I7 8700K paired with a 3080 chipset
I7 8700K paired with a 3080 chipset
They share the same blueprint. The 6th to 10th models all run on Skylake, with enhancements. No significant IPC variations exist—when benchmarked under identical conditions, they act alike. The key shifts are: better manufacturing and higher yields, allowing more frequencies; more cores for better lateral speed and cache; better heat management; PCB and chip design tweaks in the 9th and 10th that boost performance; and integrated security updates that might cut BIOS/OS overhead. If you achieve solid speeds on both an i7-7700k and i9-10900k at 5GHz, with only four threads needed and background work omitted, their results will be nearly identical. Thus, a 8700k at 5GHz versus a 10900k will perform almost the same in games that don’t demand extra cores.
It depends on the kind of games you're interested in. Thanks for sharing all that detailed information!
The OP mentioned a benchmark where the 8700k limited performance of the 3080 by 20fps. They suggested switching to a 1440p monitor for better results. However, they're curious about using a 1440p display with their own setup—like an 8086k at 5GHz—and whether they'd need to upgrade their CPU or storage.