[SOLVED] Best Intel CPU for a 3080

[razordazor]

So as the title says I'm trying to decide which CPU to pair with an RTX 3080. I'm deciding between a 10700K, 10850K, 10900KF and 10900K. My main concern is bottlenecking, I also intend to overclock. Listed below are the prices in my country for the mentioned CPUs. I would appreciate any advice you have to offer and possible pros and cons of pairing the CPUs with the GPU.

10700K - 413€ (~501 USD)
10850K - 481€ (~584 USD)
10900KF - 521€ (~633 USD)
10900K - 645€ (~783 USD)

Thank you again for any helpful information.

 

[jojesa]

For gaming performance and OCing: i9-10900K.

 

[razordazor]

For gaming performance and OCing: i9-10900K.

Since the price difference between the 10900K and the 10900KF is more than 100€ is it worth getting the KF version or are there any other significant differences between them other than the lack of integrated graphics with the KF?

 

[jojesa]

Since the price difference between the 10900K and the 10900KF is more than 100€ is it worth getting the KF version or are there any other significant differences between them other than the lack of integrated graphics with the KF?

The 10900KF performs as well as the 10900K but it does not have an iGPU...so you must have a dedicated GPU to have a display working.
If money is in the equation... the i7-10700K is very, very close to the 10900K in gaming performance.

 

[Phaaze88]

10700K: a little more cooling headroom due to the fewer cores/threads.

All the other options have Thermal Velocity Boost which auto OC the cpu as long as you keep it under 70C - much like Ryzen 3000 and later, but those stop at 80C.
Great options for best out of the box performance.

Either way, trying to OC any of them is going to demand exotic cooling.

Spoiler

Comet Lake	All Core SSE Frequency	All Core AVX2 Frequency	Per Core Frequency	All Core Die Sense Vcore	Power Limit	% Capable
10700K	4.90GHz	4.80GHz	4C+100MHz	1.190V	210W	100%
10700K	5.00GHz	4.90GHz	4C+100MHz	1.210V	220W	Top 63%
10700K	5.10GHz	5.00GHz	4C+100MHz	1.230V	240W	Top 22%
10700K	5.20GHz	5.10GHz	4C+100MHz	1.250V	270W	Top 2%
10850K	4.80GHz	4.70GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.130V	210W	100%
10850K	4.90GHz	4.80GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.150V	220W	Top 57%
10850K	5.00GHz	4.90GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.170V	230W	Top 6%
10900K	4.80GHz	4.70GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.130V	210W	100%
10900K	4.90GHz	4.80GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.150V	220W	Top 99%
10900K	5.00GHz	4.90GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.170V	230W	Top 68%
10900K	5.10GHz	5.00GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.190V	250W	Top 21%
10900K	5.20GHz	5.10GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.210V	270W	Top 1%
10900KF	4.90GHz	4.80GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.150V	220W	100%
10900KF	5.00GHz	4.90GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.170V	230W	Top 72%
10900KF	5.10GHz	5.00GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.190V	250W	Top 24%
10900KF	5.20GHz	5.10GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.210V	270W	Top 2%

Silicon Lottery's binning statistics for the cpus in question.

 

[Endre]

So as the title says I'm trying to decide which CPU to pair with an RTX 3080. I'm deciding between a 10700K, 10850K, 10900KF and 10900K. My main concern is bottlenecking, I also intend to overclock. Listed below are the prices in my country for the mentioned CPUs. I would appreciate any advice you have to offer and possible pros and cons of pairing the CPUs with the GPU.

10700K - 413€ (~501 USD)
10850K - 481€ (~584 USD)
10900KF - 521€ (~633 USD)
10900K - 645€ (~783 USD)

Thank you again for any helpful information.

i9-10900K or i9-10900KF, they are the same except for the iGPU that the i9-10900K has (which you won’t use anyway).

 

[nofanneeded]

Where do you live ? your prices are expensive for europe.

 

[sizzling]

What resolution and Hz is the monitor? The higher the resolution the less likely you will see any difference between those CPU’s.

 

[razordazor]

What resolution and Hz is the monitor? The higher the resolution the less likely you will see any difference between those CPU’s.

Planning to get a 1440p monitor with at least 120Hz refresh rate

 

[razordazor]

Where do you live ? your prices are expensive for europe.

Slovenia, and yes the prices seem pretty expensive which is probably due to the extremely poor supply of components, most big brand 3080s like from Asus, Gigabyte and MSI are mostly not in stock here and I will probably have to settle for a less known brand like Palit if I want to get the card before the new year. Although most comments on the internet say that Palit is a good brand, I still don't feel as comfortable buying it as I would a Asus TUF card for instance.

 

[razordazor]

10700K: a little more cooling headroom due to the fewer cores/threads.

All the other options have Thermal Velocity Boost which auto OC the cpu as long as you keep it under 70C - much like Ryzen 3000 and later, but those stop at 80C.
Great options for best out of the box performance.

Either way, trying to OC any of them is going to demand exotic cooling.

Spoiler

Comet Lake	All Core SSE Frequency	All Core AVX2 Frequency	Per Core Frequency	All Core Die Sense Vcore	Power Limit	% Capable
10700K	4.90GHz	4.80GHz	4C+100MHz	1.190V	210W	100%
10700K	5.00GHz	4.90GHz	4C+100MHz	1.210V	220W	Top 63%
10700K	5.10GHz	5.00GHz	4C+100MHz	1.230V	240W	Top 22%
10700K	5.20GHz	5.10GHz	4C+100MHz	1.250V	270W	Top 2%
10850K	4.80GHz	4.70GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.130V	210W	100%
10850K	4.90GHz	4.80GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.150V	220W	Top 57%
10850K	5.00GHz	4.90GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.170V	230W	Top 6%
10900K	4.80GHz	4.70GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.130V	210W	100%
10900K	4.90GHz	4.80GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.150V	220W	Top 99%
10900K	5.00GHz	4.90GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.170V	230W	Top 68%
10900K	5.10GHz	5.00GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.190V	250W	Top 21%
10900K	5.20GHz	5.10GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.210V	270W	Top 1%
10900KF	4.90GHz	4.80GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.150V	220W	100%
10900KF	5.00GHz	4.90GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.170V	230W	Top 72%
10900KF	5.10GHz	5.00GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.190V	250W	Top 24%
10900KF	5.20GHz	5.10GHz	6C+100MHz 3C+200MHz	1.210V	270W	Top 2%

Silicon Lottery's binning statistics for the cpus in question.

Hm, good to know, might just ditch the OCing though altogether then and switch the Dark Rock Pro 4 cooler for a cheaper one aswell.

 

[nofanneeded]

Slovenia, and yes the prices seem pretty expensive which is probably due to the extremely poor supply of components, most big brand 3080s like from Asus, Gigabyte and MSI are mostly not in stock here and I will probably have to settle for a less known brand like Palit if I want to get the card before the new year. Although most comments on the internet say that Palit is a good brand, I still don't feel as comfortable buying it as I would a Asus TUF card for instance.

try


https://www.computeruniverse.net/de/intel-core-i7-10700k-box-38-ghz-lga1200

They ship to Slovenia from Germay , just choose your country to see your prices.

 

[Zerk2012]

So as the title says I'm trying to decide which CPU to pair with an RTX 3080. I'm deciding between a 10700K, 10850K, 10900KF and 10900K. My main concern is bottlenecking, I also intend to overclock. Listed below are the prices in my country for the mentioned CPUs. I would appreciate any advice you have to offer and possible pros and cons of pairing the CPUs with the GPU.

10700K - 413€ (~501 USD)
10850K - 481€ (~584 USD)
10900KF - 521€ (~633 USD)
10900K - 645€ (~783 USD)

Thank you again for any helpful information.

The 10700K should last you a long time 8 cores 16 threads.

EDIT For overclocking their not a lot of room left in the chips and you will need a very high end board and cooling.

https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/s...g,GHz on all-core overclocks.&text=This also