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Best Buy has Intel Core i5-13500 4.8GHz 14-Core LGA 1700 Desktop Processor (BX8071513500) on sale for $209.99. Shipping is free.

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Key Specs:
  • Number of Cores: 14-Core
  • Number of Threads: 20
  • Processor Base Frequency: 2.5 Gigahertz
  • Processor Turbo Frequency: 4.8 Gigahertz
  • Unlocked Processor: No
  • Processor Socket: Socket LGA 1700
  • Integrated Graphics: Yes
  • Integrated Graphics Processor: Intel UHD Graphics 770
  • Generation: 13th Gen

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The 13500 and 12500-class CPUs are.
Probably the 13500T or 12500T is the best (if you can find them) due to lower power consumption and lower price.

The T consumes *approximately* 35 watts at the 2.5 GHz base clock (all-core guaranteed clock frequency) and 92 watts under all-core indefinite boost.

The regular 13500 is 65 and 154, respectively.
Depending on your power source that could be a $25-$100+/year difference.

The 12500 and 12500T are similar but you're sacrificing 8 efficiency cores for *slightly* better all-core boost power consumption.
If you only need 6 cores: 12500T.
If you need the 14 (6+8) try to find the 13500T.
(All 4 chips have identical HD770 specs and performance).
Have you considered the Dell Optiplex 7000 series? It's ~$400 but comes with the 12500T, 16gb RAM (generally) and SSDs from 250-512 GB.
They also work headlessly (meaning boot without monitors connected).
Looks like Amazon matched the price?

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-1...10ad0&th=1

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05-21-2023 at 10:07 AM.
05-21-2023 at 10:07 AM.
Looks like Amazon matched the price?

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-i5-1...10ad0&th=1
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05-22-2023 at 04:09 PM.
05-22-2023 at 04:09 PM.
Is this the lowest grade chip that comes with Intel UHD 770? Looking for a low power plex server, and UHD 770 is supposed to be pretty good at trans coding.
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05-22-2023 at 06:00 PM.

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05-22-2023 at 06:00 PM.
Quote from natofrombombato :
Is this the lowest grade chip that comes with Intel UHD 770? Looking for a low power plex server, and UHD 770 is supposed to be pretty good at trans coding.

The 13500 and 12500-class CPUs are.
Probably the 13500T or 12500T is the best (if you can find them) due to lower power consumption and lower price.

The T consumes *approximately* 35 watts at the 2.5 GHz base clock (all-core guaranteed clock frequency) and 92 watts under all-core indefinite boost.

The regular 13500 is 65 and 154, respectively.
Depending on your power source that could be a $25-$100+/year difference.

The 12500 and 12500T are similar but you're sacrificing 8 efficiency cores for *slightly* better all-core boost power consumption.
If you only need 6 cores: 12500T.
If you need the 14 (6+8) try to find the 13500T.
(All 4 chips have identical HD770 specs and performance).
Have you considered the Dell Optiplex 7000 series? It's ~$400 but comes with the 12500T, 16gb RAM (generally) and SSDs from 250-512 GB.
They also work headlessly (meaning boot without monitors connected).
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05-22-2023 at 06:21 PM.
05-22-2023 at 06:21 PM.
Quote from FozzyFozborne :
The 13500 and 12500-class CPUs are.
Probably the 13500T or 12500T is the best (if you can find them) due to lower power consumption and lower price.

The T consumes *approximately* 35 watts at the 2.5 GHz base clock (all-core guaranteed clock frequency) and 92 watts under all-core indefinite boost.

The regular 13500 is 65 and 154, respectively.
Depending on your power source that could be a $25-$100+/year difference.

The 12500 and 12500T are similar but you're sacrificing 8 efficiency cores for *slightly* better all-core boost power consumption.
If you only need 6 cores: 12500T.
If you need the 14 (6+8) try to find the 13500T.
(All 4 chips have identical HD770 specs and performance).
Have you considered the Dell Optiplex 7000 series? It's ~$400 but comes with the 12500T, 16gb RAM (generally) and SSDs from 250-512 GB.
They also work headlessly (meaning boot without monitors connected).

I already sourced a used b660m board so I am stuck in a diy build. Thanks for the recommendation of the T variants I'll check that out.
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05-22-2023 at 08:02 PM.
05-22-2023 at 08:02 PM.
Kinda want to upgrade my ryzen 3600 for the 13500. But I don't want to swap to ddr5. Ugh
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05-23-2023 at 09:01 AM.
05-23-2023 at 09:01 AM.
It's crazy to me how close this matches a 3900x in overall CPU Mark scores. 3900x better in multi-threaded, 13500 better in single-threaded. But a current Q3 2022 i5 basically meeting a Q3 2019 R9 in overall performance, impressive.
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05-23-2023 at 09:16 AM.
05-23-2023 at 09:16 AM.
Quote from Luigis3rdcousin :
Kinda want to upgrade my ryzen 3600 for the 13500. But I don't want to swap to ddr5. Ugh
You can use DDR4 with Raptor Lake if you get the appropriate motherboard.
Quote from natofrombombato :
Is this the lowest grade chip that comes with Intel UHD 770? Looking for a low power plex server, and UHD 770 is supposed to be pretty good at trans coding.
I guess the 12500 might be lower powered than this, but I think this would be great for transcoding. If Intel would support ECC RAM at a reasonable price I'd ditch my old server for this.
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05-23-2023 at 09:32 AM.
05-23-2023 at 09:32 AM.
Quote from M1NTBERRYCRUNCH :
You can use DDR4 with Raptor Lake if you get the appropriate motherboard.

I guess the 12500 might be lower powered than this, but I think this would be great for transcoding. If Intel would support ECC RAM at a reasonable price I'd ditch my old server for this.

Both CPUs (i5-12500 and i5-13500) support ECC.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www...0-ghz.html
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05-23-2023 at 09:39 AM.
05-23-2023 at 09:39 AM.
Same price at Amazon. I own this processor and put together a pretty decent mid-range gaming PC.

I didn't care for case though and would get something else if did again. GPU and CPU combo has been rock solid in games. Can build for around $1600.

Component Selection
CPU Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card
Case Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 750 GT 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
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05-23-2023 at 10:21 AM.

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Quote from raven70 :
Same price at Amazon. I own this processor and put together a pretty decent mid-range gaming PC.

I didn't care for case though and would get something else if did again. GPU and CPU combo has been rock solid in games. Can build for around $1600.

Component Selection
CPU Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card
Case Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 750 GT 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

This is a very good build. Any tweaks would be if you have extra money to burn. I'd definitely recommend this entire setup to someone who wants a great setup without overspending.
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05-23-2023 at 01:13 PM.
05-23-2023 at 01:13 PM.
Quote from raven70 :
Same price at Amazon. I own this processor and put together a pretty decent mid-range gaming PC.

I didn't care for case though and would get something else if did again. GPU and CPU combo has been rock solid in games. Can build for around $1600.

Component Selection
CPU Intel Core i5-13500 2.5 GHz 14-Core Processor
CPU Cooler ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 280 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard MSI MAG B760 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard
Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory
Storage Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card XFX Speedster MERC 319 Radeon RX 6950 XT 16 GB Video Card
Case Fractal Design Pop Air ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply EVGA SuperNOVA 750 GT 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
What didn't you like about the Pop Air case? I've heard it had poor airflow, but could be modified with some "ingenuity". I liked that it has 2 external 5.25" openings.
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05-23-2023 at 01:19 PM.
05-23-2023 at 01:19 PM.
Quote from FozzyFozborne :
The 13500 and 12500-class CPUs are.
Probably the 13500T or 12500T is the best (if you can find them) due to lower power consumption and lower price.

The T consumes *approximately* 35 watts at the 2.5 GHz base clock (all-core guaranteed clock frequency) and 92 watts under all-core indefinite boost.

The regular 13500 is 65 and 154, respectively.
Depending on your power source that could be a $25-$100+/year difference.

The 12500 and 12500T are similar but you're sacrificing 8 efficiency cores for *slightly* better all-core boost power consumption.
If you only need 6 cores: 12500T.
If you need the 14 (6+8) try to find the 13500T.
(All 4 chips have identical HD770 specs and performance).
Have you considered the Dell Optiplex 7000 series? It's ~$400 but comes with the 12500T, 16gb RAM (generally) and SSDs from 250-512 GB.
They also work headlessly (meaning boot without monitors connected).
Where can you get a Dell Optiplex 700 for ~$400? Everything i see is $1000+
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05-23-2023 at 01:42 PM.
05-23-2023 at 01:42 PM.
Quote from SlickStag860 :
Both CPUs (i5-12500 and i5-13500) support ECC.
Exactly! A board with w680 is 4x the price of these CPUs. On the other hand, B550 supports ECC at about 1/4 the cost of w680. I'd build a new server if w680 weren't so expensive.

EDIT: Actually the Asus Pro WS W680-ACE is $330 now on Newegg so it's getting more tempting I guess.
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