Caporegime
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some games a 7700k can be upto 50 fps up on it.this is why the i5 2500ks will never get any slower
pubg is a modern game you need modern pcs.bf1 shows how badly the age has caught up with the i5 2500k. with fps drops down to as low as 40 fps in big 64 man battles.my 5820k for eg at same speed get min 120 fps at same settings.yet there is no issues with a i5 2500k.mates just upgraded from one aswell because of pubg with a 970 at 1080 was getting lows of 40 fps.not even all on ultra.so the best days are behind for the classic cpus.if you want to play pubg nicely use updated gear. if you on a 2011 cpu you cant be surprised it struggles with a modern 2017 game.
it struggles because the game is poo. not because it's crap.
i5 2500K when overclocked is still a very capable CPU. at stock it's pants though.
PUBG runs like crap on a £10K pc. Obviously better and faster components help as your brute forcing your way there but I wouldn't be upgrading just for this 1 game.
Games like BF, GTA, etc are all very demanding and not well optimised. I wouldn't be using them as examples for the average person to upgrade. They also don't run very well on top systems.
The I5 7600K is essentially the second best CPU from the KABYLAKE line up. Which is the current gen intel CPU and it's only slightly faster than a overclocked 2500K.
https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/5pd4eb/intel_i52500k_in_2017_benchmark_vs_7600k_6600k/
If you have a 2500K it's still good enough for most games for the next 2-3 years. Yes it will eventually become unsuitable for 1080p gaming but I wouldn't use games that run like crap to base that decision on.