[SOLVED] i9-9900K vs i7-8700(K) in 8 games at 1080p

[enterprise24]

Test system
Both CPU are running at stock clock.
ASRock Z370 Taichi P4.00
2x8GB DDR4-3500 16-18-18-36-2T (dual ranks double side Hynix AFR)
EVGA GTX 1080 Ti @ 2126 core / 12474 mem
Transcend PCIE NVME 220S 1TB
Corsair HX 750W
NZXT H440 White
Custom Water Cooling
Windows 10 LTSB 2016
Nvidia 430.64
Record by ShadowPlay

8 games results.

https://imgur.com/a/NRTMInZ

View: https://imgur.com/a/NRTMInZ


Side by side comparison.

9900K have advantage over 8700K in term of 400Mhz clock speed and 2 core 4 thread more. This can translate to a bit extra FPS (both AVG and 1% low , 0.1% low) if your GPU is strong enough and playing at 1080p or lower.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

I think another reason for the performance decrease with the i7 is due to the core count.

Say a game uses 8 threads
The 9900k would be using only its 8 physical cores.
The 8700k would be using all 6 of its physical cores and 2 of its significantly weaker hyperthreaded threads.

I wouldn't be surprised if I am completely misunderstanding how Hyperthreading works tho.

 

[Rodrigodrt]

and thats why you skip at least 4 gens, the next one nowadays represents a boost so small it can be overlooked, and it gents wonky to decide between 6/12 or 8/8, although 8 real cores seems to be better most of the time... most of the time.

 

[NightHawkRMX]

and thats why you skip at least 4 gens, the next one nowadays represents a boost so small it can be overlooked, and it gents wonky to decide between 6/12 or 8/8, although 8 real cores seems to be better most of the time... most of the time.

Yea the 9700k @5ghz vs 8700x @5ghz has always been a confusing one.

Considering Hyperthreads (IDK if that's the correct word) are far weaker than actual cores and HT has a certain overhead, i still feel 8/8 is better than 6/12.

If you asked me a few months ago whether to go 9700k or 8700k, my answer would be different than today.

 

[mdd1963]

Perhaps Assassin's Creed hits a GPU limited-state by a 1080Ti at 1080P/Ultra....

 

[enterprise24]

Perhaps Assassin's Creed hits a GPU limited-state by a 1080Ti at 1080P/Ultra....

Yes it is very GPU limited but there is a bit of different in 1% low and 0.1% low.

 

[mdd1963]

Yes it is very GPU limited but there is a bit of different in 1% low and 0.1% low.

Yes, I saw that; the slightly lower overall average FPS might have been just a fluke..