Intel Core i5-13600K Desktop Processor 14 cores (6 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 24M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz

Paired the i5 13600k with MSI Z690-A Pro DDR4. Running P-Cores 5.4GHz and E-Cores 4.2GHz without any issues. Efficiency cores are powerful and theyre equivalent to i7 9700k from few years ago. Scores 25,592 in Cinebench 23 with all cores, and 16,507 with E Cores disabled. Simply put, amazing! Cant ask for more. This CPU has no competition, period!

This processor is blazing fast! The only con I can think of is the temps with factory motherboard settings. Im sure the issue is the power settings from the motherboard

Best value you can get right now, and its really no compromise of performance compared to an i7 considering the price

temps was going crazy high, 100c in 3 of the 6 p cores with msi z690 edge but cinebench complete without throttling,

AMAZING best quality price

Coming from a i7 8700 it’s a huge improvement for newer games. It’s a peace of mind not having to worry about cpu bottlenecks for current gen. It’s also been great in video editing, roughly 2~3 times as fast when rendering my typical 1440p videos.

I thought the 13th generation Intel processor were suppose to run hot. This one does not with a 240mm radiator; with the radiator temperature is in the 30s while gaming. At idle 20s.

I am using this in my first PC build and it was pretty easy to install and seems like a really good value for the price-point.

For my new pc. My older one was core i5 4 generation!

At the time of purchase this was by far the best value for performance cpu. It smashes everything I have tossed at it, keeps my 4080 at 100% in 4k games. I upgraded from an 8700k and this just blows it out of the water. I did NOT use a contact frame and running at 100%, oc off, highest package temps ive seen are 68 according to msi afterburner and armory crate.