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Best Bench: 117% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.35 GHz (avg)

Poor: 100% Great: 117%

SPEED RANK: 45^th / 1442

Gaming 109%

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Desktop 110%

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Workstation 111%

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Best Bench: 128% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 117% Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg)

Poor: 117% Great: 128%

SPEED RANK: 15^th / 1442

Gaming 122%

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Desktop 121%

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Workstation 133%

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Effective Speed Effective CPU Speed		109 %			122 %	Faster effective speed. +12%


20 Oct22\|PCGamer INTEL CORE I9 13900K	SotTR 0%, F121 1%	2 %	FarC6 12%, MetroEx 1%, TWarW3 1%
20 Oct22\|HardwareLUXX The Dino Intel is not yet extinct:...		11 %	Control 6%, SpiderM 27%, CPunk 6%, RiftB 19%, TWarTroy 6%, F122 10%, DoomE 6%
20 Oct22\|Techpowerup Intel Core i5-13600K Review - Best...	RDR2 0%, DoomE 2%	8 %	Forza5 0%, AoE4 17%, Bord3 18%, FarC6 18%, WatchDL 0%, BFV 3%, CPunk 0%, EldenR 1%, Civ6 2%, CSGO 41%
22 Nov22\|Gamers Nexus Intel i7-13700K CPU Review & Bench...		13 %	FarC6 19%, FinFant14 16%, GTAV 13%, SotTR 14%, CSGO 20%, R6S 12%, TWarW3 1%
20 Oct22\|Tweakers Intel 13th Gen Core Raptor Lake Re...	RDR2 1%, F122 1%, MetroEx 1%, TWarW3 1%	4 %	FarC6 25%
20 Oct22\|Linustechtips We were afraid to publish this vid...		15 %	Factorio 9%, Forza5 9%, Hitm3 15%, FarC6 17%, SotTR 18%, CPunk 20%, CSGO 26%, TinTW 11%, TWarW3 12%
06 Nov22\|Tom's Hardware Intel Core i7-13700K Review: Core ...		19 %	Hitm3 22%, FarC6 23%, WatchDL 18%, CPunk 21%, RDR2 13%, MSFS21 25%, F121 18%, TWarW3 15%


Memory Avg. Memory Latency	80 Pts	83.9 Pts	+5%
1-Core Avg. Single Core Speed	194 Pts	213 Pts	Slightly faster single-core speed. +10%
2-Core Avg. Dual Core Speed	382 Pts	427 Pts	Faster dual-core speed. +12%
4-Core Avg. Quad Core Speed	736 Pts	852 Pts	Faster quad-core speed. +16%
8-Core Avg. Octa Core Speed	1223 Pts	1454 Pts	Faster octa-core speed. +19%


Memory OC Memory Latency	91.1 Pts	92.7 Pts	+2%
1-Core OC Single Core Speed	207 Pts	227 Pts	Slightly faster OC single-core speed. +10%
2-Core OC Dual Core Speed	416 Pts	454 Pts	Slightly faster OC dual-core speed. +9%
4-Core OC Quad Core Speed	813 Pts	905 Pts	Faster OC quad-core speed. +11%
8-Core OC Octa Core Speed	1367 Pts	1568 Pts	Faster OC octa-core speed. +15%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.69 %	+3%	0.67 %
Value Value For Money	122 %	+0%	122 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	98 %		103 %	Slightly more popular. +5%
Price Price (score)	$184	Much cheaper. +34%	$279


Age Newest	29 Months		17 Months	Much more recent. +41%
TDP Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watts		125 Watts
Cores CPU Processing Cores	10 cores		14 cores	Much higher core count. +40%
Threads CPU Processing Threads	16 threads		20 threads	Higher thread count. +25%
Lithography Manufacturing process	10 nm		10 nm
Base Clock Base Clock Speed	3.7 GHz	Slightly faster base frequency. +6%	3.5 GHz
Turbo Clock Turbo Clock Speed	4.9 GHz		5.1 GHz	+4%
64-Core OC Multi Core Speed	1926 Pts		2611 Pts	Much faster OC 64-core speed. +36%
64-Core Avg. Multi Core Speed	1743 Pts		2437 Pts	Much faster 64-core speed. +40%


Series CPU Architecture	Alder Lake	Raptor Lake
Socket Motherboard Socket	FCLGA1700	FCLGA1700
Graphics Integrated Graphics	UHD 770	UHD 770

Intel’s latest 10-core i5-12600K Alder Lake desktop processor offers an impressive 50% 64-core performance improvement over it's predecessor. The 12600K combines six hyper-threaded Golden Cove P-cores with clock speeds up to 4.9 GHz and four energy efficient Gracemont E-cores for a total of 16 threads. Alder Lake CPUs have a new LGA 1700 socket which requires new cooler brackets and a new Z690 motherboard. Z690 brings several new features including PCIe 5.0 and DDR5 memory. Most Z690 boards will ship in both DDR4 and DDR5 variants. DDR4 is likely the better option, at least until DDR5 prices settle. With an MRSP of just $290 USD, the 12600K is both cheaper and faster than the competition in both single and, notably, multi-core performance. As a result, even AMD's prolific marketing infrastructure (youtube, reddit, forums etc.) will struggle to drive sales, at least until Zen 4 launches (est. late 2022). In the meantime, Intel's i5-12600K is the obvious choice for consumers that do not wish to pay over the odds for almost unparalleled performance in the majority of workloads including gaming. That said, gamers that already own a K series CPU from the 8th gen. or higher will see limited gains in the majority of titles when paired with a 3060 (or lower) tier GPU. In some cases (e.g. PUBG or Overwatch) gamers will see fewer frame drops by disabling the E-Cores all together. If recent history is a guide, stock levels at MSRP are likely to deplete rapidly. ^{[Nov '21 CPUPro]}

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Intel’s 13th gen. Raptor Lake CPUs offer around 10% faster gaming and 45% faster multi-core performance than their predecessors. The new CPUs are compatible with DDR4 memory and Z690/B660 ($150) motherboards. New high-end gaming builders need look no further than the 13600K. The 13600K beats AMD’s flagship 7950X in gaming and almost matches the 7900X in multi-core performance. Extreme workstation users may find value in the 13700K or 13900K. Gamers on a tight budget can save $40 USD with a 13600KF which is a 13600K without integrated graphics. Although Ryzen 7000 has weaker multi-core, weaker single-core, higher platform costs and higher unit prices AMD have a 3D joker up their sleeve (7800X3D est. 2023). Via “Advanced Marketing” on youtube, forums, reddit, and twitter AMD will demonstrate that their upcoming CPU is the “best in the world” and offer “proof” by way of a small handful of obscure workloads. Games that few people play e.g. (Factorio, SotTR) will be cherry picked, video footage of the gameplay/settings won’t be provided and frame drops will be conveniently ignored. This playbook has easily outsold Intel in recent years but with every overhyped release, consumers lose trust in AMD. Based on social media/press coverage, you would never guess that the combined market share for all of AMD’s Radeon 5000 and 6000 GPUs amongst PC gamers is just 2.12% (Steam stats). Meanwhile Nvidia’s RTX 2060 alone accounts for a whopping 5.03%. Largely thanks to marketing incompetence, Intel is existentially motivated to deliver material annual performance improvements. Consumers can look forward to Meteor Lake (14th gen) in less than a years time. ^{[Oct '22 CPUPro]}

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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