Best bang for buck cpu on the market. 14 cores and single core oc at 5.8ghz with ddr5 ram 7200mhz xmp 1 with no issues. Temps are running cool compared to the i9. Perfect cpu for gaming. Built 3 pc's for friends with this cpu and they are all amazed at how fast this i5 performs for there gaming needs. Will recommend to any one wanting to build a new gaming pc.

Highly recommend this brand new processor for the price. Was looking at this or the new Ryzen 5 7600x. At the time both were $300 and this blows the Ryzen out of the water. At the time of this review the Ryzen is now $250 and the Intel i5 13600k is still $300. Highly recommend this Intel processor but both are good choices. Nice upgrade from my old Intel core i3. I’m running this for gaming at 1440p with a 3060 and get great fps and low temps.

I built my first PC a little over a year ago and used this cpu. I do light photo editing in lightroom, as well as some gaming and streaming. I wanted a cpu that could handle everything, and this was definitely a good choice. I haven't had any issue with overheating, amd haven't stressed the cpu at all with what I do.

so this cpu is above average and worth your money if it fits into your budget because it meets a happy middle in terms of performance and price. ive been playing very large games and creating massive amount of core usage but this thing had been working nonstop with no issues. i will say its cool now that its just contacts and not pins

Processor is absolutely phenomenal. Great bang for your buck. Efficiency is at a premium and performance is amazing. Would definitely recommend for a person looking for a processor to begin with!