Al A. Kazam Posted January 15, 2022 Posted January 15, 2022 Intel Core i9 9th Gen - Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 8-Core, 16-Thread, 3.6 GHz (5.0 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 to replace Core i7 8700k+ ??
mettelus Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 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.
Jack Stoner Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 It is an upgrade, but may not be a direct replacement for an 8700K, depending on motherboard. The gamers like the i9 9900K with all the cores. The 9900 runs hotter and needs efficient cooling.
Jim Roseberry Posted January 17, 2022 Posted January 17, 2022 8700k has six cores at 4.7GHz Max Turbo 9900k has eight cores at 5GHz Max Turbo It's an upgrade... but not a huge difference in performance. Both CPUs are socket 1151. 1
Al A. Kazam Posted January 17, 2022 Author Posted January 17, 2022 Thanks, all. I have it sitting in a box nearby, and was wondering, if it would be worth the effort to make the swap.
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