Should we consider a CPU upgrade?
Should we consider a CPU upgrade?
Hola, dos tacos. Tienes un procesador de 8700k con 5GHz y un RTX 2080. Estoy revisando mucho sobre las nuevas CPUs Ryzen que tienen muchos núcleos. Principalmente juego, pero siento que tener 8 núcleos pronto será una buena idea.
Edited: 8700k is a top-tier CPU option for gaming. I’d keep it until AMD releases a model with more cores and stable 5GHz performance across all cores.
The Ryzen processors are receiving attention because they deliver solid gaming performance, finally. At around $200 for a CPU matching the 8700K, $300 for an 8-core model, and higher-end options with 12 or 16 cores for professional tasks (more suited to video editing than gaming), they offer great value. Their core count rivals that of the 8700K, though gaming remains limited. Currently, they provide strong performance for their price. When the Ryzen 4000 arrives in about a year, expect more benefits for AMD users. You might consider upgrading if the 9900K becomes affordable, as 6 cores could become limiting in certain titles—especially DX12 games, where 8 cores may soon be standard. For now, you still have an excellent CPU option. What motherboard do you own? If it’s a solid Z390 model, stick with Intel and hold off until prices drop, which they will. If not, wait for the Ryzen 4000 release.
I understand your view, 4th generation processors can still deliver solid performance on budget systems, but adding more cores boosts CPU usage beyond just clock limits. This challenge has reached a peak around 2014 with overclocked 4790k chips (often running at 4.8–4.9 GHz). You’ll notice significant issues when trying to run recent DX12 games on four-core setups, and this trend is unlikely to reverse as optimizing code for more cores becomes more effective. The maximum achievable speed is likely around 4–5 GHz, which may be the ceiling for most CPUs over the next ten years. Instead of focusing solely on clock speeds, improvements in instruction-per-second rates and extra cores are the clear path forward as chip nodes shrink. If clock speed gains had continued longer ago, we might see more interest in 2-core, 4-thread, 10 GHz processors for gaming, but that’s not happening now. Ultimately, many developers prioritize flashy features over optimization, making games harder to run despite higher prices. I hope this mindset shifts slightly—optimization should truly influence game quality, and even then, more cores remain the best route forward.