i5 at 9.6GHz or i7 at 9.7GHz combined with a 2070 super processor
i5 at 9.6GHz or i7 at 9.7GHz combined with a 2070 super processor
Hello, thinking about whether an i7 or an i5 is better for your gaming PC. You mentioned being concerned about bottlenecks and noticed benchmarks suggesting 11% might be too high, yet many setups use the i5 without issues. The price gap is significant, so your advice would be really helpful. Thanks!
At this stage, using Ryzen would improve performance. However, for your query, the i5 works adequately.
The 10th generation is almost here, and the new i7 matches the old i9. The previous i5 and i7 are clearly a scam because Intel is pulling back on making Hyperthreading a premium feature suddenly. The i7-10700k will cost around 9900k and won’t be any different from the faulty i7-9700k.
Could you tell me more about what you're feeling? I'm here to help you understand any potential bottlenecks.
I'm still unsure if the i5 would be enough, and the next generation is probably going to cost more. Maybe I should say that if there aren't any real issues, I'd prefer to save a bit of money instead of spending more.
I currently have an i5 9600KF with an RX 5700XT, which runs a bit slower than the 2070S but still works well. The GPU is fully utilized while the CPU stays around 80% usage. Performance was checked on Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Division 2 benchmarks.
The upcoming i5 is expected to match the performance of an i7-8700k, priced near the original i5-9600k launch cost—about $260. It’s already marked as "launched" on Intel’s site, with CPUs arriving soon.