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Intel Stands Firm on Raptor Lake CPUs Amid Rising Costs

4/7/2026

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Intel reaffirms Raptor Lake CPUs remain a core part of its strategy amid rising PC component costs.
Robert Hallock, Intel's vice president, says Raptor Lake will be abundantly available and support DDR4 and DDR5.
Flexibility to support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory lets consumers choose affordable DDR4 now while planning upgrades to DDR5 later.
New motherboards, such as ASRock H610M Combo II, will support both memory types, despite AMD competition.

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Intel reaffirms Raptor Lake CPUs remain a core part of its strategy amid rising PC component costs.
Robert Hallock, Intel's vice president, says Raptor Lake will be abundantly available and support DDR4 and DDR5.
Flexibility to support both DDR4 and DDR5 memory lets consumers choose affordable DDR4 now while planning upgrades to DDR5 later.
New motherboards, such as ASRock H610M Combo II, will support both memory types, despite AMD competition.