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Is this CPU an “upgrade?”


Alex Baroumes

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I guess that would depend on what you are using it for. The benchmarks for the 9900K versus the 8700K pretty much mirror the 33% increase in cores/threads. I have only ever gotten my 8700K to peg during benchmarks (not really applicable), 3D video rendering (also relies on the video card typically), and offhand encryption tools (which are such short duration you wouldn't care). I have had my 8700K overclocked 29% since day one, and the CPU going over 50% is pretty rare.

Depending on how many apps you have installed, you may see computer performance drop simply because many have background processes running that are unnecessary. A lot of startup type listed as "Automatic" in the Windows Services app can be setup to "Manual" or "Manual (Trigger Start)" if they only need to run to support an application, and not Windows itself.

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