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CPU upgrade worth it? Intel 12700KF to 14700KF

If you're only gaming then mainly the difference is alder lake versus raptor lake, but that's not likely noticeable without a graphics card at least on the level of a 9070 XT or 5070 Ti.


The (heavy) multithreading difference is much larger, because the 12700K only has 4 E-Cores, whereas the 14700K has 12 E-Cores. If time is money, then the difference is worth it there.
 
Thanks, it'll be for some gaming at 1440p and mainly desktop stuff, I've always valued a snappy PC experience, so wasn't sure if this would make any difference at all?

I'm using an RTX 3080 - 12GB GPU.
 
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Space Monkey said:
Hey guys,

As title really, anyone with experience made a similar switch, was it worth it etc...?

Thanks :)
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The other thing you may find a 14700KF will keep it secondhand value high being the last CPU gen for that motherboard socket for when it comes time to sell on.
 
Also make sure you buy that 14700k new. You don't want to use one that has been exposed to ultra high voltages (from the older mobo bios/microcode) that has already caused silicon degradation. Recipe for disaster
 
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chaparral said:
The other thing you may find a 14700KF will keep it second hand value high being the last CPU gen for that motherboard socket for when it comes time to sell on.
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Due to the issues with the 13/14th gen processors I would not be touching these in the second hand market.

You never know how they have been used and what bios revision was installed.
 
Tommy_Here said:
Disagree - the 9070/5070 Ti is not overkill for 1440p 144hz+
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For anything with ray tracing, etc. something around that level is pretty much required unless you want to use like DLSS performance mode, etc. I use a 4080 Super with 1440p 144Hz and I'd say as of right now it is a pretty good match up.
 
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