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.
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.