Intel® Core™ i9-13900KS Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) 36MB Cache, up to 6.0 GHz

I installed this CPU a month or so ago now, alongside 64gb RAM, on an ASUS TUF Gaming Motherboard.The TLDR; It's lightening quick, and It's super easy to install. As with all CPU's care should be taken when installing and handling the CPU, but other than that it's relatively straight forward.All I have to say, is this CPU is a beast. Like its so overkill for the average user. In for gaming it is just overkill. It is the perfect CPU for me, but also for those who do intensive work loads, such as running running large data models for AI purposes.My particular use case for this CPU was to allow me to build a virtual lab to which I could analyse malware in an virtual sandbox, whilst also emulating real world hacking attacks. At present I am able to run several virtual machines with no performance issues. As you can probably imagine, this power hungry beast can get warm, but with an adequate cooling solution, there should be no issues in keeping the PC nice and cool. I have paired this CPU with an AIO, and also additional fans for the case to ensure there is a lot of air flow to ensure that the thermals are a good temperature.My advice to anybody purchasing this CPU - go for it - it's well worth the investment, while at the same time you'll be future proofing your soon to be BEAST of a machine for the next 10 years.

I was skeptical at first due to the price but well worth it. The amount of cores at 5.8ghz+ speeds is amazing and you never experience lag ever again. The efficicency cores are amazing at keeping things cool while under low or moderate loads. With a 360mm fan AIO I often idle at 30c temps and have barely went over 55-60 during peak loads.Very very happy with this purchase and would reccomend to anyone interested in a serious long term investment as I suspect this will easily last 10+ years. Just remember this doesn't come with integrated graphics but if you're paying this price no doubt you're using a dedicated GPU.

CPU working just as it should be. People's main concern with this product is obviously the temps. To reassure people, and from a VFX artist's perspective, my temperatures are respectable. I have the Corsair H170I ELITE CAPELLIX 420 mm AIO attached to it. When running tasks like having Opera open with even 30 tabs, Spotify, file browser and settings all open at the same time, my temps max at 34 degrees Celsius. When I'm in Unreal engine it never goes above 45 (but yes it is mainly GPU real-time rendering). it will use around 10 % of the CPU still however. in Cinema 4d viewport it will never go above 34c, when rendering a 4k 3d scene it ranges from 70-86 degrees Celsius max. whatever software I'm using whether it's Adobe software, c4d, unreal, Houdini, Davinci, it will never hit over 90c.Installation was absolutely fine and considering this was the first ever system I've built, so it demonstrates how easy it was to put into the motherboard if you just follow instructions to a tee. The H170I also comes with pre-applied thermal paste so I didn't even have to worry about that which was a bonus. and it's obviously doing its job at transferring all that heat.My clock and boost speeds are normal too.my PC specs FYImsi meg ace z7904090 suprim xi9 13900kH170I cosair AIO

Very powerful CPU.Very good quality from intel as always.Easy to install, though you will definitely need a CPU cooler, and a powerful one at that as this CPU can get hot, especially if you're looking at overclocking.

Despite long delivery distance, came in perfect condition. It is one powerhouse of a cpu, only thing to bear in mind is that it does run pretty hot

A quick google search will draw you to the issues with this CPU. It would appear that intel went very close to the stability thresholds with this. The CPU itself was very unstable from day 1. after a few weeks tweaking RAM settings and updating video drivers trying to figure out what was going on. I fell on a news articlepointing out that there are multiple issues with Gen13 and 14 Intel CPUS.The first issue is that intel and the motherboard manufactures cannot decide which power settings to apply to the CPU, with most MBs shipping with unlimited power available for the CPU, which makes it very unstable,The second issue, is that some of these devices cannot be actually run at their default speeds. I had to significantly underclock mine to actually stop the random game crashing and constant BSOD.I gave a few months for updated bios firmware to be released to improve the issues, but if anything, its got worse. I contacted intel, and so far its been 3 weeks, and they have not replied to a single phone call or email regarding the case raised. Very very unhappy. and wont be buying intel again.

Fast, capable and stable. Does run a bit hot but coupled with water cooling all’s good.

I upgraded to this from an I7-4790K and while i was pleased with this I am even more impressed with it once installed. Happy with it but I will note that it does get hotter than my previous I7, the i9 can be tamed with a decent (not over the top) AIO despite the media screaming its head off that this is a volcano.