I have an i5 6400, is it worth upgrading to a i5 7600k?

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I also have a gtx 1070 and a 1080p 144hz monitor. I can save up and sell my current mother board and i5 but would my upgrade be worth it?
 
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Do you plan/wish to start overclocking CPUs?

If not, i'd suggest you just check if you can update your MOBO's BIOS to hold up a Kaby Lake CPU and get the standard i5 7600 or a i7 7700 ( for Hyperthreading )

That way you will be able to keep your MOBO, saving up costs and still getting a much better performance compared to your i5 6400
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That i5 is supported by your motherboard.All kaby lake cpus run on Skylake chipsets.The only problem is if you have a locked chipset,namely those that start with H,because you wont be able to overclock it.
 
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The difference between them is very noticeable, around 35%
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6400/3885vs3512

Although you will have to get yourself a nice Z170/270 MOBO and a After-Market cooler to use with the new CPU as well, as K chips don't come with one and only Z170/270 MOBOs can Overclock them.

IMO it's a worthy upgrade as the 6400 is the weakest of all i5 ( for desktops ), and will hold you back in CPU-Intensive games. But, if you're not willing to spend much money, no real reason to go Kaby lake. The Skylake 6700K is already a great CPU and the Z170 MOBO is cheaper no doubt.

Their performance change is slight, being the Kaby a optimized/faster Skylake CPU, but not really worth all the price up IMO.
But if you got the cash, why not?

I'd throw up a 6700K+Z170 ( Or even just a 6700 so you can re-use your current MOBO ) and a nice SSD in the system.

 
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No, you wouldn't have to get a new board. Most 100 series boards now support Kaby Lake chips with a BIOS update, but you didnt say exact model.

And yes you'd see a pretty good increase, but am not sure it's worth the cost for what you'd get unless you sell the 6400.
 
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Why not determine for yourself? Lower your graphical settings and look at your framerates - whatever you're getting is almost certainly CPU-limited. Add ~35% to that and see if you can justify the cost of a 7600K for 35% more than whatever you're getting.
 
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He wouldn't if he was thinking of just the 7600, but he's asking for a K version of that CPU.
I believe it's good to mention that if he wanna OC, he definitely will have to swap the MOBO as well. ( That's, of course, if he hasn't a Z170 mobo already. Which i believe he doesn't because of the i5 6400)
 
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Thanks for the info guys, I currently have a H170 mobo but I could sell my current mobo and processor to add on the cost of getting a Z270 the 7600k and a decent cooler. I currently play alot of witcher 3, overwatch, and rise of the tomb raider.
 
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Do you plan/wish to start overclocking CPUs?

If not, i'd suggest you just check if you can update your MOBO's BIOS to hold up a Kaby Lake CPU and get the standard i5 7600 or a i7 7700 ( for Hyperthreading )

That way you will be able to keep your MOBO, saving up costs and still getting a much better performance compared to your i5 6400
 
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depends on what you're doing with your system - if all your doing is gaming, I wouldn't make the leap. If you're encoding or if you're trying to stream your gaming sessions to twitch, it might be worth considering. The K series chipsets do have a better stock clock and boost clock even if you don't elect to overclock them. Not that much of a game changer in my opinion - going to a 7th gen i7 (even if it isn't unlocked) would be a significant upgrade because you're going to quad core hyper threaded.

Just my two cents - save your cash
 
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