Unboxing and Photography

As we detailed in our Unboxing Article, our Core i9-13900K and i5-13600K samples came in special media-kits. It's basically a flashy paperboard box the size of an M-ATX motherboard box, with the two processors inside, and some mementos designed to look like the "Raptor Lake" die.


The memento should go well as a backdrop item for video-format tech journalists. The retail Core i5-13600K comes in a simple paperboard box, which lacks a boxed cooler.


The Core i5-13600K processor package looks like the 12th Gen processors, as it shares the same LGA1700 socket. It's backwards-compatible with 600-series chipset motherboards with BIOS update. Many of the premium models come with USB Flashback.


The retail Core i5-13600K box doesn't include a cooler, but you can pick up just any LGA1700 cooler—there's plenty of choice. Just make sure it can handle the thermal load.