Question Is it worth upgrading from an i5 8500 to a i5 9600kf for gaming

[dannb1989]

Hey guys,

I'm thinking about upgrading my CPU from an i5 8500 to an i5 9600kf. I'm getting limited in a few CPU intensive games and I'd rather not put that sort of strain on. I understand a lot of people have the opinion that if you're looking into the KF you might as well just get the K however, I also understand that the only difference between the K and KF is that the KF doesn't have an IGPU which I'm not fussed about and the KF is currently on sale for $110 cheaper. On the other hand, I don't feel like I know enough about either to make an educated decision ( like whether I should upgrade higher or whether the base [erformance of the CPU is much of an upgrade as my current MOBO doesn't allow for overclocking ram or cpu ) so any help from you guys would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

should probably add

MSI b360 gaming plus mobo
16GB ram
i5 8500
RX vega 64
850w psu

 

[Phaaze88]

No, it's just a faster I5-8500. If you play games that use 6 or more threads, having a faster 8500 isn't going to fix that, and it sounds like you're thread limited.
It's either:
-9700K + cpu cooler
-Ryzen 3600 + motherboard(run with your current ram until you can afford a faster kit)

Anything else either won't be worth it, or will be a trade-off somewhere.
For example, a Ryzen 2600X would have you covered for extra cpu resources, but it's per core speed is lower than your 8500. In games that don't use 6 or more threads, it will come up short compared to your current cpu.