Intel Core i9-13900K and i5-13600K Review: Raptor Lake Brings More Bite
by Gavin Bonshor on October 20, 2022 9:00 AM ESTGaming Performance: 1440p
In our Ryzen 7000 series review, we saw users commenting about testing games for CPU reviews at 1440p, so we have duly obliged here. Those interested in 1440p performance with minimal image quality – particularly the esports crowd – will be glad to know that we will be testing at this resolution going forward into 2023 and beyond.
Civilization VI
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Red Dead Redemption 2
F1 2022
Hitman 3
Total War: Warhammer 3
We noticed some discrepancies in our Cyberpunk 2077 testing at 1440p and 4K; we will publish these results once we identify the issue.
The first thing to note in our 1440p testing is that in Civ VI, and throughout, we've seen dominance from AMD's Zen 4 core here. I've retested numerous times to confirm, and they are correct. It's also worth noting that again, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D performs well in some of the titles, especially Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V, and in Borderlands 3. If a title can utilize all of that 3D V-Cache, then the 5800X3D excels, even against the latest and great Zen 4 and Raptor Lake chips.
Throughout our 1440p testing, the latest Intel 13th Generation core has performed well, and although it gets pipped by the Core i9-12900KS in some of the tests, most of the processors are competitive in titles such as F1 2022, and Grand Theft Auto V.
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kwohlt - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
I'm sure they're at least part of the reason why RPL has much lower idle power draw than Zen4, but their real purpose is to provide 4 threads for the same die area and power draw as a P core to scale MT workloads. ReplyRyan Smith - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
Bingo. They're for area efficiency reasons, not power efficiency reasons. Replytipoo - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
The X3D continues to impress in many areas doesn't it Replymeacupla - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
It's going to be a slaughter when 7000X3D series comes out... Replynandnandnand - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
The wins/ties/near-losses for Zen 4 and 5800X3D show the way. 7800X3D will come in like a wrecking ball. Replybrucethemoose - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
Typo at the bottom of page one: "Ryzen 5 7600K" ReplyTimSyd - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
Pricing is wrong. Like many AT are quoting Intel's 1000unit tray prices as the MSRPs. Tray prices are not the retail prices.NewEgg shows the retail price for the 13900k as US$659 Reply
Mr Perfect - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
MSRP is just suggested retail price, it's not enforced. In this instance Newegg appears to be pricegouging, as a boxed retail i9-13900K can be bought at the $569 price from other retailers, like Microcenter. Replynandnandnand - Thursday, October 20, 2022 - link
Intel did NOT provide MSRPs for Raptor Lake:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raptor_Lake#Raptor_L...
"Price reflects Recommended Customer Price (RCP) rather than MSRP. RCP is the cost per unit, in bulk sales of 1000 units or more, to OEMs, ODMs, and retail outlets when purchasing from Intel. Actual MSRP is higher than RCP" Reply
bji - Friday, October 21, 2022 - link
Microcenter is not a comparable retailer, ever. They only sell at those prices to local markets. You might as well compare prices of Amazon to that of Crazy Eddie's CPU Barn that sells only in one neighborhood of St. Louis. Reply