9700KF worth considering now? 11600KF competitor?

[HangTime]

So I've not paid much attention to Intel CPUs in recent times but the 11400F caught my eye as a decent value chip. The fact it is hex-core rather than octa-core and not a K series put me off a bit however, and while searching around I then discovered that the 9700KF has come down a lot in price, it's now under £180. For an 8 core, 4.9ghz turbo chip that doesn't seem too shabby.

So there is now a bit of an unprecedented situation whereby I'm looking at intel cpus spanning not 1, not 2 but 3 generations and actually thinking the oldest of the lot might be a viable option. As I say this is unprecedented because in my experience Intel tends to EOL older chips rather than keep cutting the prices below a certain point.

I guess the real question to make it a fair comparison on price is 11600KF vs 9700KF. 6c12t vs 8c8t, similar clock speeds, Rocket Lake with slightly better IPC and very slightly more expensive.

I think the fact Coffee Lake is on an older socket is a nail in the coffin, as it would close the door on future upgrades, although I assume 1200 won't last that long either and maybe there are cheap 1151 mobos available second hand?

In conclusion regardless of the above it is pleasing to see Intel being competitive in the <£200 bracket once more.

 

[Tetras]

The 9700KF does perform pretty well for the money, but not sure if that's a credit to the 9700, or a reflection of rocket lake being poor. They're all (coffee, comet and rocket) competitive with each other, especially comet lake on a B560 board, a bit daft, but hey, options...

 

[humbug]

For £180 grab the 9700KF, there is no real difference between them.

 

[pandem0nium]

I bought a £65 Z370 ITX board and a £150ish 8700k to have a play with. I did consider the 9700 but figured I could delid the 8700, disable spectre / meltdown and I know for definite it'll work out of the box.

All going in a Phantecs P200A. Should be good fun.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I would get the Core i5 11400F or Core i5 10400F,or look for a decent on a Core i7 10700F. The big issue with the Core i7 9700K is needing a Z370/Z390 motherboard,whereas a £90~£120 B560 should be sufficient to run the Core i5 11400F/Core i5 10400F/Core i7 10700F TDP unlocked.