Intel Core i5-13600K CPU Review

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Gaming Performance Cont.

In order to test gaming performance properly and really get a good feel for it, and cover all the bases for the big picture, we decided to test 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions, all three resolutions to see from top to bottom how these CPUs affect performance games. For testing, we are using an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition video card. Since we are testing all 3 resolutions, it’ll be a good mix to see where the CPU matters and where it doesn’t.

All the graphs below are not sorted, they are not sorted from fastest to slowest as in previous graphs, instead, they are simply labeled in groups by platform, from fastest CPU to least fastest CPU. As you look at performance, try to look down the column of the resolution, to see which one is faster than the other, to help your eyes see which one is faster.

Cyberpunk 2077

Intel Core i5-13600K Cyberpunk 2077

In Cyberpunk 2077 performance at 4K is very similar. At 1440p we start to see some differences, and the new Intel Core i5-13600K is at the top of performance, edging out the 5800X3D by 3% and the 7600X by 6%. At 1080p the 13600K improves performance over the 7600X by 4% and the 5800X3D by 3%.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020

Intel Core i5-13600K Microsoft Flight Sim 2020

Flight Sim greatly benefits from new CPUs, either Ryzen 7000 series or the Intel 13th Gen. At 4K the 13600K matches performance with the Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. It improves upon the 12600K by 7%, and this is at 4K. At 1440p the 13600K is just under the 7600X, but faster than the 5800X. The same is true at 1080p.

Crysis Remastered

Intel Core i5-13600K Crysis Remastered

In Crysis Remastered the Intel Core i5-13600K is on par with everything else at 4K. At 1440p it is 6% faster than the Ryzen 5 7600X and 3% faster than the 12600K. At 1080p the 13600K is 5% faster than the 7600X and nudges out over the 5800X3D. It’s also 9% faster than the 12600K.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Intel Core i5-13600K Shadow of the Tomb Raider

In Shadow of the Tomb Raider, everything is the same at 4K. At 1440p, it’s also very close. At 1080p though, we see some differences. The 13600K is on par with the 7600X but does improve upon the 12600K by 6%.

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REVIEW OVERVIEW

Performance
10
Efficiency (Perf per Watt)
5
Features
10
Value
9

SUMMARY

We put the Intel Core i5-13600K Raptor Lake CPU through its paces and benchmarked synthetic and gaming scenarios at various resolutions. The CPU maintained a high-performance level, rivaling the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X in multi-threaded workloads, and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in gaming. It is loaded with modern features and cores for multithreading. However, it came at a high cost of power usage and temperature where it lost points for efficiency. Its overall value is detracted by way of this tremendous power utilization in order to maintain its performance leadership. Its overall value is good from a performance and price perspective, but its efficiency is the cost.
Brent Justicehttps://www.thefpsreview.com
Former managing editor of GPUs at HardOCP for 18 years, Brent Justice has been reviewing computer components since the late 90s, educated in the art and method of the computer hardware review, he brings experience, knowledge, and hands-on testing with a gamer-oriented and hardware enthusiast perspective. You can follow him on Twitter - @Brent_Justice You can sub to his YouTube channel - Justice Gaming https://www.youtube.com/c/JusticeGamingChannel You can check out his computer builds on KIT - @BrentJustice https://kit.co/BrentJustice

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We put the Intel Core i5-13600K Raptor Lake CPU through its paces and benchmarked synthetic and gaming scenarios at various resolutions. The CPU maintained a high-performance level, rivaling the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X in multi-threaded workloads, and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in gaming. It is loaded with modern features and cores for multithreading. However, it came at a high cost of power usage and temperature where it lost points for efficiency. Its overall value is detracted by way of this tremendous power utilization in order to maintain its performance leadership. Its overall value is good from a performance and price perspective, but its efficiency is the cost.Intel Core i5-13600K CPU Review