I7 13700 CPU Review

Today, we are taking a look at the I7-13700. This is the non-K, locked 13th gen I7. Is it worth the money? Are you losing alot by not getting the unlocked CPU. I will discuss my experience and offer some benchmarks for comparison. Hope this helps you make the right decision.

[elijahmant]

It is a good thing you mentioned the difference, mainly regarding the K. I never knew it ment Unlocked. That's education. Thanks, Man

[maulcun]

Thanks for posting this! This helps me a lot.

[hrbt]

The K is clocked a little higher, that's it. This CPU is easier to cool. If the power limit is removed, it doesn't really make a difference. My 13700K is currently running at 190W PL. To be honest, the non-K would have been enough too.

[AureliusAmbross]

looking to pair a b760i lightning with a 13700 myself- great video!

[BravoSixGoingDark]

Have not seen nobody benchmarking Triple A games on the i7 13700 non k edition, would love to see someone play BF 2042 on this CPU!

[Marcushin]

Excelent analysis, you solved my question in 8k resolution! Thanks

[nXqd]

it's true, for the non K, if one doesn't have insane cooling system like at least AIO 360mm, then you pretty much perform like 13700 ( not counting you are in a cold enviroment with <= 20C ambient )

[ThisAintPizzaHut]

So few reviews for this part. Thanks for posting this!

I was debating between this and an AM5 setup myself for an ITX build. I ended up going with a 7700X and the Asus B650E-i. Running in eco mode with a -30 offset in PBO, it still boosts over 5.5(!!!) Ghz while pulling under 90w. AMD def seems to have the efficiency edge this time around.

[DanielLopez-qhji]

Balanced to perfection, great parts selection

[JamesonTenorio]

i thought the cr32 multicore score would reach atleast 28k. what were the temps and clock speed when u switched the cooler?

[vrrqhll]

Helpful video. Thanks! I’m thinking about 13700 or 13900 which has the same power limits. They’re much the same except the 13900 has more cache and e-cores. I’m using a larger case so I can use a Noctua u12a. It will be a fun build!

[SSubZero]

I did a "spare gaming rig" build with this CPU and a 240 AIO, it barely heats up with my simple gaming needs (FFXIV mostly). I'm kicking around SFF build ideas with this CPU as well but I'm definitely nervous about cooling. Probably squeeze in a 240 AIO with that too. Confirmed Z790 ITX board prices are still insane.

[mattlm]

I guess if you did buy the k version, you could add a thermal limit and get similar results with the potential for pushing the wattage a bit higher?

[dirtcreatured]

dope review thanks for putting it out, a note though, the glitchy text at the benchmark part is really distracting and makes it incredibly hard to understand the benchmarks, maybe just go for regular text next time lol

[AUGUSTINEMINH]

please review Acer Swift Go 16 2023 Intel Core i7 13700H, 14C/20T, Iris Xe Graphics

[sezwo]

Subscribed. You made a great video, thanx, ...people should think about these non K chips as just dumbed down K's for the purpose of saving energy. They are fantastic and preferable chips for everything except sustained "extreme" gaming. The old S version CPU's were similar, for example 4770s vs 4770k differed mainly in base speed. The boost speed was similar if not exact for these two ...4.0 as I recall. The concept was similar to the non-K vs K specification, mainly just lower base clock with similar boost. My next upgrade will likely be the 13900 Raptor Lake Refresh non K version. I am not an extreme gamer and I like to put my chips onto commercial motherboards.

[Ked]

What was it's power usage on your pc? I've read somewhere that it runs at its base tdp of 65W if we don't enable Multi core enhancement in bios

[raulhidalgo]

As of the time of this comment it is selling for $350 vs the 13600k at $320 plus you can get a b660 steel legend for $120. I would love to see gaming benchmarks so I know to go with this combo or not

[joaopaulomedia]

Good afternoon! With reports of failures from Intel regarding the i9 13th and 14th and some i7 K SKUs, I was wondering if you had any issues with the i7 13700? And if you could tell me, did you leave it at Intel's recommended settings? Last question: the LGA1700 socket has bending problems and some have solved this with mods or contact frames, but I saw (GamerNexus channel) that there is little change in temperature and changing this would be more of an enthusiasm level. Did you make any changes or keep the factory ILM, without mod and without contact frame? Thanks!

[arty_yo]

if we consider what kind of air cooling will pull 13700, then the best thing is deepcool ak620. Anything lower will cool worse and, accordingly, the frequency will throttle.