618 Over the past month, taking advantage of the shopping festival and the surge in PC hardware prices, I guess many readers have bought the new laptop or desktop computer for a long time, right? I believe many people have chosen the 12th-generation Core processor that is currently in the limelight when considering configuration? If you feel that the 12th-generation Core processor on your hand is very comfortable to use, then there is "bad news" to tell you that the 13th-generation Core is "awesome".
There were rumors earlier that the 13th generation Core is the complete body of heterogeneous processors, and performance will be leaps and bounds compared to the 12th generation. However, there was no actual data to support this rumor at that time, so the traffic was not high. As the release time of the 13th-generation Core approaches, some test data has begun to appear in mainstream databases. In the past week, the data of the 13th-generation i5 and i7 have been exposed one after another, basically confirming the previous rumors.
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All generations of i5 are the most popular models in the Core series. For example, the most popular ones in the 12th generation Core are i5-12400F and 12600K. The former can meet the entertainment and productivity needs of most users, while the latter can obtain higher game frames through overclocking. The second is the entry-level model of i7, such as the i7-12700K, which is also the first choice for many players who plan to use it for several years in one step.
So in Intel's exposure, i5 is often the first model to appear in everyone's sight. The first one to be exposed this time is i5-13600K. database GeekBench 5 recently appeared in the GeekBench 5. According to the test report, the single-core score was 2012 and the multi-core score was 16054.
Image source: GeekBench 5
Friends who don’t pay much attention to processor testing may have no idea about this score. It should be easier to understand if you compare it with the processor. The single-core score of 12900K is 1987, and the multi-core score is 17287. Simply put, the single-core performance of the i5-13600K has exceeded the 12th generation flagship processor i9-12900K. It uses i5-and-i9, and the last time it appeared was the last time.
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Ache, to be precise, the 7th generation upgraded to the 8th generation, the single-core performance of i5-8600 is higher than that of i9-7960X, but the difference between the two is still quite large in terms of multi-core performance. The 13th generation Core i5 not only has the leading single-core performance (although the gap is not big), but the gap in multi-core performance is also below 10%. For most users, the gap between the two can be basically ignored, and the experience in gaming and other aspects is almost the same, and there will be some gap in some productivity tools.
Of course, just comparing Intel's own processors may lack some persuasion. Let's take a look at AMD's. According to GeekBench 5, AMD's strongest Ryzen processor is Ryzen9 5950X, with a single core score of 1685 and a multi-core score of 16506. The single core is far lower than i5-13600K, and the multi-core is only 500 points ahead of . You should know that Ryzen9 is a 16-core 32-threaded processor, while i5-13600K has 14-core 20 threads, which is almost the same as 5950X in multi-core performance, which is really shocking. What’s more interesting is that if you compare AMD’s mainstream processor Ryzen5 5600X, the multi-core performance of i5-13600K is twice as high as its (5600X multi-core score is 8151). Although according to known news, Zen4's Ryzen processor will also be greatly improved, before Zen4 is announced, AMD's Ryzen processors will be drawn or surpassed by the i5-13600K.
's performance in i5-13600K was exposed for several days. The running score of i7-13700K was also exposed, with a single-core score of 2069 and a multi-core score of 19811. At the same time, i9-13900K was also unveiled, with a single-core score of 2133 and a multi-core score of 23701.
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Judging from the scores, i7-13700K has completely crushed all Ryzen processors of AMD. As for i9-13900K? Currently, no AMD's Ryzen processor can become its rival. Only the flagship 3990X in the thread tearer series has a slightly higher multi-core performance than the i9-13900K.
If AMD's Zen4 cannot achieve more than 50% performance improvement compared to Zen3, it may not be able to compete with the 13th generation Core processor.
If you want to play the 13th generation Core, what are you missing?
Judging from the exposed data, the 13th generation Core processor is indeed quite powerful, and the performance of single-core and multi-core has been significantly improved, but it is not easy to reach the theoretical performance limit. The 13th generation Core processor scores mentioned in the previous content are based on the results under DDR5 memory. When using DDR4 memory, the performance of the 13th generation Core processor has a significant decline. For example, i5-13600K, in different hardware environments of DDR4 and DDR5, the gap in multi-core performance is as high as 11%, and the multi-core score under DDR4 is only 14425.
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i7-13700K The same is true. Under DDR4, the multi-core score is only 16542, which is only slightly ahead of i5-13600K, and under DDR5, the high score of 19811 is obtained, with a gap of up to 20%. For users whose main purpose is productivity tools, they may have to use DDR5 memory to ensure the best experience.
As for gamers, they can consider continuing to use DDR4 memory, because the single-core performance of the 13th generation Core processors scored basically the same in both DDR4 and DDR5 environments, and the gap can be ignored.
However, I personally recommend that you try to use DDR5 memory when the budget is sufficient. On the one hand, do not waste the improvement of multi-core performance. On the other hand, the current price of DDR5 memory has plummeted and has dropped to a relatively reasonable range.
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Next is the motherboard. According to the news released by Intel,
However, not all 6-series motherboards are compatible with 13th-generation Core processors. Judging from the exposed information, the power consumption of 13th-generation Core processors is significantly improved. If the motherboard is insufficient, there may be problems such as black screen and restart. Therefore, only mid-to-high-end motherboards of Z690 and B660 can get a better experience. Friends of H610 and low-end B660 suggest that it is better to wait until January next year to buy B760 or H710.
In addition, due to the increase in processor power consumption, power supplies below 600W are estimated to be unable to support the output of the 13th-generation Core + 40 series graphics card. Even if you use graphics cards above RTX 3070, it may require a power supply above 650W to be more stable when paired with the 13th-generation Core. The cooling problem of
processor will also be more prominent (the increase in power consumption will inevitably lead to a temperature increase). It is not clear at present that the specific temperature performance of the 13th generation Core is not clear. If you plan to upgrade to the 13th generation i7 or i9, then the CPU radiator is best to choose high-end air cooling or integrated water cooling with more than 240, and match it with a case with excellent air duct.
Finally, the release time of the 13th generation Core processor, among which the K series processor and Z790 series motherboard Huizhou was released on September 28 and was officially launched in late October. Non-K series processors and B760 and H710 motherboards will have to wait until next January CES exhibition, and the sales time will be until mid-February or early March.
Is your wallet ready?
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