[SOLVED] Should I upgrade my cpu and if so which one?

[pawel630]

I'm currently running an RTX 2060 Super with an i5-9400F and I was thinking of upgrading to an i7-9700k but I'm not sure if that's a good pick. Just looking for some advice.

Current specs:
RTX 2060 Super
i5-9400F
16 GB DDR4
MSI Z390 Tomahawk
750W PSU

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

My advice is that cpu is good enough to run games already but if you really wanna upgrade would try saving abit more for i9 9900k!. But with 9700k you are going to get abit more performance but its not going to be an big upgrade

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-9700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-9400F/4030vs4051

 

[pawel630]

My advice is that cpu is good enough to run games already but if you really wanna upgrade would try saving abit more for i9 9900k!. But with 9700k you are going to get abit more performance but its not going to be an big upgrade

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-9700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-9400F/4030vs4051

Wouldn't that be overkill for my RTX 2060 Super?

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

Wouldn't that be overkill for my RTX 2060 Super?

Might be an overkill but its an good cpu for the extra but am sure i7 cpu will work just fine with your gpu and comp

 

[pawel630]

My advice is that cpu is good enough to run games already but if you really wanna upgrade would try saving abit more for i9 9900k!. But with 9700k you are going to get abit more performance but its not going to be an big upgrade

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-9700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-9400F/4030vs4051

Would the few extra frames even be worth the money?

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

Would the few extra frames even be worth the money?

Always good to have extra 2 cores and 2 threads for the i7 9700k yeah it may not be worth upgrading because your not going to get alot more frame rate but its an good CPU and not an overkill the i9 9900k is an overkill that why I bought it!

 

[pawel630]

My advice is that cpu is good enough to run games already but if you really wanna upgrade would try saving abit more for i9 9900k!. But with 9700k you are going to get abit more performance but its not going to be an big upgrade

https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-9700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-9400F/4030vs4051

One more thing, is my current cpu bottlenecking my gpu?

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

One more thing, is my current cpu bottlenecking my gpu?

May Or May Not cant really say because not experenced bottleneck yet but if your games now running good with your cpu then thats good and no need to upgrade just yet think you can have abit more longer with your current cpu!

 

[geofelt]

i7-9700K is about as good as it gets for a gaming processor.
With a good cooler, you should be able to run around 5.0 on all 8 threads using the intel performance maximizer app.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-cpu-auto-overclock-performance-maximizer,6179.html

How sensitive your games are to cpu performance depends on the types of games you play.
Fast action shooters will depend most on your graphics card.
Most others like sims, mmo and strategy games will depend mostly on the performance of the single master thread.
How can you tell?
One back handed test would be to REDUCE the performance of your cpu and see if or how much it impacts your games.
in windows power management, limit the maximum cpu% to something like 70%.
Go to control panel/power options/change plan settings/change advanced power settings/processor power management/maximum processor state/ from 100% to perhaps 70%
This will simulate what a lack of cpu power will do.
Conversely what a 30% improvement in core speed might do.

The 9700K has 8 threads vs, 6 for your 9400f.
Most games, excepting multiplayer do not make EFFECTIVE use of more threads.
If you are multitasking while gaming, that is another matter.
Again, a back handed test, reduce the number of processing threads you have from 6 to 5 and see how you do.
You can do this in the windows msconfig boot advanced options option.
You will need to reboot for the change to take effect. Set the number of threads to less than you have.
This will tell you how sensitive your games are to the benefits of many threads.
If you see little difference, your game does not need all the threads you have.

Ultimately, worth is something only YOU can determine.