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worth upgrading i7 980x to 6700k?

Gtiracer

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I have read a few benchmark comparisons between these chips and the 6700k looks better/faster at most things, on a newer architecture and more efficient. However it has less cores and a lower L3 cache.

Would it actually be an upgrade? Would I notice any real world performance difference.

Main uses are Photoshop, 3d modelling and gaming
 
Just a 1080p monitor. 2 x AMD 290s. Battlefield mainly but few others I plan to purchase soon. Have some older games that aren't that taxing on the screen. I have farcry 3 and crysis, also sleeping dogs. Id like to get more of the farcry series but I really don't game that much. Perhaps 1 night a week at most
 
Thanks for the advice guys. Can anybody suggest a good board to go with it too that has good features but doesn't cost the earth. Say 200 max?
 
I have 3 ssd drives and 1 storage. Current CPU is at stock has been mildly over clocked last year for a little while for benchmarking purposes
 
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