Compare performance for gaming between these processors.
Compare performance for gaming between these processors.
Hello, I was just experimenting with selling my i9 9900K while keeping my PC running on an i5 8600. My setup uses 1440p at 144hz for gaming and photography, with a GTX 1080 Ti GPU. I ran a superposition benchmark on both systems and was surprised to see the i5 8600 achieve a higher score. The i9 came in first place, while the i5 came in second. I have a couple of notes: 1.) why could the i5 perform better? 2.) do you think the i5 8600 will still be sufficient for 1440p gaming in the next 1-2 years without major performance issues? I also have a 1080 Ti GPU that could be upgraded to a 2080 Ti in the future. Thanks a lot! P.S. I bought the i9 9900K because I wanted to expand my wedding video editing services, though I’m not sure if I’ll ever have time for that. The i5 8600 might still work well for that too.
I'd keep the more expensive machine around if I were you, just keep it around for longer. Superposition is a GPU benchmark AFAIK so CPU shouldnt affect scores. I blame run to run variance and different Windows builds You're fine Now that's an even bigger waste of money comparing to the 9900k
3dmark Time Spy works better when you skip the CPU test and use Cinebench instead, because there’s more information available for that.