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12900k vs. 13700k Temperature

vincent.destazio
By vincent.destazio
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Budget (including currency): $1800

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Excel (+ great loads of data processing), Cities Skylines, possibly some 3d rendering and/or streaming in the future

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 3060 Ti, DDR5 ~5200, Mini ITX Z690 or Z790

 

Looking to build a PC soon for a mix of uses. I am not a big gamer, but I want to build something that will really last a long time and will be able to handle really heavy workloads. I am currently contemplating CPUs and looking at either a 13th gen i7 13700k or 12th gen i9 12900k. From what I can tell, the 13700k beats the 12900k in most metrics and has a higher price tag to reflect that. The other caveat is that I am looking to create a small form factor PC, and keeping the CPU cool will be a big priority. Since for most of the time I won't be using hardly any of the CPU's actually capacity, is there any reason I would go with one over the other for cooling? When working at lower CPU usage, does anyone know if either of these will remain cooler, or am I just overdoing it and I should buy a 12th gen i7 12700k instead?

Thanks!

 

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PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($429.97 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master MASTERLIQUID ML240L RGB V2 65.59 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($84.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z790I EDGE WIFI Mini ITX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($359.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5200 CL40 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P3 Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: PowerColor Fighter OC Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card  ($499.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P Mini ITX Desktop Case  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master V750 SFX GOLD 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply  ($111.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1825.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-12-17 10:25 EST-0500

 

 

Edited by greeatzy

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If it helps any, I have the 13600k in an itx build with a noctua u12a cooler and topped out at 82c for core temp and 88c on package temp after 10 minutes of cinebench R23. It's not underclocked at all and did consume about 180w under the load. This was in the nr200p case (mesh) which is one of the better cases for air cooling.

 

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