Intel 14th Gen Desktop CPUs to be 15% Costlier; Suggests New Leak

A new leak reveals the pricing of the upcoming Intel 14th Gen desktop CPUs. We have covered everything from the specs and benchmarks to the expected launch date in our dedicated article aboutIntel’s 14th-Gen Meteor Lake CPUs, so give it a read to get the full picture. Here, we will discuss the latest leak regarding the pricing of the rumored ‘Raptor Lake S Refresh’ Intel 14th Gen desktop CPUs.

New Leak Shows Expected 14th Gen CPU Price Increase

The rumored pricing for Intel’s upcoming 14th Gen desktop CPU lineup has leaked. These new, rumored prices for the upcoming desktop CPUs are definitely higher than the launch pricing of both theIntel 12th-Gen Alder LakeandIntel 13th-Gen Raptor LakeCPUs. The price increase ranges from ~15-20% higher compared to the previous-gen processors.

Below is the 14th-Gen CPU pricing compared to a few key desktop CPUs from Intel’s 13th-Gen Raptor Lake lineup:ProcessorIntel’s Launch PriceRumored Price of Newer Model (14th Gen)Intel Core i9-13900K$589$695 (+17.9%)Intel Core i7-13700K$409$485 (+18.5%)Intel Core i5-13600K$319$380 (+19.1%)

In the above table, we referred to the launch pricing back when these CPUs were launched. This is slightly different from the leak, which mentions slightly higher prices for the previous-gen Raptor Lake CPUs. A full look at the leak is below, which shows the price increase for theKF variantsas well. If you didn’t know, the KF variants simply exclude the integrated GPU from the CPU chip and require dedicated graphics.pic.twitter.com/Rw6ueS0G1V— 188号 (@momomo_us)August 27, 2023

pic.twitter.com/Rw6ueS0G1V— 188号 (@momomo_us)August 27, 2023

This rumored pricing makes the rumored 14th Gen ‘Raptor Lake S Refresh’ desktop CPU lineup the most expensive one to come out within the LGA 1700 platform. If you’re wondering why we’ve called it ‘Raptor Lake S Refresh’,check out this previous Intel 14th Gen leak by MSIwhichessentiallyconfirms the architecture of these upcoming CPUs.

While we don’t have a confirmation from Intel yet, the previous leak came from MSI’s internal presentation, which was under NDA, and it called the new CPUs ‘Raptor Lake S Refresh’. All this aligned with other leaks as well.

What are your thoughts on this leaked, rumored pricing of Intel’s 14th Gen Desktop CPU lineup? Will you be upgrading your processor to the next-generation models? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Satyam Kumar

Highly passionate about technology. Major expertise in PC hardware, the VR industry, esports-centric gear, and other gadgets. In my spare time, I’m usually researching exciting hardware breakthroughs or playing competitive games.

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