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

I am using it for a SFF build so not really the target market so if you are on the same boat then be sure to make time to tweak it.

No bottleneck here! i5 13600K is beast! Intel definitely made one hell of a gaming CPU, that performs better than 5800x3d and it’s cheaper.

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

absolutely annihilate everything I throw at it.

Fantastic Chip!! Runs Cool!! And Super Fast!!

The i5-13600k seemed to be the sweet spot of price/performance among both Intel and AMD processors right now. For most of what I use a computer for, this is way overkill, even for most PC games I play. My RTX 3070 graphics card is now the bottleneck in games, by a long shot (though thats fine, as 1440p fps is still plenty high enough in most games with that graphics card).

I bought this CPU for a media/storage server I was building and I have not been disappointed. I am running Unraid OS with a number of Docker containers including Plex as well as virtual machines. Having 20 vCpus is awesome for some low requirement virtual machines and its transcoding ability is great for Plex.

I upgraded from an i7-9700k to the i5-13600k. WOW! Huge difference. Faster load times, better gaming frame rates in games that depend on the CPU more than the GPU, no stuttering in intense games.

Great cpu big upgrade from previous one

Buy a lot of amd never problems 3 times intel, 2 bad what a crap brand