Raptor Lake Next: Four Intel CPUs Surface in Vietnam Shipping Logs

By Indie Kings | October 26, 2026

Updated October 26, 2026: Four part numbers of possible Intel Raptor Lake Next desktop CPUs, 99DLMV, 99DLMT, 99DLMW, and 99DLMX, have surfaced in Vietnamese customs shipment records dated August 18 and 19, 2026. The lane is expected to carry Core 200 branding and to launch in early 2027 on the existing LGA1700 socket.

Image: an LGA CPU socket without a processor installed via Wikimedia Commons.

What Surfaced in the Shipping Records

The leak arrived through an unusual channel: customs paperwork rather than a benchmark database or a corporate roadmap. As reported by VideoCardz on October 26, 2026, in a story crediting Club386, four part numbers appeared in Vietnamese customs shipment records dated August 18 and 19, 2026. They read 99DLMV, 99DLMT, 99DLMW, and 99DLMX, and the reporting identifies them as possible Raptor Lake Next desktop CPUs, the follow up to Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh generation. Customs logs are a classic early source of CPU leaks because hardware moving through ports gets recorded with identifying codes, and those codes sometimes arrive ahead of any official announcement. What makes this particular batch notable is that the records include clocks, cache sizes, and wattage ratings, three spec categories that are often enough to place a product in a lineup. That is exactly what the follow up analysis attempted, and it produced some fairly specific conclusions about where these chips might sit in the stack, from a midrange replacement candidate to a higher core count part, all before Intel has said anything publicly about the lane.

Reading the Specs, Carefully

The raw figures come first. 99DLMV is listed at 3.5 GHz with 30 MB of cache and a 125 watt rating. 99DLMT carries 2.1 GHz, 33 MB of cache, and a 65 watt rating. 99DLMW and 99DLMX both show 2.6 GHz with 24 MB of cache, and their configuration is unknown at this stage. The mapping to core counts is where honesty is required, because shipping log data gives clocks and cache but not core counts directly. The core configuration numbers are therefore inference from the spec combination, and the careful phrasing is that a combination matches a given layout, or that the CPUs may have surfaced, not that the layouts are confirmed. With that caveat stated, the reporting reads 99DLMV's mix of 3.5 GHz, 30 MB, and 125 watts as matching an 8 performance plus 8 efficiency core desktop part, 16 cores in total, positioned as a replacement for the Core i5-14600K. In the same spirit, 99DLMT's 2.1 GHz, 33 MB, and 65 watt rating is read as matching an 8 performance plus 12 efficiency core configuration, 20 cores. The two 24 MB parts stay open questions until more data turns up.

Branding, Socket, and Board Support

If the surrounding expectations hold, this lane becomes Intel's Core 200 family, non Ultra branding, which keeps the mainstream line on the naming Intel used before the Ultra prefix. The launch window is reportedly set for early 2027, and the chips would land on the existing LGA1700 socket, supporting both DDR4 and DDR5 memory. That combination will matter to a specific kind of buyer: anyone holding a 600 or 700 series board, or a DDR4 kit, who wants a drop in upgrade path rather than a platform rebuild. The ecosystem support is already moving as well. GIGABYTE has already prepared BIOS updates covering its Z790, B760, and H610 board lineups for these CPUs, which suggests board vendors were prepared, or at least did their homework, ahead of the customs slip. None of this is an announcement from Intel, and the standard warning applies to any story sourced from shipping records: part numbers can be cancelled, rebranded, or quietly respecified before launch day. But between the spec combinations, the socket continuity, and the BIOS preparation, the picture of a refresh arriving on familiar hardware is unusually coherent for a leak of this kind.

Part Numbers at a Glance

Item	Detail
Part numbers surfaced	99DLMV, 99DLMT, 99DLMW, 99DLMX
Record source	Vietnamese customs shipment records dated August 18 and 19, 2026
99DLMV specs	3.5 GHz, 30 MB cache, 125 watt rating
99DLMV likely layout	8 performance plus 8 efficiency cores, 16 core desktop part, inferred, replacement for the Core i5-14600K
99DLMT specs	2.1 GHz, 33 MB cache, 65 watt rating
99DLMT likely layout	8 performance plus 12 efficiency cores, 20 core, inferred
99DLMW and 99DLMX specs	2.6 GHz, 24 MB cache, configuration unknown
Expected branding	Core 200, non Ultra
Launch window	Early 2027, reportedly
Socket	Existing LGA1700
Memory support	DDR4 and DDR5
Board support	GIGABYTE BIOS updates covering Z790, B760, and H610 lineups
Data caveat	Logs give clocks and cache but not core counts directly; layouts are inference

FAQ

What is Raptor Lake Next?
It is the follow up to Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh, expected under Core 200 non Ultra branding. Four possible desktop part numbers from the lane have now appeared in Vietnamese shipping records.

Are the core counts confirmed?
No. Shipping log data gives clocks and cache but not core counts directly, so the reported configurations are inference from the spec combination rather than confirmed specs.

When would these CPUs launch?
The launch window is reportedly set for early 2027, on the existing LGA1700 socket.

Will they work on older motherboards?
The expectation is LGA1700 with DDR4 and DDR5 support, and GIGABYTE has already prepared BIOS updates for its Z790, B760, and H610 board lineups for these CPUs.

Which part replaces the Core i5-14600K?
Per the reporting, 99DLMV, whose 3.5 GHz, 30 MB cache, and 125 watt combination matches an 8 performance plus 8 efficiency core desktop part, though that mapping is inferred rather than confirmed.

Where did this information come from?
From Vietnamese customs shipment records dated August 18 and 19, 2026, reported by VideoCardz on October 26, 2026 and credited to Club386.

Bottom Line

Leaked CPU roadmaps usually wilt under scrutiny, but this one carries more structural support than most. The spec combinations map cleanly onto familiar market slots, the LGA1700 socket story fits a company extending a platform it already has, and GIGABYTE's BIOS preparation is the kind of detail vendors do not usually invent. The honest weakness is that every core count here is inference: shipping logs record what a box is stamped with, not what the die contains, so the 16 core and 20 core readings could still shift before launch. Treat the clocks, cache sizes, and wattage as the solid part and the layouts as a working hypothesis. If early 2027 holds, buyers with 600 or 700 series boards and DDR4 kits get one more reason to skip a platform rebuild.

Sources

VideoCardz, "Intel Raptor Lake Next 16-core and 20-core CPUs may have surfaced in shipping logs" by WhyCry (shipment records, part numbers, clock and cache figures, branding, socket, and BIOS context), published October 26, 2026, accessed 26 October 2026
Club386, the outlet VideoCardz credits for the shipping log finding, accessed 26 October 2026