4th gen Haswell K-series
4th gen Haswell K-series
It depends on the price of the i7. If you're spending a lot, it might not be worth it. But if it's affordable, it could help your computer run a bit longer without major changes. You won’t see huge performance improvements, but the risk of parts failing is low. I usually keep systems for a few years, though my dad keeps them much longer. Using older parts usually works fine and saves power. For someone just wanting a bit more life, it shouldn't be a big deal.
I can purchase it for $40 whenever I like from a nearby shop. Plus, I’m mainly CPU and memory limited, so this should make a big difference.
Varies by location; I’m seeing the 4790K on eBay in the UK for nearly half the cost of a 12100F, roughly half its price a couple of years ago. Where are you finding the 12100F offering superior performance? That likely depends on your specific workload. Do you have an SSD boot drive? It can significantly impact how responsive your PC feels. It transformed my 4590 from being extremely slow to fully functional, even though I now have double the RAM.
I referred to overall performance, meaning full utilization. This applies to rendering, code compilation, and other demanding processes. When comparing tools like Blender, the 12100F handles tasks in half the time, and in Cinebench it performs roughly twice as well. In games, results are closer now, but over time, as games rely more on CPU power, the 12100F is expected to reach about double the overall performance when both are operating at maximum capacity across all cores and threads.
Are you attempting to upgrade via Windows update or are you installing manually using an ISO file on a USB drive? There are numerous tutorials explaining the proper steps. For 6th or 7th generation systems, you must install from an ISO file stored on a flash drive rather than through the updater or media creation utility.