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Darren Allan

Intel’s last-gen CPUs are being discontinued, with some boxed Raptor Lake models now on borrowed time

An Intel Core i7-13700K inserted into a motherboard.

Intel has begun the process of discontinuing some Raptor Lake processors – last-gen CPUs, now superseded by Raptor Lake Refresh – namely the boxed products.

At this point you might be thinking: what products don’t come in a box? CPUs are also sold in trays, typically to PC makers (OEMs) who are buying a large quantity of chips to build their devices with, and then there are boxed processors that sit on the shelves and are sold to consumers.

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