Testseek.com have collected 93 expert reviews of the Intel Core i5 13600K 3.9GHz Socket 1700 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Intel Core i5 13600K 3.9GHz Socket 1700.
October 2022
(88%)
93 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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The editors liked
Very high gaming performance
High application performance
Very good multi-core performance
Low power consumption during idle operation
Up to 32 threads
PCI Express 5.0
Appropriate cost of the 13600K
Large performance increase
Faster than 12700K
7700X and 5950X
Solid performance improvements in both gaming and applications
Faster than all Ryzen and Alder Lake processors in gaming
Very competitive pricing
Support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory
Compati
Strong performance for a midrange CPU
Competitively priced
Generous core count for the money
Heat stayed in check under stress
Albeit with a 240mm water cooler
Excellent overclocking potential
Great all-round performance for the cash
Reasonable temperatures
Fantastic gaming and content creation performance for the cash
Gaming performance close to a Core i9 12900K
Multithreaded performance close to a Core i9 12900K
Basically a Core i9
Fairly efficient
Cheaper 600
The editors didn't like
Extremely high power consumption under load
High cost of the 13900K
Excellent Performance
Single Thread Leadership
More Cores And Cache
Same Socket As 12th Gen
Competitive Pricing
Faster Memory Support
Work With 600 & 700 Chipsets
High power usage
5.8 GHz boost on only two cores
High cooling requirements / high temperatures (for an i5)
Only PCIe x8 graphics when Gen5 M.2 slot in-use
No Turbo Boost 3.0
Some workloads get scheduled onto wrong cores
CPU cooler not included
No s
Price higher than equivalent last-gen chip
Power-hungrier than before
Runs hotter than Core i5-12600K
Can be power-hungry
New AMD chips are faster in some lightly threaded loads
Large performance increase: faster than 12700K, 7700X and 5950X, Solid performance improvements in both gaming and applications, Faster than all Ryzen and Alder Lake processors in gaming, Very competitive pricing, Support for DDR4 and DDR5 memory, Compati
High power usage, 5.8 GHz boost on only two cores, High cooling requirements / high temperatures (for an i5), Only PCIe x8 graphics when Gen5 M.2 slot in-use, No Turbo Boost 3.0, Some workloads get scheduled onto wrong cores, CPU cooler not included, No s
The Intel Core i9-13600K comes at an MSRP of $320. Large performance increase: faster than 12700K, 7700X and 5950X Solid performance improvements in both gaming and applications Faster than all Ryzen and Alder Lake processors in gaming Very competitive p...
Truthfully, I cherish the Core i5 13600K. This is what a gamer needs, appropriately fast and reasonably affordable. The new processor will undoubtedly deliver on many fronts and then has some extra reserve. It'll be fun to tweak with, and offers great gam...
Published: 2022-10-20, Author: Michael , review by: phoronix.com
Abstract: Last month Intel announced 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" processors while today these processors officially go on sale. Today also marks the review embargo lift with Intel having provided Phoronix with the new Core i5 13600K and i9 13900K processors for Lin...
Power aside, AMD and Intel are both in very competitive position right now. Despite coming at the problem of PC performance with two vastly different architectures (who had Intel leading the core count wars on their 2022 bingo card?), the two have arrived...
Published: 2022-10-20, Author: Tom , review by: overclock3d.net
Isn't it fun when something arrives and you start off with thinking one thing, and end up coming away with quite a different impression?We know from past experience that the Intel Core i9 processors are fantastic performers, and we are nothing if not obse...
Published: 2022-10-20, Author: Marco , review by: hothardware.com
Excellent Performance, Single Thread Leadership, More Cores And Cache, Same Socket As 12th Gen, Competitive Pricing, Faster Memory Support, Work With 600 & 700 Chipsets
Anyone building a PC in 2022 or 2023 needs to take a hard look at the Intel Core i5-13600K, as it punches well above its weight class, offers great value, and leads in efficiency.Pros+ In socket upgrade+ Efficiency (Performance per Watt)+ Pricing / ValueC...
Abstract: The Intel Core i5-13600K is exactly what I hoped it would be. I was talking to my brother recently about the PC I just built, and when I mentioned the gaming, the benchmarking, the content creation, and the general work I'd be doing on it, he asked if the...
