We keep hearing new leaks about the highly anticipated Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors. So much so that we have told you about the details of the locked and unlocked solutions that will take place in the new CPU family. Finally, the release date of Raptor Lake Refresh has also been confirmed. Here are the details

Raptor Lake Refresh processors release date confirmed

Reportedly, popular Chinese hardware company Mechenike introduced its next-generation hardware at the Bilibili World trade show in Shanghai. However, we can say that the highlight of this announcement was the Inte 14th Generation processors. So much so that Mechenike introduced a new Mini-PC system that will be released in October. For those who don’t know, October was pointed out for Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh processors. The launch time of Mechenike confirmed previous leaks.

The newly introduced Mechenikemini-PC solutions have a starting price of $420, support for two DDR5 SO-DIMMs, a PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD + HDD combination, dual 2.5GbE LAN ports, WiFi 6E/BT 5.3 support and active It comes with cooling solution. The “LIGHT-05” series, the company’s high-end desktop computers series, will come with ARGB illuminated chassis with Windcross 5.0 cooling solution. These solutions will be accompanied by DDR5-6800 memory, PCIe 5.0 SSDs with speeds up to 10GB/s, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.

For those who don’t know, Raptor Lake Refresh processors will bring minor optimizations compared to current models. Thus, new CPUs will continue to use the Intel 7 processing node and will be compatible with existing LGA 1700/1800 motherboards. In this context, we can say that it will be an intermediate solution for desktop systems before the Meteor Lake/Arrow Lake architecture.

Intel Launch Program:

• Raptor Lake Refresh-K series: October 2023
• Raptor Lake Refresh: November/December 2023
• Sapphire Rapids Refresh : Early 2024 (Xeon W2500/W3500)
• Meteor Lake-H : Q4 2023
• Meteor Lake-S : Canceled
• Arrow Lake-S: Q4/2024 – Q1/2025

Intel has not yet shared any official information about Raptor Lake Refresh processors. However, new leaks and shared BIOS updates for existing LGA1700 motherboards have confirmed the existence of Raptor Lake Refresh. In this context, we think that more information will be shared in the coming weeks.