[SOLVED] 9600k or 9700k

[hucharles5]

I am legit torn between getting the 9600k and the 9700k. Is the price jump to the 9700k with 2 extra cores worth it? I will be overclocking the cpu to max since I have a custom loop. I don't know which one overclocks better. Also to let you guys get an idea of what I will be doing with my setup I will be running mostly demanding fps games, other open world games like GTA V, maybe some theatrical games like Shadow of the tomb raider and a lot of programming. I will not be doing too much editing just so you guys know. Also my gpu is the 2080 but I highly doubt either of the two cpus will bottleneck it. Any suggestions or opinions are welcome!

 

[volkgren]

If you are serious about your gaming rig I would go with the i7-9700K. Not that the i5-9600K isn't a serious CPU, but we know that 6 cores can and do get maxed out in some games.

 

[chickenballs]

"what I will be doing with my setup I will be running mostly demanding fps games, other open world games like GTA V, maybe some theatrical games like Shadow of the tomb raider and a lot of programming."

it depends on which demanding fps games you want to play AND most importantly at what resolution
If you play 1440p and 4K you dont need the latest and badest intel CPUs
at higher resolution the bottleneck is usually the gpu
BUT if you play CSGO and pubg and want like 200+fps then yes get the i7

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13400/intel-9th-gen-core-i9-9900k-i7-9700k-i5-9600k-review/18

 

[hucharles5]

"what I will be doing with my setup I will be running mostly demanding fps games, other open world games like GTA V, maybe some theatrical games like Shadow of the tomb raider and a lot of programming."

it depends on which demanding fps games you want to play AND most importantly at what resolution
If you play 1440p and 4K you dont need the latest and badest intel CPUs
at higher resolution the bottleneck is usually the gpu
BUT if you play CSGO and pubg and want like 200+fps then yes get the i7

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13400/intel-9th-gen-core-i9-9900k-i7-9700k-i5-9600k-review/18

I do play CS and PubG. I also play bo4 if that's demanding and bf1. I just don't play fortnite but yea, I guess mainly 1440p

 

[chickenballs]

"what I will be doing with my setup I will be running mostly demanding fps games, other open world games like GTA V, maybe some theatrical games like Shadow of the tomb raider and a lot of programming."

it depends on which demanding fps games you want to play AND most importantly at what resolution
If you play 1440p and 4K you dont need the latest and badest intel CPUs
at higher resolution the bottleneck is usually the gpu
BUT if you play CSGO and pubg and want like 200+fps then yes get the i7

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13400/intel-9th-gen-core-i9-9900k-i7-9700k-i5-9600k-review/18

I do play CS and PubG. I also play bo4 if that's demanding and bf1. I just don't play fortnite but yea, I guess mainly 1440p

the difference is still less than you think. you gain like 2 fps ion bf1 with the i7 9700K vs the older i5 8600K
https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-9700k-8-core-cpu-review-performance-detailed/

but if you think the extra 120 bucks for another 1-5% gain is worth it then get it

 

[hucharles5]

"what I will be doing with my setup I will be running mostly demanding fps games, other open world games like GTA V, maybe some theatrical games like Shadow of the tomb raider and a lot of programming."

it depends on which demanding fps games you want to play AND most importantly at what resolution
If you play 1440p and 4K you dont need the latest and badest intel CPUs
at higher resolution the bottleneck is usually the gpu
BUT if you play CSGO and pubg and want like 200+fps then yes get the i7

https://www.anandtech.com/show/13400/intel-9th-gen-core-i9-9900k-i7-9700k-i5-9600k-review/18

I do play CS and PubG. I also play bo4 if that's demanding and bf1. I just don't play fortnite but yea, I guess mainly 1440p

the difference is still less than you think. you gain like 2 fps ion bf1 with the i7 9700K vs the older i5 8600K
https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i7-9700k-8-core-cpu-review-performance-detailed/

but if you think the extra 120 bucks for another 1-5% gain is worth it then get it

I guess it is true it won't gain that much fps, however I will be doing some workstation stuff like programming in assembly, c++ and java so maybe the extra oomph will do me some good?