Question i5-11600KF vs i7-11700

[L1nx0u]

Is it better to pair a RTX 3060 with an i5-11600KF or an i7-11700 ?
Or there's a better, cheaper LGA1200 cpu without bottleneck ?

 

[punkncat]

At this point I am not really sure why one would want to select an 11th gen CPU.

Is this something you already have on hand? Something like a really good deal on one or so forth?

 

[L1nx0u]

So, which cpu should I get instead of my I5-10400f with bottleneck ?

 

[Eximo]

If you are upgrading an LGA1200 platform, I would say get the 11700/11700k (8MB cache, 8 faster cores) or a 10900/10850k/10900k. (10MB cache, 10 cores)

Not a lot to gain from an i5 to i5 a generation newer. Having the cores will help in a lot of gaming titles.

 

[SkyNetRising]

So, which cpu should I get instead of my I5-10400f with bottleneck ?

Keep your I5-10400f.
It's plenty for RTX 3060.

In most situations you'll be limited by your graphics card (not cpu).

 

[punkncat]

I would honestly recommend you taking a look at the price you would pay for a (new) 10/11th gen and then take a look at the sale prices going on (for instance) 12th gen. Eximo mentioned that Amazon has a nice price on the 12700K right now IIRC.

 

[L1nx0u]

It says I have 14.7% of bottleneck, is that really true ?

 

[SkyNetRising]

It says I have 14.7% bottleneck, is that really true ?

Who says that?
Bottleneck depends heavily on settings used.
On low resolutions, high refresh rates you'll always will be cpu limited.
On ultra high resolutions/max graphics quality you'll always will be gpu limited.

You just have to adjust your settings.

 

[L1nx0u]

https://pc-builds.com/bottleneck-calculator/result/0YL185/3/graphic-card-intense-tasks/1920x1080/ But I don't think that's true.

 

[L1nx0u]

Who says that?
Bottleneck depends heavily on settings used.
On low resolutions, high refresh rates you'll always will be cpu limited.
On ultra high resolutions/max graphics quality you'll always will be gpu limited.

You just have to adjust your settings.

So I have to change my cpu ?

 

[SkyNetRising]

So I have to change my cpu ?

No. Change your ingame settings.

 

[John Chesterfield]

https://pc-builds.com/bottleneck-calculator/result/0YL185/3/graphic-card-intense-tasks/1920x1080/ But I don't think that's true.

Bottleneck calculators are useless, don't use them.