We were afraid to publish this video – Intel 13th Gen Review

AMD ushered in the new generation of desktop CPUs with their Ryzen 7000 Series just last month, but Intel is clapping back in a major way with the Core i9-13900K and Core i5-13600K. Can Team Red afford to sit on their AM5/Ryzen laurels? Or will Intel's 13th Gen give them a run for their money… and customers? Find out by watching our review!

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:49 The Architecture
2:06 The Chipset
2:45 Our Testing Setup
3:05 Gaming Benchmarks
4:50 The thing about 4K benchmarks...
5:28 More Gaming benchmarks
7:00 The 4090 changes everything!
7:49 Productivity Benchmarks
10:25 What about RAM choice?
11:15 Thermals & Power
12:22 Intel's claims EXAMINED
14:38 outro

[LinusTechTips]

Sorry for the mislabeled charts around 1:00. We actually fixed these before publishing but the old versions made it into the video. We are examining our processes so that we don't have these issues in the future. We hope to release a new version of this video with the fixes implemented right away.

[Photo]

Felt like 12th gen came out a week ago and 11th gen a few months ago. Time flies.

[VcrThunder]

i'm upgrading from a 3770K to a 13600k. That is a 10 generation gap.
3770k has been used almost every day for 10 years. it has to have like well over 25 000 hours of use. and out of sheer respect for the 3770k i'm getting another intel cpu.

[garwynrosser]

We should all be thankful to AMD for this Intel chip. Without AMD it would not of been out for at least 5 more years.

[joelhowe]

I’d love to see more strategy games in your CPU benchmarks. A huge population in Cities: Skylines or Anno or something similar. A lot of action titles just don’t stress the CPU enough, as you mentioned.

[factorio]

Yes we're always on the look out for which new chips can run our factories the fastest (which also tend to be the best for compiling and developing the game).

[gracicot]

Factorio is an interesting benchmark since it's a game made with extremely modern techniques in term of memory management and cache use, and also the sheer amount of things the game is keeping up

[papsny]

Before, $1500 could get you a high end PC. Nowadays, $1500 only gets you a high end graphics card.
I used to be able to afford the latest and greatest.
Now I am upgrading 1-2 generations behind the latest and greatest, the gains aren't significant and the games I play are the same.


Great work and input on the video!

[davideres]

Hey guys, there's a minor error at 1:26 at the top of the charts, naming all 12th gen CPUs Core i5. Otherwise great video, love the great work you do.

[reallyman]

Can’t wait to get a 4090 and a 13900k so I can replace my space heater with something more useful

[thadBegay]

Holy cow this is a lot to look over and consider. Super big thanks to the lab folks for getting all this out.

[DizzyedUpGirl]

This makes me feel so much better about getting the 13700. If Anthony says it's good, I'm here for it. I trust him with my life.

[mirage]

Now this is glorious. AMD and Intel going neck and neck leapfrogging each other with every release. I'm fully expecting AMD to have 3D vcache chips sitting in the wings to take the crown back. We're rapidly approaching the moment where it doesn't matter which brand of CPU you buy as they're both solid choices and that is the dream for us consumers.

[GSBarlev]

So what I'm getting from this is that EVGA chose a *great time* to focus on their PSU line of business.

[mattecock]

i love videos like this, it reminds me that literally anything is perfectly acceptable and would be a massive upgrade over my desktop pc

[raghavbali]

This guy is simply the best. The narration, the knowledge, the execution, the humor, oooof

[codywatrous]

If only the gpu market had this level of competition.

[cameronlamar]

Nice review! The one thing that keeps bothering me is saying the 13900K costs $589 when that is ONLY the case at Micro Center. This is the price that Intel sells them for in bulk orders of 1000. Most other retailers are selling these chips with at least a 10% price premium

[jimtekkit]

The consumer CPU scene is so different to what it was 10 years ago. Back in the Intel Ivy Bridge days where the 3770K was the fastest consumer chip, you'd be wowed by an extra 50cb in Cinebench R15. Now even a mid-range CPU has a huge amount of performance.

[zidbits]

It's so amazing to see how Anthony has evolved. I remember back when he'd make cameo appearances in LTT videos, and when on camera, was obviously uncomfortable and nervous. A bit awkward even. Today? He looks & sounds like a natural.