[SOLVED] Which one? i3 9100f or i7 2600k?

[Gulmorg]

So, i've a plan to do an upgrade. Basically for playing Triple A games at least for medium graphics and have a good lifespan. I've an old board of intel DH61WW and i5 3330 processor. Which i want to upgrade. And funnelling my decision to i7 2600k without changing my Motherboard or i3 9100f and of course change all of my Motherboard and stuff.

I've done a search too in a web comparing between these things in Game Debate but it come to a result where i3 9100f isn't good for gaming.

TL;DR: I need a procie between i7 2600k and i3 9100f. Which one is better?

PS: If you recommend me about AMD go ahead and please put processor and best pairing Motherboard with. Any answer i appreciate, thanks in advance

 

[mdd1963]

there was just this comparison I;d seen recently....

Results are shown in decent mid-range GPU and hi -end GPU...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jIefEdXYp0

 

[mdd1963]

(I'd be looking for a Ryzen 5-1600AF if the 2600, or, better yet, the 3600 is out of reach...

 

[sizzling]

If doing an upgrade to play modern AAA games and have some future headroom I’d be looking at a minimum of a 6 core 12 thread cpu (like mdd1963 suggests). I’m not a fan of the current i5’s with only 6 threads as they are already showing they are pushed very hard in a few games. If budget allows a 3600, MSI B450 Tomahawk Max and 2x8gb 3000 to 3600mhz DDR4 RAM would be an excellent base to build a system which should serve you well for many years. Otherwise go with the 1600AF or 2600 which are still very good options.

 

[SamirD]

Your upgrade options really depends on your budget--what is it?