Just sharing my views on this processor.
I always thought about i5 as slow processors, but I was checking the benchmarks and its amazingly fast and in gaming some cases even defeated i9 13900k
Intel Core i5-13600K Review | PCMag
The single core performance is really strong almost (slightly less) around Ryzen 9 7950X.
And now the prices are reasonable. Intel has done a great job with raptor lake 13th gen
12th and 13th gens were fantastic, which is why 14th gen was so disappointing. If they had continued the LGA 1700 trend, 14th gen would be a powerhouse that’d make Zen 5 quake, instead it’s a nothing burger. F.