Intel Core i5-13600K CPU Review

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Power Temperature and Frequency

We will now test the power and temperature on each CPU, as well as the frequency on the Intel Core i5-13600K. To run these tests we ran Cinebench R23 for 10 minutes and took readings according to HWiNFO64, the latest version.

Power

Intel Core i5-13600K CPU Power

The Intel 13th Gen Desktop Processors come with a power increase. While the maximum boost TDP is 181W with the 13600K, in actuality its socket package power runs at 227.5W at full load. At 227W the 13600K consumes 89% more power than the 12600K, a huge increase of over 100W at full load when pegging all cores. The power level is also much greater than the Ryzen 5 7600X with it pulling 94% more power or 110W more. The power level of the 13600K is on par with the Ryzen 9 7950X, and that is just nuts. Its power draw exceeds that of the 7900X.

Temperature

Intel Core i5-13600K CPU Temperature

With this power increase comes a temperature increase. The 13600K runs at 95c, which is as hot as the Ryzen 9 7950X. Compared to the 12600K this is a large 67% temperature increase, 38 degrees hotter, than 12600K. The 12600K ran at a col 57c, and this one is at 95c, and that’s just a huge difference that cannot be ignored.

CPU Frequency

Intel Core i5-13600K CPU Frequency

The Max Turbo Frequency on the Core i5-13600K is 5.1GHz and the E-cores should be 3.9GHz. As we can see above, running Cinebench R23 all P-cores are maxing out and sustained 5.1GHz while running, and the E-cores are at 3.9GHz. Therefore the CPU does not throttle frequency at 95c, and it is maintaining the maximum boost clocks when all the cores are pegged.

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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.
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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