The i7-9700k in 2021 - Are 8 Threads Enough?

[@auntiepha8343]

Still riding with my 9700k since 2019, just swapped out my 2070 for a 3080. 9700k still screaming like banshee.... subscribed.

[@PredCaliber]

Still have my 9700k for 2,5 years and its still a great CPU. I came from a 4790k at the time, and the difference was absolutely noticeable. I was thinking of perhaps upgrading to the 9900k for the extra 16 threads for production work instead of buying the new Alder Lake chipset by the end of the year. I am gaming on 1440p with a RTX 3080, so I dont think the 9700k will be a bottleneck for that.

[@expray261]

Did u overclock ur 9700k? Can u give me some tipps for oc ?

[@ipiza]

@@expray261 Try 1.35v 4.9-5.0ghz. Unlock all voltage limits. I'm using 1.37v 5.1ghz& noctua nhd-15 aircooler.

[@Mattygonemad]

I got the 9700k running at 4.60Ghz and paired with a 3090 they both tend to max out with each other so they both top out before one bottlenecks the other

[@rolltide9ehw]

I have the same setup, I refuse to upgrade until the gaming world actually uses more than 10gb VRAM and 8c/8threads at 1440p. You could spend soooo much on a top tier CPU/motherboard and upgrade to a 3090, but with today’s games, you would only gain 15% performance MAX. Although I do like to play multiple games at once some times, and the extra horses would be nice (; hahaha cheers

[@madbizkit4510]

What cooler do you use for this cpu? I've the same one with a watercooler I bought from a friend that already used it. It has now come to a time where in games that use so much of the cpu like Warzone it gets hot.. Like 80C. I aknowledge that my case is bad and I'm looking for a better one right now. But I'd like to change to an air cooler. Looked into thr Noctua nh-d15 but its too big for my case

[@NorthsideChamps16]

The CPU doesn’t even bottleneck a 3090. The 9700k is a beast.

[@oynamalan]

I'm using 9700K with RX 6700XT Nitro+ , CPU usage isn't even exceeding %4 in most games and CPU just chills there like a boss.

[@hackn001]

Built my 9700k along with 16gb ddr4 and 1650gtx (this One from my former PC) in 2019...still kicking asses and the bottleneck Is the GPU 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌👌👌

[@BudKing96]

@@hackn001 you should get a cheap rtx 3060 or 3080

[@Superdelphinus]

It bottlenecks my 3080 on some games to be fair, mainly flight simulator (which I guess is one of the most cpu demanding games of all time?) and cyberpunk in some parts of the city.

[@pipikakachu]

Same no bottle neck on my 3090 FE

[@danieljones112]

Last year I went from a 2600k to the 9700k and its beast for gaming, I'm more than happy with it.

[@kanak_attack]

What graphics card do u have

[@CoffeeFresh_]

Daniel Jones, you don't need to be playing PC video games. You need to be practicing for the Giants season this fall.

[@danieljones112]

@@kanak_attack 2070 super

[@steadyuk3198]

i went from fx8350 to i7 9700k 4.7ghz its absolute beast

[@deathcoredevoter]

@@danieljones112 why i7-9700k is must paired with z390, not z490?

[@Tenma_Gold]

Currently have the I7-9700k running at 4.6 or 4.8 Ghz (i will check it later and edit) with 32GB ram at 3000hz with my RTX 2080 TI OC have no problem playing anything :3

[@GalaxieRepairGroupLLC]

My i7 9700k I have is overclocked to 5.1ghz at 1.335v on air and hits 80c under full load. I’ve been very happy with this cpu.

[@N1C0YA]

Very nice, I have the exact same OC settings and I cannot complain. No need to upgrade to a 9900k anymore. It should last for the next 2 years tops.

[@NickandAutumn]

is 80c an okay temperature with full load? I have the i7-9700k water cooled but mine rarely gets above 65

[@N1C0YA]

@@NickandAutumn mines never goes above 33-34c with my corsair AIO. But then again, I was very fortunate to win the silicon lottery. Also, 80c is considered hot.

[@madbizkit4510]

@@NickandAutumn What’s your cooler?

[@MrPinkster1]

@@NickandAutumn my 9700k is hitting 95 degrees!

[@Joel-mp2oo]

Such an underrated processor

[@no.9961]

Thanks I was getting worried I managed to snag one cheaper than my kids i7 6700k but I cant build it for a few months yet. Only games I play are eurotruck 2 and the sims 4 ... should fly.

[@theworldoffun8997]

Thanks to ryzen 7 37000X and 3950X, lol

[@NiLiN-1]

Can i use this with a B 360 pro mobo? Is it worthy?

[@Joel-mp2oo]

@@theworldoffun8997 Not at all, it was because it didnt have hyperthreading that alot of intel users skipped the product but most didnt know that for gaming and media encode it was beast at the time. 3700x was alright but had huge issues in the beginning and you didnt really get that much more by overclocking unlike the 9700k.. the problem with 3700x was it ran too hot and was unstable in avx workloads because of it.

[@bloodyzbub6213]

I've been rocking a 9700k (4.9Ghz all core OC) with a Strix 3080 and love it. Got the cpu and decent Asus mobo for $300 back in Jan '21....worth every penny. Oh, and under full gaming load, it never exceeds mid to high 50c. Love this cpu.

[@PredCaliber]

Thats a great purchase for $300! :)

[@Hellmanzz]

Hey mate ! Can the 9700k handle 3080 ? No CPU bottleneck ?

[@Grandmaster-Kush]

I have one muy z370 mobo, a good cooler and 9700k for 360 euro or about 400 USD, mind you computer parts are really expensive in my country but is it worth it?

[@madbizkit4510]

Bloodyzbub, may I ask what cooler do you use? And what’s your case?? I’ve been going crazy with my cpu’s temperature. Even changed to a watercooler recommended by a friend, still, with games with cpu high usage the temp gets crazy, and I’ve had to change the wc’s fan speed to some high nevels. Part of it, I think it is from my case, I think it has a really poor airflow and I’m trying to find a new and better one, since I don’t have any window close to my setup too. But, I still think with the right case I can get some nice temps with the wc I have. But I’d like to know what coolers people have been using for this cpu, so if I need to change at least I have a options. Thanks.

[@obamacopter451]

I have an i5-8400 with an RTX 2070 at the moment. If I upgrade to an i7-9700k, do you think there will be a noticeable difference?

[@Ludak021]

I am still using it. Mid range GPU gains very little from upgrades to the CPU and it's a waste of money that could have been better spent on a gpu. AMD 1600af is r5 3600 -200MHz (afaik) and that chip is 2 years newer and and a lot slower than a 9700 with 8core 8 thread. It's somewhat on par (but faster at times) with 3700X that was a pricey chip ( I payed ~250 for 9700 2 years before 3700X came out at ~250). I don't care much for productivity but whenever I fired up Premiere, worked like a charm. Rendering, accelerated by the GPU.

[@HeartOfAdel]

9700k is about on par with 5600

[@Josh-fc6ki]

Bro today I went from a I3-9100f to a I7-9700k much better dude was worth it!

[@Tylerr64]

Just ordered mine! Going from the i3 9100f aha

[@zappyyz6368]

got mine towards the end of 2019 upgraded from an i5 7400 and my god was it an upgrade, slaps at gaming

[@Poison2859]

Bro K literally have the Same cpu you had, was thinking of getting a new gen cpu or just the 9700k, was the difference Huge?

[@zappyyz6368]

@@Poison2859 depends on the gpu you have, i had it paired with a 1060 and then later a 2070s and both those cards maxed out the cpu choking it so for me it was a pretty decent fps boost, also it has double the cores and logical processors from the 7400, so if you're looking to upgrade id say its a solid choice

[@zappyyz6368]

@@Poison2859 if you're really concerned you can just look up the comparison videos online of all the different cpus and make your choice based on buget and speed

[@Poison2859]

@@zappyyz6368 yeah I just realized my h110 motherboard doesn‘t have the right chipset, so annoying. So I might really have to get a new motherboard + new cpu Thinking of getting amd then, but idk

[@ProceuTech]

I would go with an AM4 build if you’re going to have to upgrade your motherboard. It’s not worth buying into LGA 1151 when LGA 1200 is available for similar prices.

[@lambascione7573]

I bought it (i7 9700k) new a few days ago for 160€, I came from an i5 8600k, the i7 was mounted on an Asrock Z370 Extreme 4 for now everything is ok. the only drawback is the temperatures, I can't imagine how much an 8/16 thread solution could heat up.

[@lambascione7573]

@13432 2dkti3 I use AIO Corsair H100X, the problem is that the stock voltage exceeds 1.4V. I lowered the temperatures by running the processor at 1.216V. I found a very good compromise in the BIOS, I set the LLC profile to 1 with the voltage fixed in auto, i made offset stable.

[@SAVAGES96]

you can undervolt it

[@obamacopter451]

I have an i5-8400 with an RTX 2070 at the moment. If I upgrade to an i7-9700k, do you think there will be a noticeable difference?

[@SAVAGES96]

​@@obamacopter451 of course, I upgraded to i7 9700kf, I had an I5 8400 too, much more performance

[@obamacopter451]

@@SAVAGES96 ok good to know. I just think games are getting a little crazy to run with an i5 haha

[@pupuboyXXIV]

I just bought this CPU for $240 on ebay because i really didn't feel like spending another $100 to upgrade my motherboard again (thanks intel you forced me into the used market lol). Coming from an i3 9100f I'm very excited to finally see some substantial fps improvements in Cold War and Warzone. No more hitching and stuttering for me! But I just came to say that I watched the whole video and gasped at the view count. I was so surprised to see you only had 92 views, I legitimately thought that I was watching someone with 300k subs because of how professional your video is. I'm just wondering if you overclocked your 1080? I have a 1070ti that is overclocked and is almost matching a stock 1080 and was wondering how much different our results will be once my chip comes in the mail.

[@pupuboyXXIV]

oh also you have a new sub :)

[@reaprrxl4456]

Hi I know this comment is kinda old but I have a 1080 and the same cpu as you and I’m thinking of buying the I7. How much of a difference did the upgrade make for you?

[@pupuboyXXIV]

@@reaprrxl4456 you'll instantly see higher and more stable frame rates in big games like battlefield v and such. I'm sure this cpu will last a long amount of time before 12 or 16 core CPUs become more available in a decade or so. And every stuttering problem in cod was also fixed, I guess newer games need more threads now more than ever

[@OfficiallyLost]

I ran a 4790k since 2015 and it’s still in use as a hand-me-down gaming PC for a sibling. This was my upgrade and it works well, though it sounds like AMD will be my next purchase.

[@thepretzelball]

I have an RX 6600 XT 8GB and an i7-9700k processor, 8 cores 8 threads. I play a lot of Far Cry 6 with Ultra Settings, 1080p + HD Textures and I only use 50% of my CPU. Graphics, of course is in the high 90s. It's a great CPU, and although it says 3.5 Ghz base, mine actually runs on average well above 4.0 Ghz, sometime's reaching as high as 4.8Ghz. So, despite its "age" and low core / thread count compared to other newer higher end processors, I can run just about any game I want without worrying about adjusting any settings. I can just play the game and enjoy it as it was inteneded.

[@ProceuTech]

Exactly!

[@timtyulpin982]

thanks for this comment , im in the process of building my PC and i was going to go with the i7-9700k and RX 6600 XT combo.

[@thepretzelball]

@@timtyulpin982 good luck my friend!

[@AGENTEN-ry6lr]

a friend of mine still runs his with a 3080 in 2560x1440p, yes its starting to show its age but it definitely works more than fine and will definitely live for another year or two without any issues. still running my 10900k myself that i've had since release, still a beast paired with a 4070ti, smashes everything i do at 3440x1440p.

[@essence7779]

I just built my pc last week with the i7-9700k. I know it’s early but so far it’s great.

[@PredCaliber]

Anyone else having issues with 100% CPU load in BF2042? I think this might be the first game where the 9700k has issues with. (Having a RTX 3080 on 1440p, so you should say GPU should be able to use more resources)

[@Gimpy17]

it is the terrible optimization of the frostbite engine, i had the same issues with my 9700kf on BFV even.

[@andrewtrowbridge]

@@Gimpy17 will it get better tho?

[@danid4731]

the game is poorly optimize at this point,hope dice can fix it

[@timwycisk1637]

Same. 9700k plus 3080 on wqhd, 60 - 100 fps

[@madbizkit4510]

Having the same problem with Warzone. But the major problem for me is the temperature. Not sure if it is from the case or not, but I was thinking about changing my cooler, if replacing my case doesn’t work that much. What cooler do you guys use??

[@ShepardC0mmander]

Great video man. Just got a good used deal on one of these, just waiting to test it. You`ve got a new subscriber.

[@simonifatovic401]

9700k is still more than enough paired with a 3080-3090 for 1440p-4k.

[@LocoMe4u]

My 9700k@5ghz + 32gb ddr4 3600 brutalizes ANY Ryzen CPU in EVERY gaming benchmarks

[@AndrewBowman95]

Same🥰

[@ToothlessRaider]

@@AndrewBowman95 same

[@GamingWimpGW360]

Sure it does

[@effies671]

I agreed with most of your point, but just offering some thinking from a different perspective: I'm considering upgrade to a 5800x or finding a 9900k on sale/second hand. 1.) Since both new consoles are 8/16, I figure maybe better to get out of 8/8 one year too early rather than one year too late to retain some resell value. Also, 3 years of warranty on the z390 MB are about to end😂 2.) 9700k does started to run into some frame rate diving issues for me in newer console oriented games like Farcry 5, RDR2 and AC(not "average frame rate")...It doesn't matter how the game "should've been" optimized, but if a engine do try pull form more than 8 threads , it will likely give you shuttering issues if you don't have it. 3.) We have no idea how much would Zen4/Alder Lake CPU and MB would cost post pandemic inflation and the first two years of DDR 5 pricing(first year of ddr4 was rough...). Even if the Zen4/Alder Lake platform cost less than one may anticipated, that would also means their mid-low end offer would also be good therefore hurting the resell value of your 9700k system. So if you do have the money and itchy for a upgrade, and don't mind reselling your current parts. Upgrading when you can find a good deal(on both end) may not be the worst idea right now --- Since mostly people do still believe 8 thread is still enough(including me, for most games.).

[@igorrafael7429]

not just that but raytracing titles are also demanding on the cpu side... 8 threads is not enough in some instances and the guy here didnt mention those... for old games or 99% of current games is just fine. But cyberpunk 2077, battlefield (when rtx is on) FC, AD, RDR2 as you've mentioned are only a few examples...

[@SiqFix]

Intel i7 9700K for $200 in 2020 at Micro Center was a steal. 9700K is in my last build. My new build has the Intel i9 10850K got it for $300 at Micro Center.

[@cartman414]

Couple things: The 1st gen Core i7s (8xx) that fell under the more consumer oriented LGA 1156 Lynnfield were all HT quad cores. They only came a year later than their Bloomfield (LGA 1366) counterparts. All of the Bloomfield (i7-920 through 965, LGA 1366) CPUs were HT quad core as well, including the 920. The 9700K has served me well.

[@ProceuTech]

I probably should have clarified LGA 1366 and LGA 1156 a bit more, thanks for the clarification! Also, glad you’re enjoying your i7! :D

[@JohnSavant]

I'm one of those special people who combined i7 9700k with rtx 4090. The CPU is still a beast, but it's high time I upgraded ._.

[@joshd108]

2024 and I just recently built a budget system with a 9700 non k and an rtx 2070. For 1080p gaming it kills it.

[@aphelion3472]

One of the best processors I had... what a shame that I didn't appreciate it. :(

[@PDog69]

Did you explode it?

[@idonotmakedonationsgogetaj4587]

It's enough for me. I am no longer worrying, stressing breaking myself to keep up. Unless your a hard core gamer, run several operating systems, video, sound editing I think 8 cores is enough for most.

[@deplorable113]

I love my 9700k...on water, all cores 5.0Ghz...Merica!!!

[@GhettoPCbuilds]

Lmfao

[@anthonydefillippis8806]

I got mine stable at 5.1 on all cores 🤓

[@ProceuTech]

Voltage??? 🧐

[@anthonydefillippis8806]

@@ProceuTech using adaptive from 1.3 to 1.4

[@gsonz172]

I am going to replace my 9700K with a 9900K because I notice the lack of HT. Run a CPU-intensive game, have Discord opened on your secondary screen with your webcam activated and listen to some music. You will start to notice how Discord begins lagging and you'll have some fps drops sometimes. That's the point where you really wanna have those 16 threads.

[@Hjihon]

Better with 5600x

[@zazabean23]

U just have a bloated os 🤣

[@paul-wt8rp]

>open warzone >cpu usage spikes to 100 percent, and goes down to 84-90 most of the time

[@robertryan7528]

How much RAM VRAM / or SRAM do you have?

[@-Rizecek-]

I have 9900k on 4.6ghz. A try turn off hyper threading / 8 cores 5ghz and warzone runs +25FPS Not every game will have more fps, but the question is when will 8 cores cease to be a benefit. The 6 core already brakes the cards unlike the 8700k.

[@saulvillarreal2105]

Great informative review, keep it up dude.

[@DrMurdercock]

SAdly, I got screwed out of 2 years savings. I bought a pre built from a guy, that was new in an opened box. I had suspected GPU had been ripped out, and it was, it had a 3080 in it from Asus, but he said he had put a 2080 in it, when booted, it showed me it had an 2080, out of excitement for finding a deal, i was like sold, so i got it. After getting home and setting things up and resetting windows, booted it, all of the sudden it said a 1070.... I was in shock, in disbelief, so i pulled the side panel off. Sure as hell, a 1070. At least it was an MSI. I can't afford a new card now, probably not for a long time, and by the time I can, the ones out now will be so dated Ill be on same boat. Sucks man. PS, this computers PSU also tried to kill me in my sleep by a leaking capacitor and throwing sparks, smoke and a crazy noise. I fell asleep watching YT, I was awoke to what sounded like hot water on a hot frying pan. Then I realize my TV is off, I then see the smoke plume gushing from every orifice of my newly aquired dream machine that was already lacking the card I had thought I had. I rush over, yank the power. Call Asus, they agree to replace it for me, the PSU that is, everything else was fine thankfully. I send it off. Get's lost in the mail. Had to put a EVGA 600w Bronze in it..... Ok, enough ranting.

[@callmetatan]

Hmm :( , very sad to hear. it's really heart breaking when something you dreamed and tried your best to make it reality goes wrong, disappointing you at the end.

[@cozza819]

Hope you're still having fun

[@mshoulders100]

Still got my i7 9700k to this day.works fine so why change it.

[@rushnerd]

Still using this for 4K 120hz gaming since it's launch. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be as good as anything else out there for that res. I'll upgrade once Intel really puts something out that's compelling and 7nm (plus DDR5 etc)

[@yoool7137]

until now, only cyberpunk was bottlenecking the 9700k for me

[@kkbo6769]

Bought the RX 6900 XT....now with BF 2042, the i7 9700k has 95-100% usage, not possible to play that game. No problems with the CPU playing Cyberpunk 2077. Im playing 1440p.✌🏼

[@rushnerd]

@@kkbo6769 No doubt. The high end of this gen and ESEPECIALLY next gen are quickly going to bottleneck lower CPUs. But to be fair, I see these cards as 4K only as even in 1440p they aren't truly pushed as much as they need to be. I've had zero issues or bottle necking with my 3080 @4K and I expect much the same even on this CPU with the 4080.

[@RADZ1CAL]

I have an i3 9100f right now, but im planning to get a 9700k next year, hope its worth it!

[@sheeeebs]

Friend passed me a 9400F earlier 2022, so I found a secondhand ROG z390-E for it at $120 CDN. Turns out there was a 9700K mounted under a crapload of thermal paste so I decided to pair it with a 3070ti I had laying around since my main build had a 3090. Runs really nice but the only problem is I still need to find a motherboard for my 9400F...

[@diorr.r]

i got a z390 itx board

[@mikem9536]

Nice find on the i7, that 9400f is closer to the 7700k with weaker single thread performance.

[@bobmarley8000]

I wasn't expecting much due to the view count but this video definitely proved me wrong

[@puddleduckist]

My current pc has a 9700k on an aorus z390 master mb with a ftw3 1080ti. Building a pc using a 12900k with a asus z690e gaming mb with ddr5 dominator ram and an ftw3 3080ti gpu. Selling my current pc which works great and is quite powerful still considering its a cpl yrs old. Hopefully I will get a buyer for it. Thanks for sharing the info.

[@ProceuTech]

That build will still shred!

[@puddleduckist]

@@ProceuTech I sure hope so considering what it's costing me. Using a lian li 011d xl with 10 lian li sl 120 fans and the v2 strimers. Should look great when it's completed. Thanks 😊!!

[@adityadivine9750]

What an underrated channel

[@EmArgh]

Just about to get rid of my 9700k for a 7800X3D - still keeping my 3070 for now cos I don't smash anything latest on full

[@3mKay]

got an i7 9700F for $220 in Jan 2020, and its unused too. easily worth the money, and i manage to sold my i5 8400 for $122 after replacing it with i7 9700F, subsidizing the upgrade

[@CharcharoExplorer]

I personally never liked the 9700K. I would always get the 3700X over it (they were price competitors, hell the 3700X had a cooler so it was cheaper). It is not slow, I just think it is a Ryzen 5 3600/3600X competitor at best and one that lacks PCIE4 and is way too power hungry. It is very good for gaming, but that just is not enough. Still, it is very fast even in 2021.

[@LocoMe4u]

All I do is game, high refresh rate monitor... so i7 FTW

[@steadyuk3198]

i went from FX 8350 to i7 9700k 4.7ghz its a beast of a cpu

[@Ludak021]

that's like going from homeless to having a house :D

[@tyre1337]

i3-12100 beating the 3700x in games proves it was never about how many threads a cpu has

[@TacticalWolfxQC]

I've been running the 9700k since launch as I didn't want to pay the overinflated launch price of the 9900k here in canada and I wanted to replace my good old 3770k and was focusing on high refresh rate gaming. I've been running the chip oced to 5GHZ with no avx offset at 1.30vcore on a Noctua cooler with a 32gb 3600mhz kit and an RTX 2080 and this setup has been great for high refresh rate gaming and some workstation use. I feel like this chip really shines when overclocked to 5 or 5.1ghz depending on how lucky you get with the silicon lottery and how beefy your cooling is. Also good video but I noticed you were saying in your charts the 9700k was running on 4.9ghz all core (oc or mce) and in the gameplay capture it was running at 4.6 all core (stock). Were your numbers at 4.6 or 4.9?

[@ProceuTech]

In my bios everything was set to 49 as the Clock Multipliers for Cores 0-7. I noticed that as well, and I’m not sure why I didn’t mention it in the video, however all games were tested with the same BIOS settings! DDR4 was also a 3200MHz CL16 kit, however on Intel platforms memory speeds aren’t as crucial as on Ryzen. Edit: I just realized I that may have been a Turbo multiplier for all cores!

[@imblondu]

bro, i have a noctua as well but i can t get it top 5.0. I can only oc it to 4.9 Can you give me all of your settings, please?

[@thealien_ali3382]

@@imblondu silicone lottery, I can only do 4.9ghzt to so I left it as that

[@puiuus]

I have it clocked 4.9 for daily usage and got it on 5.2 GHz ,just for testing,with great temps on air cooling (Arctic esports duo) with a Fractal R6 case

[@tac6044]

I have a 9700 non k silicone mega millions lottery winner. It outperforms a 9700k by a good bit simply by syncing all cores.

[@morrisenslin2194]

My 9700k looking at my 1080......babe you're holding me back.

[@gershonlapokimon4698]

I am confused, you reviewed a K chip which is overclockable and did not overclock it, whats the point in testing it at base clocks in 2021, the whole point of this chip is to be overclocked and compared with newer chips to see if an upgrade is needed for your per usage case.

[@Ace21kg]

true, even a noob can overclock to 4.9.

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

enjoy the surprises

[@paytonmounts8857]

Got me a i7 9700k. My vram in warzone caps at 8k lmaoooo love it

[@ncopp4358]

Underrated video

[@HoneyBadgerVideos]

I have the 9700k and could just put it at 5ghz out of the box, no tweaking needed.

[@thewintersoldier8387]

How?

[@cgwworldministries83]

I find hyperthreading to have issues with a lot of tasks. Some games run worse with it on. I use VMware workstation with mine and I'm finding that I have to turn it off on my i9 9900k a lot more than I'd like. To the point I never turn it on anymore. In the few instances it helps, it's not that much. Often times I see absolutely no difference on vs off. I have a second workstation with the 9700k in it and I feels identical to the 9900k with ht enabled. Ht makes it run hotter as well. You aren't missing all that much. Export times really helped but most of the time when exporting video, I get up and make coffee and do other stuff. I'm done what I'm suppose to do. Exporting video is the tall end and you can queue up video renders, go to bed, and the render time simply didn't matter to me.

[@YouYubeEnjoyerNum1]

Yep, I agree. I'd wager it's mostly due to the way developers utilize it, not the technology itself. But it goes both ways. For example, in the new Last of Us Part 1 PC port, there are 100-500 ms freezes before big cutscenes on all CPU's without hyper threading. This is obviously due to the mistake of the developers, but still.

[@markcollins2704]

Cpus just don't need upgrading nearly as much as gpus for gaming. The 9700k will be fine for 2k and 4k gaming for another two years.

[@roughousegaming9606]

Got it for 170$ for my gfs build she plays mostly esports titles and loves it

[@vladboboriko8914]

Gfs?

[@roughousegaming9606]

@@vladboboriko8914 girlfriend’s

[@vladboboriko8914]

@@roughousegaming9606 you have more then two gfs???

[@imblondu]

@@vladboboriko8914 nah, i don t think he has 2. It would be expensive :))

[@ryuk5329]

Lil simp u cringe kid

[@Mr11ESSE111]

if AMD didn't release zen in 2017 main gaming cpu will be still i5 4/4 c/t for 250-300+$

[@whatinthe4500]

4 cores would be well dead considering has cpus moved on.

[@Mr11ESSE111]

@@whatinthe4500 it wont be dead id AMD didnt release zen cpus!! in 2017 intel still got 4/4c/t cpu as 7600k as main gaming cpu and only 7700k was higher end because of 4 threads more and peoples pay that shit 350$,now similar cpu are 80-100$

[@silentbloodyslayer98]

And no one would be complaining, and also that means you could still keep it up with older generation cpus, which would have beem BETTER

[@Mr11ESSE111]

@@silentbloodyslayer98 but now they complain when they have much better cpus

[@RamzaBeo]

My 9700k is bottkenecking my 4070 RTX when I’m playing helldivers 2

[@ProceuTech]

Might be interesting to go back and test this chip in 2024

[@RamzaBeo]

@@ProceuTech yea. My cpu stays at 90-100% while my GPU is sleeping at 30%

[@dannyboy643ify]

Due for an upgrade, people recommend 3070 with this gen i7

[@RamzaBeo]

@@dannyboy643ify I wish I new beforehand lol

[@ede8193]

Very very good info!! I have the i7 9700K and was thinking about the i9 9900K, BUT i might just stay with my i7

[@ede8193]

@13432 2dkti3 hey thanks for the info! Yeah I think I will

[@ede8193]

@13432 2dkti3 oh cool yeah and I have mine paired with a 3070

[@tac6044]

It would be almost pointless to make that upgrade.

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

Best cpu for 3070, 16gb ram, 650w psu, 1080p high 75/144fps, 1440p high 60/120fps for at least 3-4 years ?

[@ZealousPumpkinTV]

Currently using an i5-8400 with a B360M, waiting for black friday to see if I buy an i7-9700F or i7-9700K (yes i know, I can't overclock it with a cheap B360M) but I can use it stock with no issues (: , the extra 2 cores and 2 threads will help both for gaming and streaming! Imagine if I can find the i7-9700F for like 220$ That would be insane

[@obamacopter451]

I have an i5-8400 with an RTX 2070 at the moment. If I upgrade to an i7-9700k, do you think there will be a noticeable difference?

[@TrueSidesOfReddit]

It’s 2023 and I’m running an i5-6600k looking to upgrade to this cpu since I can’t afford a mobo upgrade

[@ScottieMckinley787]

I have a 9700k and a Ryzen 3800XT. Using the same Gtx 1660 in both systems, the I7 is noticeably faster in CSGO.

[@tecz5278]

picking a used one for 100 bucks so hopefully it serves me well as an upgrade from my i5 9600k

[@aschoolpencil6413]

My 8700 seems to bottleneck my 3070 and my friend wants to sell me his 9700k . Will this be a good upgrade and up the performance of the 3070?

[@ProceuTech]

The 2 extra cores will definitely help! If you're looking to stick with an LGA 1151 board, then an upgrade from an i7-8700 will be measurable, but in gaming it will manifest itself in overall smoother framerates! These 8 straight cores are beast!

[@aschoolpencil6413]

@@ProceuTech thank you, I will see if he still wants to sell it to me, thank you for taking the time to respond!

[@tyre1337]

@@aschoolpencil6413 8700 bottlenecks a 3070? at what resolution do you play at?

[@aschoolpencil6413]

@@tyre1337 1440. It’s fine in every other game but in warzone it runs 100% utilization and not using the whole gpu

[@tyre1337]

@@aschoolpencil6413 hmm, what's your ram configuration and what motherboard is it on?

[@lordPix3lUK]

Got my 9700k oc to 5.2ghz, noctua dh cooler and it barely gets above 50c whilst gaming.

[@YouYubeEnjoyerNum1]

dh? What do you mean by DH? NH-D?

[@MacRaider]

I'm still using it together with a rtx 3090 and it still beasts any game I throw at it. Cyberpunk @ 1440p maxed out with ray tracing - no worries.

[@dazios6874]

Would a i7-9700k be a good pair with a 2080 or 2070 super?

[@MacRaider]

@@dazios6874 Absolutely, yes.

[@Raikololo]

I have a 3070 and same cpu. 1080p monitor. Warzone is just unplayable.

[@madhaze0126]

@@Raikololo Then it's not the cpu . That set up should crush it even at 1080p where there will be more of a bottleneck

[@Raikololo]

@@madhaze0126 yes ive found out what the problem was. the game was on HDD not SSD

[@ItsGyorg]

bro I get like 80 fps at 100% cpu usage on lowest settings in coldwar how are yall getting that kind of performance????

[@hesseldijkstra2180]

Which graphic card do you have?

[@raymondhachmishvili2483]

I love my 9700F+3080FE combo

[@AndrewBowman95]

@Null &Void your issue is a complete non worry... texture pop?😅🤣🤦‍♂️

[@AndrewBowman95]

@Null &Void DoEsNt tHaT cAuSe tExTuRe pOp

[@raymondhachmishvili2483]

@Null &Void you'll have texture pop even with threadripper, it's not cpu related issue.

[@raymondhachmishvili2483]

@NULL& VOID this is how it works, it calls texture fill

[@thechristfollower1723]

This CPU seems perfect on the surface, but beneath lies a relic. Its a stuttery mess in DX12, and many DX11 titles. It may be fast, but the trade offs in many games make it so bad you would have to pay me to keep mine.

[@Haneix1]

I wonder what games people are playing that some scoff at a chip this powerful, you can get by these days on 8 year old tech no bothers as long as you don't go ultra settings. Great review.

[@GhettoPCbuilds]

Cyberpunk

[@Nukzilla]

I've got mine clocked at 5.1ghz and im struggling on mimecraft with heavy modding. MC is CPU bound and i need more multi-threading. Powerful chip! best I've ever had

[@Superdelphinus]

Cyberpunk and msfs, to name two. Msfs is sad because (with an rtx 3080) you can pretty easily hit stable 60fps in hardcore cities/ airports as long as you are using a basic aeroplane. As soon as you use a pmdg (for example), it’s almost irrelevant what you ask the gpu to do, your frame rate is 99% cpu limited.

[@wonder1599]

is it worth for upgrade from i5 6600k to i7 9700k ? in this case i dont need to upgrade my motherboard , this make me considering it rather than 11700

[@ProceuTech]

Unfortunately, you would need to upgrade your motherboard if you want to go with a 9700k :/

[@muhahahake7158]

Thank you for replying. I was thinking about this too. My 3070ti bottleneck pretty badly. Not too sure if I need to change motherboard

[@wonder1599]

Thanks for replying.. ok better go with 11700, cheers

[@rakin05350]

@@ProceuTech can I ask why? They both require the same LGA1151 socket

[@tac6044]

8c8t is and will be enough for years to come.

[@North__Wind]

2022 i have 9700k with 3080 still rock.

[@complicityfsk2456]

Whats actually a good upgrade for gaming?

[@sar2dg]

For gaming, yes. I was running a 9700kf on a Z390 board with a 2080ti, 64gb of 3200mhz RAM, 2 1TB 3.0 NVMe SSDs, and an 850w Thermaltake PSU and it was running superbly before someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse then sold it to them about a month ago.

[@ProceuTech]

What are you rocking with now?

[@sar2dg]

@@ProceuTech I have two rigs. On my 4k 55" I have a 3900x on an X570 ITX board with a 3060, 64gb of 3200mhz RAM, a 1TB 4.0 SSD, 8TB HDD, and a 600w Gold PSU. It's in a white Core V1 case. On my 2560x1080 144hz I have a 12600K on a Z690 ITX board, 6950XT, 32GB of 4000mhz DDR4, 2 1TB 4.0 SSDs, and an 850w SFX. It's in a black darkFlash DLH21 case.

[@ProceuTech]

Dang!

[@sar2dg]

@@ProceuTech That's the link to the 3900X/3060 build. kzbin.infoQv0mrfZTPPw?feature=share

[@ProceuTech]

Love the white!

[@mattsmokes2505]

I got really addicted to drugs a couple years ago and was just spending all my savings like they were water and decided to build a new PC in anticipation for the new RTX 3000 series that were coming out and I was only just able to get a 3060 and finally complete my built two years later with a 9700 K and I don’t know man I just feel like I built a new computer at the absolute worst time and it already feels old and I have no money to build a new one :/ I’m sober though! Lol

[@ProceuTech]

I can 100% relate

[@robertryan7528]

You don't have to build a new one just add new to your case / tower / build? Man you will be alright!!

[@ThePs3crazyman]

Is the normal i7-9700 still a good cpu?

[@ProceuTech]

Of course!

[@investinfastudios]

Yeah I wondered that too Craig BCFC Holmes. I have an Alienware Aurora R9 with the non K 9700.

[@tyre1337]

non-k 9700 is only 0.1ghz slower, doesn't make a noticeable difference

[@raulfernandezperez73]

why i dont see BN with my Rx5700XT ?

[@xshaide]

9700k is starting to noticeably be not enough anymore

[@edby6022]

i still have i7 9700kf with 3070 using with 2k monitor and i wont upgrade to new cpus cuz they just got released because it still works great today unless ure a guy who multitask while play or do some content creation then 8 cores might be the problem otherwise its a beast in gaming especially if u gaming in 1440p or 4k

[@soup4897]

Idk if you still respond but should I be getting a Ryzen 7 2700x Or the Intel core i7 9700k? And why?

[@ProceuTech]

Depends on what your primary goal is! The Ryzen 7 is way cheaper and offers twice the threads which helps In productivity! The 9700k is a better gaming cpu however

[@effies671]

I would go with a 2700x if you can find a better deal on it. Unless you are playing above 144hz, I doubt 2700x will give your problem in most game if you have a good GPU(Non strategy). But 8 threads may start giving shuttering issues with newer games that was optimized for 16 threads.

[@lucid6607]

I have the non overockable version. It works well for gaming and ok for video editing but I want to get a 5900x at some point

[@AndrewBowman95]

Don't go to the dark side

[@tolminc8944]

What gpu do you have

[@AndrewBowman95]

@@tolminc8944 rtx 3080.

[@lucid6607]

@@tolminc8944 1660ti but I want to upgrade to a 3060ti or 3070

[@whatinthe4500]

go to the darkside.

[@NetOp97]

I have a i7 11700k waiting on 850psu wd black sn750 aorus rtx 3060ti elite and g skill trident neo 32gb 4000mhz Do you guys think I need to upgrade my chip(the purposes is to stream games seemlessly) what are you guys thoughts ?

[@ProceuTech]

You'll be able to stream and record games easily with that processor! Enjoy :D

[@lucasbarker9075]

I have it,it is very good,it’s will probably be for a couple more years

[@mariocultleader6067]

i would like to ask a question: recently i have been thinking of upgrading from a 16gb drr3 i7-3770 to a 32gb drr4 i9 9700k for gaming. I have heard that apparently the i7 9700k does not include hyperthreading which apparently is a BIG DEAL. Does the i7 9700k still give a better performance boost than the i7-8700k even with that limitation??

[@ProceuTech]

Surprisingly, the 9700k is actually a performance improvement over the 8700k! The 2 extra cores allow for greater parallelization. Imagine the 9700k as being an 8 person team as opposed to a 6 person team. The 8 people have a greater overall potential than 6, even with performance tricks like SMT!

[@krislambert6625]

just look at some 9700k vs 9900k videos and you will see that the 9700k is usually the winner with higher frames! strange i know! thats the reason i went with the 9700k last december

[@rushnerd]

As weird as it seems, intel bogarting the 8 extra threads does next to nothing for gaming performance. These days though it does make it look a bit silly though.

[@RanTausi]

i7 8700k is still a performer in 2024.

[@swanyeehtetmyet6592]

Can I ask you ,I have i5 8400 and Msi z370 pc pro MB , should I upgrade to i7 9700k and i have rtx 3070

[@ProceuTech]

A 9700k would be a great upgrade!

[@lol360noscope6]

i have a 3070 with the 9700k would it be worth going for 10th gen i7 or 9the gen i9 for the hyper threading?

[@ProceuTech]

Depends on what you plan on using your system for! If you’re strictly gaming, then the 8 threaded 9700k should be more than enough!

[@Ace21kg]

9700k will be top for gaming for at least another 3 years. More if you aren't playing 1080P.

[@poshpaul55]

what is the 1st game your playing ?

[@nferkitty]

I still can't distunguish between 10700k

[@Gilborg]

I want your settings for cs. Running avg. 372 I believe i run much lower something like 200 and was thinking about buying new cpu because I don't like the stutters.

[@ElvinGenceli]

Thank You

[@Harryd06]

The i7 8700 has 12 threads idk wherever I should go for the 9700 or the 8700 as it has more threads and I don’t think games really utilise 8 cores unlike 4 or 6

[@trickerdgaming]

Will the i7 9700F be good with a rtx 3070 TI at 1080p gaming ultra? or would the bottleneck be big? I have been looking and can't really find the answer from anyone. right now, I have a 2060 super and 600W PS

[@ProceuTech]

So I currently have a 3070 ti with an i7-11700k. The 3070ti bottlenecks the 11700k, and from my experience it should actually be a nice pairing! Might run into some issues in a few years, but in the here and now it would be a baller combination!

[@ilovethepast6716]

This is the greatest cpu at all time side with the i5 12600k

[@techforthedisabled9514]

I'm still using i7 9700k

[@GamesforCykits]

Pretty good I say, got it 2 years ago and yea holds up

[@mridontclickbaitftw4366]

Screw the 9700k. I have it and I don't understand why it doesn't have hyperthreading

[@ProceuTech]

The short answer is product segmentation. However, you’ve still got 8 Cores, which shred through games!

[@mridontclickbaitftw4366]

@@ProceuTech yeah but when I try to video edit, it frequently stuffers even at 720p.

[@ProceuTech]

What type of storage are you using? On a Sata HDD that would be common :/

[@mridontclickbaitftw4366]

@@ProceuTechSATA SSD

[@ProceuTech]

Hmmm, that’s odd. I’d be willing to address it more directly on the community discord server if you’d like!

[@amel2517]

i went from 4790k to 9700k...drastic difference

[@5ChSP2UxVtswQh-Znzkpbg]

9700k@4.8 24/7+1080TI

[@or_rx]

Planning on getting this CPU to replace my Intel Pentium Gold G5400, which I believe is bottlenecking my GPU (RX 6500 XT) as I have major stuttering and lag spikes in games. I am hoping this will be a major improvement, mind anyone give me feedback?

[@Raikololo]

I just got a 3070 with the same cpu. Bad choice. I’m upgrading my cpu to a i5 13600k.