9700k to 9900k - worth it?

[m@rty]

Would I see any noticeable improvement or am I being stupid?

I don’t overclock my CPU’s at all and will be gaming at 1440p only.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

Not at all worth spending the money on.
You MAY be better off sticking that money towards a system refresh if you want more CPU performance. Zen 3 is looking good, but realistically your 9700K will bottleneck very few cards right now and sounds like you'd be better off saving for a new graphics card to get more performance from your games.

 

[m@rty]

Thanks - I was thinking of a cheap upgrade that wouldn’t involve replacing the motherboard etc and saw the 9900k as the best chip for this.

I have a 2080 at the moment and will make the switch to the 3080 once all the madness settles down.

 

[MartinPrince]

Not at all worth it. Also your 9700K generally overclocks higher, with less heat and voltage than a 9900K, so would give you higher frame rates anyway.

If some reason you need more than 8 cores and can guarantee constantly maxing then out then best to go Ryzen.

 

[CuriousTomCat]

If the 9700k causes games to stutter, then you'll notice an improvement when you upgrade.

If gameplay is already silky smooth however, then you'll never notice.

 

[Jim Jervis]

Go for it, the cost will be minimal if you sell your 9700k adding hyperthreading may benefit future games, you have nothing to lose. Come on do it, do it now!

 

[*Rich*]

FWIW i ran a 2080 along side my 9900k and in high fps games such as BF:V at 1440p i never really saw above 50% use from the cpu. running at 4.8 moderate overclock.

With everything at max settings including rtx and dlss i was getting around 100-130fps.

I moved up from a 9600k if i remember correctly.

 

[Robert896r1]

For gaming, no. Not until 8 cores aren't enough and we're a while away from that. In all my group's testing, HT off on our 9900k's is better for gaming effectively turning it into a 9700k.

 

[Absolutely Clueless]

Don't waste the money. Save it for a new mobo and CPU further down the line.

 

[hlennie]

If you do decide to upgrade do your self a favour and buy non k versions Miss out z boards and save some pennies

as u say u never over clock

 

[Absolutely Clueless]

If you do decide to upgrade do your self a favour and buy non k versions Miss out z boards and save some pennies

as u say u never over clock

But what's the point of PC gaming if you don't OC.... /s