Intel Core i7-13700K Desktop Processor 16 cores (8 P-cores + 8 E-cores) 30M Cache, up to 5.4 GHz

I went with this Core i7 13700k processor (Team Blue) and took the plunge to Team Red (AMD) from Team Green (NVIDIA). I recently went from my RTX 3090 Ti to a new RX 7900 XTX and let me tell you, I can definitely see a huge difference. My previous processor was a Core i9 12900k and I honestly didnt think I would see a huge difference between the 2. The numbers tell the story. Between the processor upgrade and GPU upgrade I am getting about 15% better on my FPS in Warzone 2.0. That is really the only game I play so I really focus on hardware with lower latency all around. Low Lat memory, Low Lat Processor, GPU, monitor and of course internet.

Above are screenshots of my Passmark benchmark, both systems exactly the same, except the first picture has the 13700K and the second picture has the 12700K in it. The rest of the components are HX1200, Asus ROG Maximus Hero Z690, Gskill Trident DDR5 F5 6000Mhz, Adata Legend 840 SSD X2 set up in RAID 0. Vetroo Lurker 240mm AIO water cooling, Power color RX 6900 XT. I run all (P) cores synced at 5300 MHz. Temps idle at about 32 to 35C, hard benchmarking takes it up as high as 88 C once, typically about 75C. Ordinary gaming, tasking takes it to about 45 to 50C.

Its a great cpu to pair with 3090 gets a bit hot wouldnt use a air cooler on this

Added to an ASUS ROG Strix Z690-A Gaming WiFi D4. Its working great so far

Don’t cheap out on the CPU cooler because this thing runs hot. Otherwise amazing gaming performance and the E-cores are nice when you are just web-browsing

My latest build has the i7-13700k. This cpu is a beast! Every motherboard I have used with 13th gen CPUs needs the BIOS updated first before it will boot properly!

Intels 13th gen is a very strong contender and the i7 this time around is all the overkill I needed. While the i5 works great for gaming the extra cores in the i7 make it even better for game streaming or production workloads like video editing, It can be a little power hungry but uses that power to overclock extremely well, but thanks to the efficiency cores when you are sitting idle runs with very low power.

Running it at 5.3GHz on all 8 P cores and boost to 5.7Ghz on two P cores, 4.3Ghz on E cores using Adaptive voltage MSI Lite Load Line 2 and LLC8. CB23 voltages are 1.148v and temps are under 90C using Noctua nh-U12A. CPU is an absolute champ. 13700K is basically the sweet-spot for CPUs.

The CPU arrived in a well protected package, no damage. installation is easy, and once up it is fast and easy to configure. will be nice to include a manual or a USB for CPU setup.

Great CPU for gaming and almost everything