Upgrading to 6700k and NVMe worth it?

[dbrent]

I am currently running a custom built i7 2600K (not overclocked), 16 gig of memory, EVGA 770, Samsung 840 EVO, and a few 7200RPM Black drives. I was considering upgrading to a i7 6700k (I want to stay on Windows 7, because I'm stubborn), 16 gigs memory, EVGA 770, and now using the SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 250GB NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V6E250BW drives on a Asus Z170-E motherboard.

My main question is, is this even worth the expense for the boost in performance? I mainly use this computer for web surfing and playing games. I know the throughput for the 960 is like 3 times higher than my current 840 EVO. Will going with the newer processor and NVMe drive make an appreciable difference?

Devon

 

[tsnor]

Gaming performance will not see a difference when you go to 960 evo from the 840 evo. Boot time might be a second faster.

i7-6700K is 30% faster than the i7-2600K, which is a lot. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-2600K/3502vs621

Since you are considering upgrading, why not punch up the i7-2600K ? Stock its 3.4 with boost to 3.8. That CPU can reasonably go to 4.2+ ghz by following any of the million or so Sandy Bridge overclock guides. Its a very well understood cpu. That's still slower than the i7-6700K but its 10% more than what you have now. IF you notice the 10% difference then you'll know that the 30% difference to teh i7-6700K will be very visible.

Update: http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2867-intel-i7-2600k-2017-benchmark-vs-7700k-1700-more?showall=1 The 2600K can’t come close to modern i7s, but at the end of the day, it’s still more than acceptable for 1080p 60Hz gaming and can compete strongly with modern i5s.