It’s never “necessary” but it is ALWAYS beneficial for the LGA 1700 socket. Especially for higher end CPUs like the 13700k. So just spend $10 and get it

That’s totally valid. 10th Gen is still quite recent and very powerful. Best to upgrade when there’s a real huge leap

If you’ve lasted this long I’m sure you can last 1 more year. From the looks of it Arrow lake will come out late 2024 and be a MASSIVE increase over 14th Gen. Which was barely anything over 13th, which wasn’t much over 12th. So waiting for a real architectural update is the way to go