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

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Unless AMD wants to cut the Ryzen 7 7700X to cost less than the Core i5-13600K, it is going to be a very tough sell. If you should receive a product that has been damaged while in transit please reach out to us here within 2 Days and we will certainly be able to address your concerns. PCPartPicker may receive compensation for purchases made at participating retailers linked on this site. and DDR4 and DDR5 RAM, so you can either upgrade to new DDR5 RAM or stick with the best RAM of the DDR4 generation, which definitely helps defray the cost of an upgrade.

Armed with an English Language and Literature degree and nearly 6 years of editorial experience, he became the trusted tech editor for idealo UK.Klarna Bank AB (publ) is Authorised by the Swedish Financial Services Authority (Finansinspektionen) and is subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority. The other changes inherent in the Core i5-13600K is a faster DDR5 memory controller that supports DDR5 up to 5,600MHz. This leaves the door open to some amount of overclocking, as the Core i5-13600K’s thermal ceiling is 100 degrees C—just like the Core i9-13900K. Intel's Core i5 pulls slightly more power in the Cinebench test than the competing Ryzen 7 7700X, but it also performs slightly better in that test, which makes this a rather mixed result. Intel® Secure Key consists of a digital random number generator that creates truly random numbers to strengthen encryption algorithms.

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