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
I’m happy with my Ryzen 7 3700x, but am planning a 13th/14th gen i5 build. Phenomenal threads per dollar, and overall performance is just great. I just switched out entire esports fleet to Intel 13th gen i5 13500’s from ryzen 5 3600’s.