[SOLVED] Is a 3% performance boost worth a 9% increase in price?

[Wicket Fot]

I was thinking about whether i7-10700K or i7-11700 was the better choice. Someone recommended the latter to me because I said I'd like to run faster RAM.

But, how fast is 3200 compared to 2933?

If you look at these data, not too much (less than 3%):

View: https://youtu.be/csFwlKgZCzM?t=947


However, the price difference between i7-10700K and i7-11700 is bigger – 9%. Is it worth the extra money?

Maybe the difference is bigger when you use a faster CPU?

 

[lvt]

However, the price difference between i7-10700K and i7-11700 is bigger – 9%. Is it worth the extra money?

Performance is static while prices are dynamic, it only makes sense at the moment of your purchase, but not the next month. RAM prices are usually decreasing.

 

[TerryLaze]

If you actually meant k vs non-k version then you can probably get the difference for the whole system to lower than 9% by going for cheaper mobo/cooling.

The 11th gen also has a ~19% increase in IPC with some software and has a better iGPU that also includes AI cores.
Point being, read up on all the differences and judge if you are ever going to need any of the new features or not because that's what's going to make the newer gen worth it or not.

 

[Third-Eye]

I was thinking about whether i7-10700K or i7-11700 was the better choice. Someone recommended the latter to me because I said I'd like to run faster RAM.

But, how fast is 3200 compared to 2933?

If you look at these data, not too much (less than 3%):

View: https://youtu.be/csFwlKgZCzM?t=947


However, the price difference between i7-10700K and i7-11700 is bigger – 9%. Is it worth the extra money?

Maybe the difference is bigger when you use a faster CPU?

You get memory overclocking on B560 motherboards with 11th gen i5/i7/i9 CPUs, which means you can run faster than just 3200MT/s with an 11400/F or 11700/F and not need a K series CPU if you don't plan to overclock the CPU.