i7 2700k, is it worth an upgrade?

WhereHere1 · 12 Oct 2017 at 23:27

ok so I have an i7 2700k overclocked (I've forgot what to).

So how much better is the newer generation of i7's?

On performance where abouts would mine sit? Still at i7 performance or more like an i5 or i3??

wedrum · 12 Oct 2017 at 23:29

If your gaming at 1080p and with a decent gpu then no.

bobbarley · 12 Oct 2017 at 23:44

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-2700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690K

That's how your CPU compares to o a 4690k. The new 8700k is 130% faster than the 4690k. So I'd guess it'd be around a 150% speed increase for you. The i5-8400 is similar to a 7700k, so the 2700k probably falls around i3 level, or lower.

danny77 · 12 Oct 2017 at 23:48

Watch this video and then decide how much it cost and if its worth the outlay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUOtTEMn-RU

Edit.
Also this vid is worth a watch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9EJNa0y524

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 13 Oct 2017 at 02:28

WhereHere1 said:
ok so I have an i7 2700k overclocked (I've forgot what to).

So how much better is the newer generation of i7's?

On performance where abouts would mine sit? Still at i7 performance or more like an i5 or i3??

What graphics card do you have and what resolution do you play at??

One word of advice - if the games you play all seem to run fine,then don't bother. The longer you wait in CPU land the better the upgrade you will get.

In the end a bottleneck is only really a bottleneck if affects the games you run in a noticeable way!!

mistersprinkles · 13 Oct 2017 at 02:49

Coffee Lake 8700K is a definite good upgrade for you. you won't be disappointed. 2 extra cores too.

gavinh87 · 13 Oct 2017 at 02:56

wedrum said:
If your gaming at 1080p and with a decent gpu then no.

This is the opposite. If you are at 1080p then the cpu matters even more.

wedrum · 13 Oct 2017 at 04:35

And the 2700k will smash 1080

gavinh87 · 13 Oct 2017 at 06:06

Talking to a friend the other day his 3770k with a 1080ti was slower than my 8700k/1070 at 1080p in Forza.

Brazo · 13 Oct 2017 at 08:32

gavinh87 said:
Talking to a friend the other day his 3770k with a 1080ti was slower than my 8700k/1070 at 1080p in Forza.

How much slower. I suspect both combos will give >60fps?

I suppose his cpu is the bottleneck and your gpu is the bottleneck.

jaffveyda · 13 Oct 2017 at 08:48

gavinh87 said:
This is the opposite. If you are at 1080p then the cpu matters even more.

Yes its true but I don't think he plays at high refresh rates.

IvanDobskey · 13 Oct 2017 at 10:36

Depends what you're doing with it.

Just gaming then a 2700k is still a very good CPU.

For serious number crunching applications, the new 8700k will be a lot faster.

WhereHere1 · 13 Oct 2017 at 11:26

So my cpu is 2700k, gpu is the watercooled msi 1080. My monitor is a 1080 ultrawide at 144hz

jigger · 13 Oct 2017 at 12:14

WhereHere1 said:
So my cpu is 2700k, gpu is the watercooled msi 1080. My monitor is a 1080 ultrawide at 144hz

Are you happy with the performance ?

gavinh87 · 13 Oct 2017 at 13:15

WhereHere1 said:
So my cpu is 2700k, gpu is the watercooled msi 1080. My monitor is a 1080 ultrawide at 144hz

At that refresh rate your cpu is certainly holding that 1080ti back. Depends if it's bothering you.

Drollic · 13 Oct 2017 at 17:13

Even at 4.5, the latest i5 will have it beat stock comfortably.

wedrum · 13 Oct 2017 at 17:39

have it beat and notice the difference is a separate matter.
the OP will notice no difference unless using fraps.

danny77 · 13 Oct 2017 at 17:45

Drollic said:
Even at 4.5, the latest i5 will have it beat stock comfortably.

When you say the latest i5 I take it you mean the new coffeelake 6 core i5's? I agree with what wedrum says above unless sat there monitoring fps with fraps etc you wouldn't notice a massive difference

southernorth · 13 Oct 2017 at 17:54

If you were to upgrade, I'd go for something like an i5 8600k, which is actually now back in stock

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/inte...e-socket-lga1151-processor-oem-cp-644-in.html

Especially at high-refresh rate 1080p the 8600k should give you plenty of extra frames. Great specifically for gaming.

Dr_Watson · 13 Oct 2017 at 17:55

My 8350k is exactly 25% faster clock for clock in single thread than my 2600k.
Multithread it's 4% slower but only needs a 0.2Ghz increase in OC to beat the 2600k in multi.
My 2600k is only clocked to 4.3Ghz, 8350k at 4.8Ghz, although 4.9Ghz is stable.
Info should be good for single core comparison, so current i3 is good for me, current i7 multi performance is obviously another league altogether.

My 2600k is a severe bottle neck to my 1080Ti, I bought it when the prices were good, but some games FPS didn't move at all when I change from a GTX970, showing a complete CPU bottle neck.