailers with sticker prices being higher have been from retailers that already inflate prices a lot.

    Regards.
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  • JamesJones44
    -Fran- said:
    So the real inflation is about 15%?

    Well, I guess this will help us consume/buy less overall? haha.

    As for the AMD prices, that is to be seen. Most leaks point to same-ish price points and not higher. The only leaks from retailers with sticker prices being higher have been from retailers that already inflate prices a lot.

    Regards.

    Nah, the gov will just keep handing out free money to make up the difference. What could go wrong?
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  • gdmaclew
    Ignore those prices.
    Placeholder? Yes but PC Canada has the highest listed prices for their top CPUs of any of the top 3 component retailers in Canada for existing CPUs.
    I don't know why Tom's is giving ink to this company unless they are desperate to report something.
    It dimishes Tom's credibility to do so.
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  • -Fran-
    gdmaclew said:
    Ignore those prices.
    Placeholder? Yes but PC Canada has the highest listed prices for their top CPUs of any of the top 3 component retailers in Canada for existing CPUs.
    I don't know why Tom's is giving ink to this company unless they are desperate to report something.
    It dimishes Tom's credibility to do so.
    The comparison is valid, because it's "old stuff" vs "new stuff" within the same page. The percentage difference should be a good indicator of other place's pricing of current vs the new prices. I do agree it would be bad with no anchoring point, but they do provide it.

    Also, this doesn't mean the CPUs when released won't have discounts the next week. Most Alder Lake CPUs actually started getting discounts with like 1 week in.

    Regards.
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