Well, let’s find out… Intel lists the Core i7-13700K for $420, though that’s the per 1,000 unit price.
In reality the retail price is closer to $450 at launch.
As for specifications, there are noteworthy changes when compared to its predecessor.
All said and done, the 13700K packs 15% more cache than the 12700K.
Also of note are power limits, or lack thereof.
Also included for comparison are some Intel 10th-gen core processors including popular Core i5, i7 and i9 models.
All of this testing has been updated for this review, and benchmark data is fresh.
We’re using Windows 11 and resizable bar was enabled for all configurations.
For this review we’ve tested at 1080p and 1440p, so there’s a lot to go over.
This frequency was sustained using the MSI CoreLiquid S360 360mm AIO installed inside the MSI Prospect 700R case.
This is a stellar result considering this is a $100 less expensive CPU.
This meant it was 12% faster than the 7700X and 9% faster than the 12700K.
Gaming Benchmarks
Time for the gaming benchmarks and we’ll start with Factorio.
It was also just 9% slower than the 13900K, so overall a good result here.
It was also 23% faster running DDR5-6400 opposed to DDR4-3600.
Either way though all Zen 4 and Raptop Lake CPUs were mighty fast here.
Still you are getting 12900K-like performance from the 13700K here, so it’s hardly slow.
It was also only around 4-6% slower than the 13900K.
The 13700K was also impressive in F1 22, edging out the 5800X3D when limited to DDR4 memory.
As seen previously the 13900K was extremely impressive inSpider-Man Remastered, achieving 141 fps on average.
So one of the weaker gaming results for the new Core i7 processor.
Impressively, it did still manage to beat the 12900K which was paired with DDR5 memory.
With both CPUs running DDR5 memory the 13700K was 9% faster and 14% faster than the 12700K.
Overall a good result.
So while annoying, it doesn’t have a significant impact on performance.
Cost vs. For pure gaming, the 13700K and 7700X are neck and neck.
We were huge fans of the12600K, so fingers crossed the 13600K can live up to expectations.
