Question Upgrading from 3570K

[Mike12944]

So now that my processor is 7 years old I was wondering if it would be worth upgrading to either the 3700x or the 9700k? I play a lot of strategy and simulation games. I have a GTX 1080. It seems to be the processor that is holding me back.

 

[jeremyj_83]

So now that my processor is 7 years old I was wondering if it would be worth upgrading to either the 3700x or the 9700k? I play a lot of strategy and simulation games. I have a GTX 1080. It seems to be the processor that is holding me back.

Yes it would be worth it. I would go with the 3700X personally.

 

[Mike12944]

How is the overclocking on it? From what I've read it seems there isn't much to OC on the 3700x but the 9700k theres some head room. The other thing that does make me lean towards getting the 3700x is the PCIe4.0. I know theres not much use for it right now but I kinda wanna future proof since I may not upgrade again for another 5 to 7 years.

 

[jeremyj_83]

How is the overclocking on it? From what I've read it seems there isn't much to OC on the 3700x but the 9700k theres some head room. The other thing that does make me lean towards getting the 3700x is the PCIe4.0. I know theres not much use for it right now but I kinda wanna future proof since I may not upgrade again for another 5 to 7 years.

Overclocking on the Ryzen's is pretty minimal. They are already running close to the max that the silicon can support.

 

[drea.drechsler]

AMD's

How is the overclocking on it? ...

Not much for manual overclocking, AMD's binning process pretty much harvests each chiplet into the SKU it can best perform at and the CPU boosting algorithm squeezes all that silicon can offer.

Instead, most people find they have to tweak a few settings just to overcome motherboard issues more than anything else.

IMO, whether any chip will have 5 years of 'future proofing' is going to depend way more on where the market is going. You have to know Intel's billions in available cash isn't just being used in short term equity markets. They have to be investing heavily in R&D to get back in the server, HEDT and process leadership positions they're used to.

But with at least two new architectures in the pipeline, AMD's not kicking back either. The next 5 years could be interesting, especially if the classical interpretation of Moore's Law really is dead.

 

[Karadjgne]

Neither the 3700x nor the 9700k 'need' OC, that's absolutely a hobby, not anywhere near a necessity.

Neither has much headroom as is, most of the OC in the 9700k will involve locking the max turbo on all cores at 5.0-5.1 GHz.

Huge step up in ability from that older 4core. And yes, it is putting a crimp on newer games that to get good playability require somewhat more horsepower than a 3rd gen i5 can provide.