Any point in upgrading? Intel i5 6600k

[Vanilla]

It's worth looking at an interim upgrade, as would cost very little to move to a 6 core/12 thread cpu, due to offers at the minute.
You could reuse your existing ram, and as long as you have an AM4 bracket for your cooler you would be good to go.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x **B Grade** AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core 4.2GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - MPK= £139.99
• 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £59.99

Total: £210.48 (includes shipping: £10.50)
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Just ordered this. If the CPu is the only thing holding me back for the next few years then a £200 punt is worth it.

can't find the AM4 bracket for my AIO cooler so will procure another new one

 

[4K8KW10]

Just ordered this. If the CPu is the only thing holding me back for the next few years then a £200 punt is worth it.

can't find the AM4 bracket for my AIO cooler so will procure another new one

Hmm, it's a good upgrade but always know that any i5 can be upgraded to the top i7 of that generation/(s).

In your case, you could have tried to find a cheap second hand Core i7-7700K which is supported by your motherboard. Z170-A - Support (asus.com)

 

[Armageus]

Hmm, it's a good upgrade but always know that any i5 can be upgraded to the top i7 of that generation/(s).

In your case, you could have tried to find a cheap second hand Core i7-7700K which is supported by your motherboard. Z170-A - Support (asus.com)

A 7700k is still only a 4 core / 8 thread chip, and they still demand silly money (~£150 on eBay)

 

[Vanilla]

A 7700k is still only a 4 core / 8 thread chip, and they still demand silly money (~£150 on eBay)

Yeah every video i've watched or thread on reddit, on the i5 6600k vs 3600, says it's a nice chunky upgrade

 

[Vanilla]

So, got it all up and running. Yes it's a white AIo but it was on sale and I don't care how things look. I don't even bother plugging in the RGB stuff!

One downside is with this mobo my fusion IO card sits right under the GPU, it used to be further away.

Inmost CPU benchmarks it's coming out at almost 3x performance

Intel i56600k vs AMD 3600

cinemark 3582 (multicore) AMD stock = 9223 (multicore)
cinemark 949 (singlecore) AMD stock = 1245 (singlecore)
Performancetest CPU mark = 6445, AMD stock = 18322
Performancetest GPU 2D mark = 909, AMD stock = 850
Performancetest GPU 3D mark = 15810, AMD stock 16160
Performancetest Memorymark 3D mark = 2824, AMD setup 3081
3Dmark timespy = 6103 (GPU 6846, CPU 3780), AMD stock = (GPU 7173, CPU 6784)
3Dmark firestrike = 15538, AMD 18847