Upgrade from a 8700K to a 8086K, worth it?

evo4ever86 · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:09

Hello all.

Just a quick question.. Currently I've got a 8700K overclocked to 5200MHz on all cores. Is it worth replacing it with a 8086K?

According to the specs both CPU's are identical apart from the boost speed.

Cheers.

andy_mk3 · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:12

Basically, no. Unless you want to push a few extra mhz you might get lucky.

AETAaAS · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:16

At 5.2, you got a pretty good clock out of that 8700k. I'd stay.

evo4ever86 · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:26

Yeah I figured it wasn't worth it. The 8086K looks like a cherrypicked 8700K with a different name.

NinjaCool · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:26

I think it would be pointless and being a 6 core CPU, I would rather aim for an 8-12 core CPU once it's time to upgrade again.

evo4ever86 · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:31

NinjaCool said:
I think it would be pointless and being a 6 core CPU, I would rather aim for an 8-12 core CPU once it's time to upgrade again.

I'm not fussed with high core count CPUs, a 6 core is more than enough for gaming. I think my CPU is good till the 9th gen comes out. I always upgrade to the next gen when it comes out. My next upgrade will be an Nvidia Turing card when they come out which will replace my 1080Ti

TBH I think my 8700K is a monster of a CPU, best ive had.

NinjaCool · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:49

The 8700K is a beast for gaming so you definitely choose the right CPU

I'm still on the old 3570K @4.5 but this thing still runs games surprisingly well, so I will be looking at the next gen for upgrades.

Doogles · 11 Jun 2018 at 11:36

NinjaCool said:
The 8700K is a beast for gaming so you definitely choose the right CPU
I'm still on the old 3570K @4.5 but this thing still runs games surprisingly well, so I will be looking at the next gen for upgrades.

Don't you find it bottlenecking in BF 1 and many other AAA games?

faceman123 · 11 Jun 2018 at 12:21

lol no man

X-Mikuru_Beam-X · 11 Jun 2018 at 12:32

The 8086k is an 8700k with a new label slapped on it. I doubt you’d get an 8086k that’d be as fast as what you already have!!

I’m not even sure it’s worth jumping from my 4770K let alone an 8700K!

BTVA · 11 Jun 2018 at 12:35

deep down you just want a new toy, do you?

/we all do

AETAaAS · 11 Jun 2018 at 12:51

BTVA said:
deep down you just want a new toy, do you?

/we all do

That's why I've backed every tech Kickstarter project. Please send help.

NinjaCool · 11 Jun 2018 at 13:09

Doogles said:
Don't you find it bottlenecking in BF 1 and many other AAA games?

I don't have BF1 but I thought when games like AC Origins came out I would be in trouble, but it runs basically smooth.
I guess playing in 1440p/Gsync on a GTX 1070 is what's helping the old 3570k CPU last a bit longer.

Doogles · 11 Jun 2018 at 13:47

NinjaCool said:
I don't have BF1 but I thought when games like AC Origins came out I would be in trouble, but it runs basically smooth.
I guess playing in 1440p/Gsync on a GTX 1070 is what's helping the old 3570k CPU last a bit longer.

Yeah I think I'd feel it less myself if I had Freesync running, shame nVidia don't support it really.

humbug · 11 Jun 2018 at 14:48

They are the same CPU with different names, no.

NirK · 11 Jun 2018 at 15:21

evo4ever86 said:
Hello all.

Just a quick question.. Currently I've got a 8700K overclocked to 5200MHz on all cores. Is it worth replacing it with a 8086K?

According to the specs both CPU's are identical apart from the boost speed.

Cheers.

I would think you would be quite likely to get an 8086k that is worse than your 8700k. 5.2 is about as good as possible from an 8700k for normal use.

subbytna · 11 Jun 2018 at 15:25

evo4ever86 said:
Hello all.

Just a quick question.. Currently I've got a 8700K overclocked to 5200MHz on all cores. Is it worth replacing it with a 8086K?

According to the specs both CPU's are identical apart from the boost speed.

Cheers.

8086k is just a cherry binned 8700

ltron · 11 Jun 2018 at 15:30

No, because 5GHz is only guaranteed on a single core (300MHz above an 8700K). The general all-core stock turbo boost is the same as the 8700K. There is a possibility that it may overclock slightly better than the average 8700K, but it's not guaranteed and would still require a delid to get the most out of it because the same terrible TIM(thermal interface material) is used which means the chip runs hot.

sideways14a · 11 Jun 2018 at 15:35

Annandtecs review doesnt paint it in too much of an epic light.