I mean will the i7 6700k hold up for 60 fps 1080p and 1440p gaming when 8 cores will be the min for Gaming ?
or it's time to upgrade ?
or it's time to upgrade ?
I don't think it's a fair assumption that games will ever 'require' 8 full CPU cores, especially with SMT. To be sure more cores can help but only up to a point. Games will always depend on the one primary thread for performance because action-based elements in the scene have to be processed in sequence or bullets hit target before the target moves in range. So if the CPU is capable enough how ever many other cores/threads there are will probably be enough to keep up. In fact, I've read where too many threads can actually get in the way of the gaming experience if developers aren't careful.I mean will the i7 6700k hold up for 60 fps 1080p and 1440p gaming when 8 cores will be the min for Gaming ?
or it's time to upgrade ?