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 i9-13900K should come in a fancy hardboard box with a jewel-case that resembles a silicon wafer, which contains the processor inside.


The Core i9-13900K processor package looks like the 12th Gen processor package, as it shares the same LGA1700 socket. It's backwards-compatible with 600-series chipset motherboards with a BIOS update.


The retail Core i9-13900K box doesn't include a cooler, but you can pick up any LGA1700 cooler—there's plenty of choice. Just make sure it can handle thermal loads of 125-250 W.