Question Thinking about buying an I7 7700k in 2023

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I was wondering if around 200€ for the I7 7700k is still worth it in 2023 since I have a motherboard that fits it. I'm not going to run it as a gaming cpu I just want to use it to run a couples of servers on a pc, anyways would it be better to buy it or change motherboard and cpu?
 

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I was wondering if around 200€ for the I7 7700k is still worth it in 2023 since I have a motherboard that fits it. I'm not going to run it as a gaming cpu I just want to use it to run a couples of servers on a pc, anyways would it be better to buy it or change motherboard and cpu?
What is your time worth?
What is the current cpu?

I might guess that simply dropping in a I7-7700K and perhaps a cooler will be the easiest thing to do.
You will have no issues with windows activation.
Changing out a motherboard and cpu is a more complex endeavor.
So long as the 7700K meets your performance needs, I think it is a reasonable thing to do.
 
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What is your time worth?
What is the current cpu?

I might guess that simply dropping in a I7-7700K and perhaps a cooler will be the easiest thing to do.
You will have no issues with windows activation.
Changing out a motherboard and cpu is a more complex endeavor.
So long as the 7700K meets your performance needs, I think it is a reasonable thing to do.

I have a i3 6100 (it's basically like a wired potato) the cooler is a tower cooler. Switching things is not a problem the thing is that apparently dropping 40-60 more € gives me a mobo+cpu that even beats my main computer
 
I have a i3 6100 (it's basically like a wired potato) the cooler is a tower cooler. Switching things is not a problem the thing is that apparently dropping 40-60 more € gives me a mobo+cpu that even beats my main computer
Are you able to keep all 4 of your processing threads fully loaded?
Your I3-6100 with 4 threads has a passmark rating of 4169. That is when all 4 threads are fully loaded. I might imagine that would be the case with several VM's.
The single thread rating is 2235.
The i7-7700K has 8 threads and a rating of 9689/2745.

I3-12100 (8) 14540/3550 would be better.
The 5600G (12) 19825/3188 would, indeed be a big jump.
If budget permits, look at the I5-13400 (16) 26206/3836.

How good do you really need to be?
 
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Are you able to keep all 4 of your processing threads fully loaded?
Your I3-6100 with 4 threads has a passmark rating of 4169. That is when all 4 threads are fully loaded. I might imagine that would be the case with several VM's.
The single thread rating is 2235.
The i7-7700K has 8 threads and a rating of 9689/2745.

I3-12100 (8) 14540/3550 would be better.
The 5600G (12) 19825/3188 would, indeed be a big jump.
If budget permits, look at the I5-13400 (16) 26206/3836.

How good do you really need to be?
I think I would set my budget at like under 270-300€ (I live in Sweden so things are expensive) the 12100F seems like a good choice since it's around 110€ and has a motherboard for around 90€ I don't really need anything too extreme 4 cores or more with equal or better than the i7 7700k's capabilities would suffice
 
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Keep in mind the 12100f doesn't have an IGP, so you will need a dedicated GPU.
I think I will go with the 12100f but which mother board should I go with? These are some atx boards (10kr = 1 euro), I don't know how it is nowadays but are mini and micro boards as good as atx now? The mini and micro ones are cheaper by around 40-65€
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