cpu upgrade question

[BladeTurbo]

Hi, i checked my motherboard specs and i saw i am able to upgrade from an i5-9400f to an i7-9700k. would this be a good upgrade or should i stick with the i5 series? i can go all the way to an i9, but they're a bit more expensive.

[Bing Chilling]

How much are you paying for this upgrade?

depending on the price
it might be better to upgrade to something on AM4/AM5 or 12th/13th/14th gen intel,

all depends on price but overall in games it's not going to be a "massive upgrade" or anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4MF8us3H4
here's a good video comparing your options on that board
going all the way up to a 9900k will only net you 25%~
and going to i7 9700k is about 18%~

[Bing Chilling]

ill mention i am in a similar situation with a i5 8600k
i'm personally upgrading from that to an AM4 with a 5800x3D
since right now AM4 boards are cheap and the 5800x3D is insanely powerful
and not very much money.

upgrading this socket isn't worth the money in my country (canada)
but you may have amazing deals on used 9th gen chips so.

[BladeTurbo]

Originally posted by Bing Chilling:

ill mention i am in a similar situation with a i5 8600k
i'm personally upgrading from that to an AM4 with a 5800x3D
since right now AM4 boards are cheap and the 5800x3D is insanely powerful
and not very much money.

upgrading this socket isn't worth the money in my country (canada)
but you may have amazing deals on used 9th gen chips so.

i know it might be more expensive, but i haven't built a pc since the K6 days. i'm nervous enough upgrading my cpu

[C1REX]

Originally posted by Bing Chilling:

ill mention i am in a similar situation with a i5 8600k
i'm personally upgrading from that to an AM4 with a 5800x3D
since right now AM4 boards are cheap and the 5800x3D is insanely powerful
and not very much money.

upgrading this socket isn't worth the money in my country (canada)
but you may have amazing deals on used 9th gen chips so.

5800x3D cost about the same as 7800x3D in my region.
Are you sure that 5700x3D isn't a better deal for you? Or an Asrock AM5 board with 7800x3D?

[Bing Chilling]

Originally posted by BladeTurbo:

Originally posted by Bing Chilling:

ill mention i am in a similar situation with a i5 8600k
i'm personally upgrading from that to an AM4 with a 5800x3D
since right now AM4 boards are cheap and the 5800x3D is insanely powerful
and not very much money.

upgrading this socket isn't worth the money in my country (canada)
but you may have amazing deals on used 9th gen chips so.

i know it might be more expensive, but i haven't built a pc since the K6 days. i'm nervous enough upgrading my cpu

well check the video i posted above, if it looks like enough of a boost to you
then go for it. i don't know how much you're paying for it so.

[Bing Chilling]

Originally posted by C1REX:

Originally posted by Bing Chilling:

ill mention i am in a similar situation with a i5 8600k
i'm personally upgrading from that to an AM4 with a 5800x3D
since right now AM4 boards are cheap and the 5800x3D is insanely powerful
and not very much money.

upgrading this socket isn't worth the money in my country (canada)
but you may have amazing deals on used 9th gen chips so.

5800x3D cost about the same as 7800x3D in my region.
Are you sure that 5700x3D isn't a better deal for you? Or an Asrock AM5 board with 7800x3D?

i'm buying the 5800x3d from a friend who just upgraded to a 7800x3d
but yeah i'm paying 250 cad for it (so about 30$ less then what a 5700x3d costs before taxes) otherwise i would have just gone with the 5700x3d.

that said though, in canada the 5800x3d is $400+ tax and the 7800x3d is $530+ tax
decent enough difference.

[BladeTurbo]

Originally posted by Bing Chilling:

How much are you paying for this upgrade?

depending on the price
it might be better to upgrade to something on AM4/AM5 or 12th/13th/14th gen intel,

all depends on price but overall in games it's not going to be a "massive upgrade" or anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4MF8us3H4
here's a good video comparing your options on that board
going all the way up to a 9900k will only net you 25%~
and going to i7 9700k is about 18%~

thanks for the suggestion. unfortunately my MB (msi b360m bazooka) only supports up to i-9 9900

[_I_]

9400f is 6 cores 2.9-4.1ghz
9700k has 8 cores 3.6-4.9ghz
neither with ht

for games that need more core performance, it will be a good jump
+700-800 mhz and 2 more cores

if the cpu is free or dirt cheap, do it
else, wait for a newer platform, where more cores and higher core performance will make a big difference

but be sure the board can give the cpu over 150w

[Bing Chilling]

Originally posted by BladeTurbo:

Originally posted by Bing Chilling:

How much are you paying for this upgrade?

depending on the price
it might be better to upgrade to something on AM4/AM5 or 12th/13th/14th gen intel,

all depends on price but overall in games it's not going to be a "massive upgrade" or anything
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg4MF8us3H4
here's a good video comparing your options on that board
going all the way up to a 9900k will only net you 25%~
and going to i7 9700k is about 18%~

thanks for the suggestion. unfortunately my MB (msi b360m bazooka) only supports up to i-9 9900

i mean it can take a K series version, it just can't overclock
plus in that video none of these CPU's are overclocked

here's the support list for your motherboard
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B360M-BAZOOKA/support#cpu

[BladeTurbo]

Originally posted by Bing Chilling:

Originally posted by BladeTurbo:

thanks for the suggestion. unfortunately my MB (msi b360m bazooka) only supports up to i-9 9900

i mean it can take a K series version, it just can't overclock
plus in that video none of these CPU's are overclocked

here's the support list for your motherboard
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/B360M-BAZOOKA/support#cpu

ah sorry for the confusion. yeah i'm not worried about overclocking. some of the games i want to try, i only meet the minimum and would like to at least get to recommended. jedi survivor for example (modded of course )

[_I_]

compatibility doesnt mean squat
just the same socket

its that board is not quite good enough for it
probably 4+2+1, maybe 5+1+1
hopefully the 5 with heatsinks go to cpu cores
but thats 125w max to cpu cores

intel says its 95w for 9700k, but thats not using its turbo clocks
the board will be throttling it

[BladeTurbo]

Originally posted by _I_:

compatibility doesnt mean squat
just the same socket

its that board is not quite good enough for it
probably 4+2+1, maybe 5+1+1
hopefully the 5 with heatsinks go to cpu cores
but thats 125w max to cpu cores

intel says its 95w for 9700k, but thats not using its turbo clocks
the board will be throttling it

sorry my bad, i meant 9700f

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S8DWXT3/?coliid=IXWJR0WEX8VVI&colid=CA04BJHBELJ2&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

[_I_]

3.0-4.7
not as big of a difference

but its a 65w cpu, will be fine in the board

it is an upgrade
still, if you can get it for free or cheap, do it

if you are looking at new
the 9700kf is 205+tax
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LhCD4D/intel-core-i7-9700kf-36-ghz-8-core-processor-bx80684i79700kf

but the board would be limiting its performance

[BladeTurbo]

Originally posted by _I_:

3.0-4.7
not as big of a difference

but its a 65w cpu, will be fine in the board

it is an upgrade
still, if you can get it for free or cheap, do it

if you are looking at new
the 9700kf is 205+tax
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LhCD4D/intel-core-i7-9700kf-36-ghz-8-core-processor-bx80684i79700kf

but the board would be limiting its performance

i'm thinking about upgrading my board eventually. maybe i'll hold off on the cpu upgrade until then

[_I_]

yea, if you want a much better cpu, a board and maybe ram upgrade would be a much bigger step