A series of rumors regarding the Intel HEDT Sapphire Rapids & Mainstream Raptor Lake-S CPUs have been posted by reliable leaker, Enthusiast Citizen over at Bilibili. The rumors detail launch dates and the accompanying platforms for the next-gen CPU lineups.

Intel HEDT Sapphire Rapids Xeon W-3400 & W-2400 CPUs In Q4 2022, 13th Gen Raptor Lake-S Desktop CPUs in October 2022

We have known for some time now that Intel is working on its brand new desktop CPU lineup for 2022 which includes both HEDT & mainstream parts. The Intel HEDT family will comprise of brand new Sapphire Rapids chips which will be branded as the Xeon W-3400 & Xeon W-2400 series SKUs while the mainstream family will comprise of 13th Gen Raptor Lake-S CPUs. Now we have detailed both families here and here, respectively.

The Intel HEDT lineup will feature support on a W790 platform which is codenamed 'Fishhawk Falls' and will support a range of chips ranging from mainstream HEDT to premium HEDT parts. The 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs on the other hand will feature support on the new 700-series board platform while staying compatible with existing 600-series motherboards.

Intel Sapphire Rapids HEDT Desktop CPU Family

So starting with the HEDT lineup, the Intel Sapphire Rapids family will consist of up to 24 cores for the mainstream HEDT and up to 56 cores for the premium family. All of these chips will feature a singular Golden Cove core architecture and won't get the hybrid P-Core / E-Core treatment like the mainstream desktop SKUs. You can expect the mainstream family to feature fewer DDR5 memory channels, PCIe lanes, and IO compared to the premium family.

The final 4th Gen Sapphire Rapids-SP Xeon CPU with its multi-chiplet design housing Compute & HBM2e tiles. (Image Credits: CNET)

Intel 'Expert' Sapphire Rapids HEDT CPUs 'Expected Features':

Up To 56 Cores / 112 ThreadsLGA 4677 Socket Support (Possible Dual-Socket Motherboards)112 PCIe Gen 5.0 Lanes8-Channel DDR5 Memory (Up To 4 TB)

Intel 'Mainstream' Sapphire Rapids HEDT CPUs 'Expected Features':

Up To 24 Cores / 48 ThreadsUp To 5.2 GHz Boost ClocksUp To 4.6 GHz All-Core BoostLGA 4677 Socket Support64 PCIe Gen 5.0 Lanes4-Channel DDR5 Memory (Up To 512 GB)

The rumor states that Intel has postponed the launch of its Sapphire Rapids HEDT family to Q4 with a high probability of an October launch. Both CPU segments will feature support on the new W790-powered platform.

Intel HEDT Processor Families: