I was all set to buy a 13600k, but it’s the same price to buy an open box 13700k. The 13700k draws a lot more power so there is some hidden cost there.
I play games but also do music production and some light photoshopping and would like some opinions on this deal.
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You can limit it and get probably better performance at the same wattage, that’s not a big deal
This is the problem that reviews create. They are testing at unlimited power limits running cinebench on a loop and create the impression that products are inefficient. OP is a clear example of that.
The 13700k is more efficient than the 13600k. Put them both at the same power limit, the 13700k will finish every task first, therefore consume less power.
Are you upgrading cpu or building new system? Because the 13700k bundle is $450 which would give you a new one at even cheaper price, if you don’t already have mobo/ram.
yep.
Absolutely yes, some people just open boxes and don’t actually do anything to it.
Yes. 2 more p-cores, a little more cache, and higher clock speeds can help here and there on some games. For Photoshop, the 13700k will be faster.
Yes! 2 more P cores, and you can always limit power if you need to and it will still be faster.