Intel - Core i3-13100 13th Gen 4-Core 12MB Cache, 3.4 to 4.5 GHz Desktop Processor - Grey/Black/Gold
Model: BX8071513100
SKU: 6530252
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Customers are delighted by the Core i3-13100 13th Gen 4-Core 12MB Cache, 3.4 to 4.5 GHz Desktop Processor for its exceptional value. Many customers rave about its outstanding performance at a highly competitive price point, making it hard to find a better CPU for the money.
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Bought this for a small home server build, and it works perfectly for that. Enough oomph to run some OCR, a file server, and a home dashboard, with lots of headroom for more. Had to update the BIOS version to support a 13th gen cpu, but that's just par for the course.
Posted by lbrooke
This item is frequently on sale and I would recommend waiting for one to buy it. I was absolutely blown away by the performance and shockingly low power consumption offered by this CPU, especially when compared to Intel's higher-end Core offerings. This CPU achieves a nearly identical single-core speed as its contemporaries and competitors and uses less than half the power. Perfect for server use and beyond adequate—maybe even quite good—for desktop. Four cores is on the lower end of the spectrum for 2023 but the processor has not once bottlenecked my system. Thanks to the inclusion of onboard graphics, this is the only component that many desktops will need, and servers benefit from the low-power transcoding it makes possible. The included cooler is entirely quiet at low speeds under normal load, but makes a loud, tinny noise at full speed. It's good enough to keep the already-cool CPU within thermal limits. If you need to build a cheap desktop PC or you want a quick home server this is the CPU you are looking for. You won't even need to buy a graphics card. All told, my build including this CPU was under $330.
Posted by samuel
It was time to retire two of my 7 year old computers, so I used an I5-13500 in the first build, and was blown away with the difference between these 13th gen Intel and the 6th gen it was replacing. Used this I3-13100 for the second build, that the wife and kids use, and it is more than fine. I don't use it for gaming, but will handle 3 to 4 monitors with the onboard gpu. Pair that with current NVME drive, and it is lightning fast.
Posted by DaveO