Chinese PC manufacturer, MACHENIKE, confirmed that Intel will be launching its 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPUs in October.
Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh Desktop CPUs Confirmed To Launch In October
The confirmation came during the Bilibili World 2023 exhibition where the company presented a range of PC solutions including desktops, laptops, and Mini PC.s The PC manufacturer confirmed with press that they are launching new PCs which will not only support the current 13th Gen CPU lineup but also Intel's upcoming 14th Gen CPU family codenamed Raptor Lake-S Refresh. The PCs will be equipped with NVIDIA's latest GeForce RTX 40 desktop graphics cards and also host PCIe 5 SSDs as a standard, removing PCIe 4 SSDs as the baseline spec.
MACHENIKE also unveiled its Creator Mini II Mini PCs which will also be equipped with Intel's 13th and 14th Gen CPUs but these are likely to be based around the HX or H SKUs which are also getting a refresh for mobile form factors.
Some features of the MACHENIKE Mini PC include a starting price of 2999 RMB or $420 US, support for two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, a PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD + HDD combo, dual 2.5 GbE LAN ports, WiFi 6E/BT 5.3 support, and an active cooling solution. Meanwhile, the high-end Desktop PCs "LIGHT-05" series will come with an ARGB-lit casing with Windcross 5.0 cooling solution. The PC supports DDR5-6800 memory, PCIe 5.0 SSDs with speeds of up to 10 GB/s, WIFI 6E & BT 5.3.
Here is what you can expect, based on the information that we were able to gather from our sources:
- Same Architecture as Raptor Lake (Raptor Cove P-Cores + Gracemont E-Cores)
- Same Process Node as Raptor Lake (Intel 7 aka 10nm++)
- Higher Clock Speeds Beyond 6.0 GHz
- Support For Faster DDR5 Memory DIMMs
- Much Higher Power Consumption (Close To 300W)
- Compatibility With Existing LGA 1700 / 1800 Socket Motherboards
We can expect the new Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S Refresh lineup to launch in mid-October as revealed in previous leaks. Intel's Innovation 2023 event, scheduled for the middle of September, is likely to be where the company unveils further information about its future product lineup.
News Source: ITHome
About the author: A Software Engineer by training and a PC enthusiast by passion, Hassan Mujtaba serves as Wccftech's Senior Editor for hardware section. With years of experience in the industry, he specializes in deep-dive technical analysis of next-generation CPU and GPU architectures, motherboards, and cooling solutions. His work involves not only breaking news on upcoming technologies but also extensive hands-on reviews and benchmarking.
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