AMD successfully launched the new Zen4 Ryzen 7000 processors earlier this year and it’s heating up the workstation market. Intel Raptor Lake was Intel’s response and with a 5.8Ghz response, it’s fair to say it was a good response.

Intel is coming straight at AMD with a record-breaking 5.8Ghz CPU which sets a record for general desktop deployments. Intel also announced that a 6Ghz model will come later in the year. 

Intel Raptor Lake processors are Intel’s answer to the recently released AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs. The high-end Ryzen 7950x has 16 cores and 32 threads with a maximum clock speed of 5.7Ghz. This is an incredible performance boost compared to the market today.

One of the extremely good pieces of news within the CPU market over the last few weeks is the new CPU releases from the two major CPU creators.

We’re starting to see more and more information regarding Intel Raptor Lake appear, including SKUs. Hardware leakers have has managed to release an apparent screenshot from Amazon UK, which had some valuable information regarding the upcoming CPUs.

Trading servers are reliant on low latency and high frequency to make them optimal. Tick to trade is one of the critical factors to make high frequency servers work. Intel Alder Lake CPUs have come out recently and they are making an impression on the high frequency market, elevating themselves to a priority for some traders.