Upgrade i5-4690k to a I7-5280k?

MrMacca · 22 Jun 2020 at 18:22

I am currently running the following:

i5-4690k
GIGABYTE Z97X-Gaming 5
32gb Ram- CML32GX3M4A1600C10

I've been offered the following:

i7-5820k
Asus X99-a
64gb - CMK32GX4M4A2133C13
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Would I gain any performance from the additional cores and threads? as I've been noticing quite a lot of stuttering in Apex Legends. I'm also not happy with the performance of Cod Warzone.

I have a Corsair H100i RGB platinum that I will be using.

Just wondering whether it's worth the hassle of setting it all up to see no advantage.

Thoughts please?

Gray2233 · 22 Jun 2020 at 18:30

How much is it going to cost you?

5820K's and X99 boards still demand a decent price second hand, to the point where you're often spending as much as you would for a brand new Ryzen chip and board.

MrMacca · 22 Jun 2020 at 18:31

Thankfully it's not going to cost anything if I decide to go ahead with it.

El Jimben · 22 Jun 2020 at 18:37

MrMacca said:
Thankfully it's not going to cost anything if I decide to go ahead with it.

It's definitely worth it then, an absolute no brainer. I saw a decent boost going from a 3770K @ 4.5GHz to a 6800K, which is barely any faster than the 5820K.

Gray2233 · 22 Jun 2020 at 18:37

I would definitely go for it if it's free.

While I don't think your CPU should be struggling with those games, a lot of current games benefit from running on more than 4 cores/threads, which is what your old i5 is limited to. That's only going to get worse going forward with newer titles.

MrMacca · 22 Jun 2020 at 18:47

Thanks a lot.
Yeah warzone gets about 80fps however it just doesn't look smooth so it makes me not want to play it. I guess I'll go ahead with it and make the move. Cheers

vindassius · 22 Jun 2020 at 22:52

I got offered a x99 5820k setup before I swapped my whole pc for an and Ryzen setup, but this was going to cost me about £100, I made the mistake of grabbing an r7 2700x for £110 and it all went downhill from there...!

the 5820k is a beast of a cpu, not the king by todays standards, but a nice piece of kit!

heatonpkmassive · 23 Jun 2020 at 12:35

If free, definitely worth it. You should see a decent performance uplift.

MrMacca · 24 Jun 2020 at 16:46

Got it all up and running with my gpu and ssds and warzone is finally playable and runs great. Apex legends is very smooth now.

Happy with the transition. I can't imagine how it would run on a top end gaming rig as I'm happy with how it's running on this older hardware. Top stuff.

Jkutche · 24 Jun 2020 at 17:47

Definitely worth it since its free. I would if I was you

heatonpkmassive · 30 Jun 2020 at 15:17

MrMacca said:
Got it all up and running with my gpu and ssds and warzone is finally playable and runs great. Apex legends is very smooth now.

Happy with the transition. I can't imagine how it would run on a top end gaming rig as I'm happy with how it's running on this older hardware. Top stuff.

The 5820k is still a very capable CPU, happy gaming!