The Intel i7-13700k has 16 cores and 24 threads. Which is more than enough for gaming and content creation. It can be boosted up to 5.4 GHz and has a 30m Cache. It also has Intergraded Intel UHD Graphics 770 which is great as a back up display port incase of GPU failure or for GPU testing. It is compatible with Intel 600 series (might need BIOS update) and 700 series chipset-based motherboards. Only used it for one year as I upgraded. Has been it's packaging ever since.