Intel’s 14th Gen processors may come with a 15 percent price increase

Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake processors already pack some of the best processors for gaming. The chipmaker will somewhat overhaul the current generation processors with the Raptor Lake Refresh, which is said to be released in October. That’s why 14th Gen Intel processors are expected to offer a performance gain of 5 percent or less. Despite this, it is said that Intel can make a significant price increase.

Intel’s 14th Gen processors may upset

According to omomo_us, which has a respected track record when it comes to hardware leaks, the 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh line could be up to 15 percent more expensive than the current Raptor Lake portfolio. Starting at the top, the Core i9-14900K and Core i9-14900KF are reportedly 15.8 percent ($695) and 13.8 percent ($660) more expensive than the Core i9-13900K and Core i9-13900KF, respectively.

The prices of the Core i7-14700K and Core i7-14700KF will be $485 and $470 respectively, a 14-15 percent increase over the 13600K series, while the prices of the Core i5-14600K and 14600KF will be 380 with an increase of 15 percent and 13 percent. and it is stated that it will rise to $ 345.

The next generation CPUs will offer moderate performance improvements over the 13th generation; Performance increase is estimated between 3-8 percent in single core and 8-15 percent in multi-core. The flagship Core i9-14900K is planned to have 24 cores and 32 threads and a base clock speed of 3.2GHz. This represents a 200MHz increase over its predecessor, the Core i9-13900K. The extra clock speed is estimated to improve performance by 3-5 percent.

The Core i7-14700K increases the core count to 20 cores and 28 threads thanks to the extra E-Core or efficiency cores. This can yield tangible multi-threaded performance gains of around 5-10 percent over the 13700K. If the information is correct, we can say that the 15 percent price increase will be questioned by consumers. With the limited gains expected, it seems difficult to justify this price increase, especially given the competitive pressure of AMD’s Ryzen 7000 processors.