Upgrading from an Intel 9900K, do I get a 13th Gen cpu or is it worth waiting for the 14th Gen

Phillip Gwynne · 29 Oct 2022 at 02:23

I’m considering upgrading my Intel 9900K but undecided between something like the 13900k (maybe even the 13700k would be an adequate upgrade), or would it be wise to wait for the 14th Gen? I guess prices for the 13th Gen could drop by then. But unless it’s quite a big drop, I think I’d try and wait for the 14th Gen if that’s likely to be a lot better than the 13th. Obviously both will a lot better. But wondering how much better the 14th Gen will be.

Joxeon · 29 Oct 2022 at 02:31

I think it'll depend what res your on and the GPU you have?

Grim5 · 29 Oct 2022 at 06:53

If you have an rtx4090 it might be worth it but it's better to just wait for 14th Gen

Tetras · 29 Oct 2022 at 08:47

Bit premature to be waiting for 14th gen, Intel haven't even released all the 13th gen CPUs yet.

What do you do with the PC?

=XDC=FluphyBunny · 29 Oct 2022 at 12:46

Does your pc do what you want?
Is your cpu a bottleneck.
What gpu do you have and is it a bottleneck?
And as always be careful of that upgrade itch when new things launch. It can be an expensive bugger to itch

pete910 · 29 Oct 2022 at 15:30

Tetras said:
Intel haven't even released all the 13th gen CPUs yet.

Isn't raptor lake 13th gen with it having the 13xxxK naming ? Or have I missed something :confused:

Tetras · 29 Oct 2022 at 16:18

pete910 said:
Isn't raptor lake 13th gen with it having the 13xxxK naming ? Or have I missed something

What I meant is, they haven't even released their full range of CPUs yet, so waiting for 14th gen is a long way away (more like this time next year).

turbot1984 · 29 Oct 2022 at 16:56

13700k would be a good upgrade Phil if you have to upgrade now.
I'm waiting for Meteor Lake though, so that DDR5 is more sorted and cheaper. Supposed to be in production already.

Dave2150 · 29 Oct 2022 at 21:09

Phillip Gwynne said:
I’m considering upgrading my Intel 9900K but undecided between something like the 13900k (maybe even the 13700k would be an adequate upgrade), or would it be wise to wait for the 14th Gen? I guess prices for the 13th Gen could drop by then. But unless it’s quite a big drop, I think I’d try and wait for the 14th Gen if that’s likely to be a lot better than the 13th. Obviously both will a lot better. But wondering how much better the 14th Gen will be.

14th gen probably a long ways off, I'd be surprised if it releases within 12 months.

Either buy 13th gen now, or wait for Ryzen 7000 with 3D Cache IMO.

Quixote · 29 Oct 2022 at 23:34

Phillip Gwynne said:
I’m considering upgrading my Intel 9900K but undecided between something like the 13900k (maybe even the 13700k would be an adequate upgrade), or would it be wise to wait for the 14th Gen? I guess prices for the 13th Gen could drop by then. But unless it’s quite a big drop, I think I’d try and wait for the 14th Gen if that’s likely to be a lot better than the 13th. Obviously both will a lot better. But wondering how much better the 14th Gen will be.

What's your use-case ? Do you game, do you do any content creation, do you code etc etc.
Until you tell us why you want to upgrade the CU, we can't advise you.
It's quite likely that not upgrading at all will be your best choice (given that 9900k is still a strong processor), but we need more info.

turbot1984 · 30 Oct 2022 at 00:14

Agree with @Quixote about more info. If you are a gamer at 4K res for example its not really a great upgrade.

Tykey · 30 Oct 2022 at 09:32

you can play the waiting game every cpu generation. 14th gen is way off, and then when it is released you could say wait for 15th gen etc. if you have a good use for a new cpu then upgrade now, otherwise don't bother.

azazl187 · 30 Oct 2022 at 09:35

I'm a 4k gamer and my 9900k plays very well with my 3090 so I don't think it's worth upgrading yet. Again as others have said, it depends on the resolution that you use

IT Troll · 30 Oct 2022 at 09:51

I just made that upgrade from 9900KF to 13700K. Whilst the CPU is a nice jump in performance, I also did it for the new platform features like PCI-E 4/5 and used it as an opportunity to update some other components.

We still don't really know when 14th Gen desktop will land. It is both a new process node and architecture for Intel. Could be great, but Intel have some history with this...
The move from monolithic die to "glued together" chiplets might even hurt workloads which have traditionally been strong for Intel. They might not iron-out the kinks until 15th Gen.

nomadd · 30 Oct 2022 at 10:09

Phillip Gwynne said:
I’m considering upgrading my Intel 9900K but undecided between something like the 13900k (maybe even the 13700k would be an adequate upgrade), or would it be wise to wait for the 14th Gen? I guess prices for the 13th Gen could drop by then. But unless it’s quite a big drop, I think I’d try and wait for the 14th Gen if that’s likely to be a lot better than the 13th. Obviously both will a lot better. But wondering how much better the 14th Gen will be.

I'm in the same position, and mainly game. Next upgrade will be a new graphics card for 4k. I have absolutely no intention of ditching the 9900k until at least Meteor Lake, and quite possibly Arrow Lake.

Games development is dominated by the consoles, so if gaming's the most stressful thing you do on the PC, the 9900k has years of life left in it. Obviously there are corner-cases where a new CPU might help, but unless you are in one of those, there is no reason to upgrade - especially considering the enormous CPU and platform costs at the moment.

CAT-THE-FIFTH · 30 Oct 2022 at 10:13

IT Troll said:
I just made that upgrade from 9900KF to 13700K. Whilst the CPU is a nice jump in performance, I also did it for the new platform features like PCI-E 4/5 and used it as an opportunity to update some other components.

We still don't really know when 14th Gen desktop will land. It is both a new process node and architecture for Intel. Could be great, but Intel have some history with this...
The move from monolithic die to "glued together" chiplets might even hurt workloads which have traditionally been strong for Intel. They might not iron-out the kinks until 15th Gen.

Any chance you can please run the test in this thread:

Fallout 4 CPU benchmark thread(need some Zen3 and Zen4 results!)

My brother just got a new 3060ti and was kind enough to let me throw it in my system and retest my setup with an nvidia card so im back with some new results. Corvega 11674 calls - 101.4 fps Diamond City 8045 calls - 110.5 fps Its the same setup as before only the RAM is at stock timings so...

forums.overclockers.co.uk

uscool · 30 Oct 2022 at 10:14

IT Troll said:
I just made that upgrade from 9900KF to 13700K. Whilst the CPU is a nice jump in performance, I also did it for the new platform features like PCI-E 4/5 and used it as an opportunity to update some other components.

We still don't really know when 14th Gen desktop will land. It is both a new process node and architecture for Intel. Could be great, but Intel have some history with this...
The move from monolithic die to "glued together" chiplets might even hurt workloads which have traditionally been strong for Intel. They might not iron-out the kinks until 15th Gen.

dont you mean single core ? doesnt AMD use chiplets and its workloads are strong look at the 7950x with productivity

IT Troll · 30 Oct 2022 at 17:31

uscool said:
dont you mean single core ? doesnt AMD use chiplets and its workloads are strong look at the 7950x with productivity

I was thinking single core, gaming and latency sensitive apps. It took AMD a few generation to match Intel in these areas. With Meteor Lake, Intel are playing catchup and their design is complex. The question is, will they nail it first time?

IT Troll · 30 Oct 2022 at 22:37

From the the news thread, the rumour is 14th Gen will only have 6 P-cores. 8-cores with return in 15th Gen.

dazzlaa · 31 Oct 2022 at 09:47

I have the same CPU and I am also currently looking to upgrade. I have decided to go with the 13600k as it offers similar performance to last gen 12900K which is astonishing to be fair. Only issue I can see is that sucker runs HOT!