Replace or not Replace?

[Phatzy]

Hi

I just got an i3 8350K and now I got an i5 9500T for nowt.
Shall I get rid of the i5 or would the i5 perform better than the i3 in games?

 

[CuriousTomCat]

8350K is 4 cores/4 threads at 4GHz base and 4.3GHz boost
9500T is 6 cores/6 threads at 2.2GHz base and 3.7GHz boost

So the 9500T is faster in good multi-threaded games but the 8350K is faster in games that prefer the higher clock. Also the 8350K is unlocked so can clock higher if your board supports that.

Have a play around with it, try them both.

 

[Phatzy]

I thought the 8350K dont have a boost clock? I have it overclocked to 4.4Ghz at the moment and temps hitting around 60c mark.
With games coming more threaded aware just thinking is it worth me dismantling my system and testing which is better.

As it got the i5 for nowt I could just try and flog it and put towards a 9600?