Upgrading my Processor Intel

[BLoCKANDLOADED ⭕⃤]

Hi, i have a Intel I3 9100F, im planning to upgrade my Processor to i5 10400F or i5 11400F ofcourse with a new motherboard. which two are more worth it it the 10400F or the 11400F?

My Specs:
I3 9100F
GTX 1650 Super
16 GB RAM
H310M motherboard

[A&A]

Well.
Both CPU are almost equal in gaming benchmarks.
Buy the cheapest one of both.
Or if you want unlocked CPU go for I5 10600KF

[_I_]

h310 board will not fully support a higher end cpu

it will run and work, but never reach its full potential (high clocks and overall performance)

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/133348/intel-h310-chipset/specifications.html

[Cathulhu]

Which is why he said "ofcourse with a new motherboard". OP obviously is aware a new mainboard is needed.

[Agent]

Sure, you'll see a performance boost going from an i3 to an i5, but why not just save more and get an i7 10700F? That way you're set and don't have to worry about upgrading for the next 4-5 years.

[hawkeye]

!2th gen arrives first week of November. The official announcement is in a few days with embargoes on reviews lifted. Much faster cpus than 10/11th gen.

The optimum cpu can vary by game. For example a game like Cities Skylines will benefit from the best single thread thread speed. Look for something as high up this chart as possible.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html

Unofficial benchmarks rate the 12700k at 24% faster than the 11700k on that chart, which means it could be around 4400 points.

[Agent]

Originally posted by hawkeye:

!2th gen arrives first week of November. The official announcement is in a few days. Far better cpus.

Even if it turns out great, it'll will likely cost a lot more than 11th or 10th gen due to DDR5 RAM.

[hawkeye]

Originally posted by Rock Head:

Originally posted by hawkeye:

!2th gen arrives first week of November. The official announcement is in a few days. Far better cpus.

Even if it turns out great, it'll will likely cost a lot more than 11th or 10th gen due to DDR5 RAM.

Supports 4 and 5 ram.

[x]

Originally posted by Rock Head:

Originally posted by hawkeye:

!2th gen arrives first week of November. The official announcement is in a few days. Far better cpus.

Even if it turns out great, it'll will likely cost a lot more than 11th or 10th gen due to DDR5 RAM.

12th gen release means 11th and 10th gen will be cheaper

[Bing Chilling]

you'll be surprised at how little performance you'll gain going from
an i3 9100f to a i5 10400 or i5 11400f

as others have mentioned get a decent z series motherboard with an i7 10700k
it's not really worth going to the i5 line up.

[Azza ☠]

Wait for an extra week...

Next month Intel Alder Lake CPUs and Z690 motherboards will be released with DDR5 RAM, making it worth an upgrade if you are planning on using Win 11 (which works with it's big.LITTLE core processors technology)

It's a massive performance leap and technology change, compared to those previous two generations.

[BLoCKANDLOADED ⭕⃤]

thank you for your suggestions :). do you think that it is still worth it to get a i7 9700k over a i5 11400F/10400F?

[Azza ☠]

Originally posted by BLoCKANDLOADED:

thank you for your suggestions :). do you think that it is still worth it to get a i7 9700k over a i5 11400F/10400F?

Depends on what you are using it for...

It would be similar performance between a i7 9700k vs i5 11400F for gaming purposes... you would get way more out of an upgrading to a high-end graphics card.

If you wanted an upgrade keeping the same motherboard, then get up to an Intel Core i9‑9900K CPU and RTX series graphics card. Even the i7 9700k would be really good and not bottleneck up to the RTX 3090 graphics card. However, what is your PSU (power supply unit) model / wattage?

I would still suggest to wait till Intel Alder Lake release, then have a look at others doing an upgrade selling their older Motherboards/CPUs. Brand new, it wouldn't really be worthwhile, but second hand (if no issues with it), you could get a good deal and have more to spend on the graphics card instead for hardcore gaming purposes.

RTX 2060 (or better) would give you at least a 38% performance increase vs the GTX 1650 Super. Compared to those CPUs.

[BLoCKANDLOADED ⭕⃤]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Originally posted by BLoCKANDLOADED:

thank you for your suggestions :). do you think that it is still worth it to get a i7 9700k over a i5 11400F/10400F?

Depends on what you are using it for...

It would be similar performance between a i7 9700k vs i5 11400F for gaming purposes... you would get way more out of an upgrading to a high-end graphics card.

If you wanted an upgrade keeping the same motherboard, then get up to an Intel Core i9‑9900K CPU and RTX series graphics card. Even the i7 9700k would be really good and not bottleneck up to the RTX 3090 graphics card. However, what is your PSU (power supply unit) model / wattage?

I would still suggest to wait till Intel Alder Lake release, then have a look at others doing an upgrade selling their older Motherboards/CPUs. Brand new, it wouldn't really be worthwhile, but second hand (if no issues with it), you could get a good deal and have more to spend on the graphics card instead for hardcore gaming purposes.

RTX 2060 (or better) would give you at least a 38% performance increase vs the GTX 1650 Super. Compared to those CPUs.

i was planning to upgrade mainly for now im going to play BF 2042 and other CPU intensive games like Warzone or Cities Skylines. i have aa thermaltake 500 Watts Power supply after i upgraded my Processor and motherboard im planning to get a 6600 XT AMD GPU