Question I have an intel i5 11600k and having a hard time running games, should I upgrade?

[echm]

So I know little to nothing about cpu's and I've had this cpu for about 3 years now. It has been good but I want to play more demanding games like cod lol. I don't know if it is worth it to buy an i7 or i9. My mobo is a Z590 pro wifi and my cooler is a nzxt kraken elite z63. Thank you in advance!

 

[bill001g]

You are not going to see a huge increase in performance just upgrading the cpu to i7/i9. Most games are gpu bound so that tends to be the better upgrade path. Problem is even if you were to want to upgrade the CPU chips the manufactures make this not a economically viable option. They seem to very quickly stop manufacturing the previous generation of CPU so they become expensive unless you buy used chips. They of course raised the price of the newer cpu and motherboards. If you look at the pricing on the boards than can run 12/13/14 intel cpu they are massively more expensive than the boards than can run 11th gen.

Hard to say, you are going to pay a lot for a very tiny increase or you are going to pay even more to upgrade to a more modern platform.

Just be careful COD players seem to obsess over frame rates even when their monitor can not actually display them at those rates. Someone who has actual skills can use garabage computers and still win shooter games. I have given up aruging with the guys who think someone else is winning just because their computer can do 600fps.

 

[geofelt]

I5/I7/I9 differ mostly in the number pf processing threads,
Gaming depends more on the performance of the single master thread.
Run the cpu-Z bench on your i5-11600K.
You should see a single thread rating of about 639:
https://valid.x86.fr/bench/rf2mte
That is really quite a decent number.
Have you tried overclocking?
It might get you something, but chips are binned and there will be very little headroom making the effort not much worth it.

Try this experiment:
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

You might also share the make/model of your other parts.
A significant cpu upgrade is going to involve a motherboard upgrade.

 

[--SID--]

One i5-11600K does not make a working system. What are the rest of the parts? Motherboard, RAM, GPU, storage, PSU, cooling?

 

[geofelt]

One i5-11600K does not make a working system. What are the rest of the parts? Motherboard, RAM, GPU, storage, PSU, cooling?

You might note that my response DID ask for the make/model of the other parts.
It is at the end of the post.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

have an intel i5 11600k and having a hard time running games...
don't know if it is worth it to buy an i7 or i9

what do you mean, "hard time"?
games won't load, are crashing, low fps, graphics glitching, etc?

if you are playing any sort of demanding games and want decent performance you need a higher end dedicated GPU, a good CPU, and the rest of a system that can support both through the heavy processing of gaming.

you don't include any information other than you are running an i5-11600K on a Z590,
hopefully not just using the iGPU and expecting to get any decent performance in modern AAA games.

I want to play more demanding games

as others here in the thread have requested,
list your full system specs with the make & model of all components;

CPU: i5-11600K
motherboard: Z590 Pro WiFi(make?)
RAM:
GPU:
PSU:
CPU cooler: NZXT Kraken Z63(280mm)
storage:
case:

 

[BFG-9000]

Sounds like you need a GPU.

11600k has UHD Graphics 750 IGP which is roughly equivalent to a 10-year-old factory OC GT 740 at 1058 or 1071MHz.

The newer CPUs have UHD Graphics 770 which is pretty much the same only with minor clockspeed differences.

 

[echm]

I5/I7/I9 differ mostly in the number pf processing threads,
Gaming depends more on the performance of the single master thread.
Run the cpu-Z bench on your i5-11600K.
You should see a single thread rating of about 639:
https://valid.x86.fr/bench/rf2mte
That is really quite a decent number.
Have you tried overclocking?
It might get you something, but chips are binned and there will be very little headroom making the effort not much worth it.

Try this experiment:
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

You might also share the make/model of your other parts.
A significant cpu upgrade is going to involve a motherboard upgrade.

Here is all my other stuff. sorry for the late replies. I have not tried to overclock since im too scared to, idk what i have in my mind that it would be bad but i feel like it would. though i will attempt to in the following days. I am also not opposed to a ryzen and getting a new mobo
CPU: i5-11600K
motherboard: msi Z590 Pro WiFi atx aga 1200
RAM: corsair 32gb ddr4-3200, 4 8gb sticks
GPU: geforce rtx 4070ti gaming x slim
PSU: corsair 2019 750 w gold
CPU cooler: Kraken 360 Elite RGB White (i put the wrong cooler down sorry!)
storage: 3 tb ssd in all samsung
case: lian li o11d xl

 

[echm]

what do you mean, "hard time"?
games won't load, are crashing, low fps, graphics glitching, etc?

if you are playing any sort of demanding games and want decent performance you need a higher end dedicated GPU, a good CPU, and the rest of a system that can support both through the heavy processing of gaming.

you don't include any information other than you are running an i5-11600K on a Z590,
hopefully not just using the iGPU and expecting to get any decent performance in modern AAA games.


as others here in the thread have requested,
list your full system specs with the make & model of all components;

CPU: i5-11600K
motherboard: Z590 Pro WiFi(make?)
RAM:
GPU:
PSU:
CPU cooler: NZXT Kraken Z63(280mm)
storage:
case:

Here is all my other stuff. sorry for the late replies.
CPU: i5-11600K
motherboard: msi Z590 Pro WiFi atx aga 1200
RAM: corsair 32gb ddr4-3200, 4 8gb sticks
GPU: geforce rtx 4070ti gaming x slim
PSU: corsair 2019 750 w gold
CPU cooler: Kraken 360 Elite RGB White (i put the wrong cooler down sorry!)
storage: 3 tb ssd in all samsung
case: lian li o11d xl

 

[echm]

Here is all my other stuff. sorry for the late replies.
CPU: i5-11600K
motherboard: msi Z590 Pro WiFi atx aga 1200
RAM: corsair 32gb ddr4-3200, 4 8gb sticks
GPU: geforce rtx 4070ti gaming x slim
PSU: corsair 2019 750 w gold
CPU cooler: Kraken 360 Elite RGB White (i put the wrong cooler down sorry!)
storage: 3 tb ssd in all samsung
case: lian li o11d xl

Forgot to add this and it wouldnt let me edit. Having a hard time by when i am trying to play things like fort, out of all things, and the new cod it just wont load into the game at all. ill look at my task manager and it is just capped out to 100. I don't believe its my gpu since it is very new and i am not using the integrated graphics thankfully. the cpu and mobo are both as old as each other coming up around 2-3 years.

 

[echm]

One i5-11600K does not make a working system. What are the rest of the parts? Motherboard, RAM, GPU, storage, PSU, cooling?

Am sorry, did not think about putting the rest in when i first posted.
CPU: i5-11600K
motherboard: msi Z590 Pro WiFi atx aga 1200
RAM: corsair 32gb ddr4-3200, 4 8gb sticks
GPU: geforce rtx 4070ti gaming x slim
PSU: corsair 2019 750 w gold
CPU cooler: Kraken 360 Elite RGB White
storage: 3 tb ssd in all samsung
case: lian li o11d xl

 

[echm]

You are not going to see a huge increase in performance just upgrading the cpu to i7/i9. Most games are gpu bound so that tends to be the better upgrade path. Problem is even if you were to want to upgrade the CPU chips the manufactures make this not a economically viable option. They seem to very quickly stop manufacturing the previous generation of CPU so they become expensive unless you buy used chips. They of course raised the price of the newer cpu and motherboards. If you look at the pricing on the boards than can run 12/13/14 intel cpu they are massively more expensive than the boards than can run 11th gen.

Hard to say, you are going to pay a lot for a very tiny increase or you are going to pay even more to upgrade to a more modern platform.

Just be careful COD players seem to obsess over frame rates even when their monitor can not actually display them at those rates. Someone who has actual skills can use garabage computers and still win shooter games. I have given up aruging with the guys who think someone else is winning just because their computer can do 600fps.

I honestly don't care about frames too much but I would at least like to run the game with like 60 fps at least. I try running the game and it just doesnt work and my my cpu is at 100 with no stopping of coming down lol. I wouldnt a ryzen either tbh. I dont know what i particularly want but it feels like i need something better yk?
Heres the rest of my specs.
CPU: i5-11600K
motherboard: msi Z590 Pro WiFi atx aga 1200
RAM: corsair 32gb ddr4-3200, 4 8gb sticks
GPU: geforce rtx 4070ti gaming x slim
PSU: corsair 2019 750 w gold
CPU cooler: Kraken 360 Elite RGB White (i put the wrong cooler down sorry!)
storage: 3 tb ssd in all samsung
case: lian li o11d xl

 

[thestryker]

CoD is very much not a CPU demanding title unless you're trying to get really high frame rates.

It sounds like the games aren't loading correctly which is far more likely to be a software issue of some sort rather than a problem with the CPU.

If your prior video card was AMD then you certainly need to use DDU to remove all video card drivers and start over. If it was an older nvidia card while it's not typically necessary it wouldn't hurt. You also might want to check to see if there are any crash reports or anything of the like in the Windows event viewer.

 

[echm]

CoD is very much not a CPU demanding title unless you're trying to get really high frame rates.

It sounds like the games aren't loading correctly which is far more likely to be a software issue of some sort rather than a problem with the CPU.

If your prior video card was AMD then you certainly need to use DDU to remove all video card drivers and start over. If it was an older nvidia card while it's not typically necessary it wouldn't hurt. You also might want to check to see if there are any crash reports or anything of the like in the Windows event viewer.

Dont break my heart n tell me its a software issue LOL. i did use ddu to uninstall my old video card drivers. I will check to see if there are crashes when i try playing