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We're still a while away from Intel officially launching the first non-K 13th Gen Core desktop processors, but there have been plenty of leaks to give us an early look at performance. This week, a leaker obtained single-core and multi-core scores for the upcoming CPUs in Cinebench R23, showing that in single-core, the gen-on-gen performance improvements are up to 10%. In multi-core, the number is significantly higher, with an up to 64% gen-on-gen performance gain.
The comparison shared by chi11eddog puts the 12th Gen and 13th Gen Core non-K CPUs up against each other. All tests are said to have been conducted on the same motherboard using the same memory but the specific RAM and motherboard models used were not disclosed.
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In the Cinebench R23 single-core test, the most noticeable difference is between the Core i9-13900 and the Core i9-12900, where the former outperforms the latter by 10%. The smallest difference is seen in the Core i5-13500/12500 comparison, as the 13th Gen Core chip is just 3% faster.
In the single-core test, the performance gap is mostly within the single-digit range. However, the same can't be said about the multi-core improvements the new 13th Gen Core chips will bring. The Core i5-13400/12400 shows us the smallest performance gap; even so, the 13th Gen chip was 28% faster. Contrary to what happened in the single-core comparison, the Core i5-13500 vs i5-12500 is where the biggest multi-core performance difference lies, with the upcoming chip scoring 64% higher.
Intel is expected to launch cheaper (non-K) 13th Gen Core CPUs for desktops in Q1 2023, alongside more affordable H770 and B760 motherboards.
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KitGuru says: While the single-core gains aren't great, the 13th Gen chips do bring significant gains in multi-core performance. With that in mind, the upgrade might still be worth considering, particularly if you already have a motherboard capable of supporting the new 13th Gen CPUs.
