i5 3570k @4.3ghz - Worth a upgrade to Kaby Lake?

[southernorth]

Hi,

I know CPU's don't increase in performance each generation like GPU's do, but I know there is some gain. Would there be much point in upgrading to upcoming Kaby Lake, or should I try and grab a Skylake CPU as prices decrease?

I play at 1080p and have a GTX 1060 atm.

Thanks.

 

[southernorth]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ_5p9wd2dk

The above video is the main reason for me considering an upgrade. As you can see, there are some noticeable performance gains across the board.

 

[southernorth]

I'm in the same boat but am going to try and hold out for Zen if it's decent if not then I'll get the first mainstream Intel 6 core with a Z chipset which will probably be around 2018-2019. I do feel some issues with BF4 although that is the only game I have noticed alongside GTA V (Although I hardly play it). I want to have a big jump like when Sandy Bridge came about and I feel like it will happen soon.

In the video I linked, there is a ~20% performance improvement between the i5 2500k and 6600k. For me that's quite a good gain, nothing special but something I would consider an upgrade for. From what I've now read, the upcoming Kaby Lake is mainly focusing on efficiency improvements, with likely only a very slight performance improvement.

 

[southernorth]

With them clocked the differences decrease.

Why would the differences decrease when overclocked?

 

[southernorth]

How many people splash out on a Titan X and not buy a Core i7 though?

It's to get rid of any 'bottlenecks' by using the most powerful GPU available. That's all.

 

[southernorth]

That's sensible to get a raw comparison but in the real world people want to know how upgrading their CPUs affects a realistic setup. I doubt the i7-6700K is that much better than an i7-2600K, for example, at 1080p with a GTX 970 or something.

So you're saying that their test is effectively pointless?

 

[southernorth]

I'd say no point in getting the i5 7600k, but the i7 7700k would be worth it.

Also you will be able to look at AMD Zen in the same timeframe, so may turn out it's worth getting the 6-core AMD Zen, rather than the i7 kaby lake.

Yeah maybe. It would be remarkable if Zen lives up to the hype. Unfortunately I don't think it will though, do hope I'm wrong.