The situation is uncertain; keep an eye on the developments.
The situation is uncertain; keep an eye on the developments.
I'm hearing quite a lot about motherboards and intel lately. I got the 10700k basically at launch and paid a hefty bit for it as a result. It's now considerably lower but I must say, I thought I'd be able to ride the LGA1200 socket a little longer but see that 12th gen will be a new one? Not quite the almost 4/5 years 1151 had but oh well. I know that I have a pretty darn good CPU, I just have a lot of options regarding what I could do with my current hardware, I wouldn't be against a somewhat completely new build within the next two years to be honest. Current build could go to a family member or be sold but I'm not likely to want to deal with selling it myself independently. I feel that the jump from Haswell to Skylake/Kabylake was quite large. I have no data to back that up, Just how I remember feeling since everyone I knew had one of those processors at the time. Might have been larger jumps past Kabylake. You may ask, what I use my PC for, well at the moment not a whole lot that uses even remotely half of my hardware. I'm just hoping if there's a general consensus on what the "optimal" time/generation would be to jump on and upgrade without then being locked on an older socket, Is it generally unavoidable to skip an entire socket? I don't want to immediately get a 12th gen by any means but I also don't want to get in at the end of it's cycle. I'm just trying to think a couple years down the line here, pretty happy with current performance.
If you are happy with what you have that's all you need to worry about. I rode a 5820k (Haswell-E) through to last year buying a 9700k right before 10 series launched just because the x99 motherboard kicked the can. End of the day the per core per frequency perf hasn't increased that much since Skylake, while core counts and frequencies have (along with power jump). 11th gen was the first decent jump in a while but it came with its own compromises. I wouldn't worry about moving up again until there is a significant need to be much faster, and given that the brand new consoles are 8C Zen 2 machines, it doesn't seem like it is likely that cpu requirements for gaming will creep up much past that for at least 3-5 years.
It seems likely due to the recent design updates, they’re constantly seeking a socket replacement. The plain and unexciting response is that you should upgrade whenever it feels right. From my view, CPUs are somewhat unusual—many people keep buying new sockets because they don’t upgrade quickly enough to stay current. Being tied to a 2020 socket isn’t too much of an issue. CPUs generally don’t change much. Alder Lake stands out as a case where there’s a noticeable shift in design, but otherwise performance differences between models like 9700k, 10700k or 11700k are minimal. A slight boost in performance and maybe a couple extra cores are typical, though Intel hasn’t been very keen on that. It probably isn’t necessary to upgrade in most cases. Don’t plan your build too far ahead, just like those threads about future-proofing never really take off. Tech moves fast or it becomes too uncertain. A few years back, no one imagined Nvidia would bring ray-tracing cards to their 2000 series. When upgrading, check the market now—there’s always something new on the way, creating a cycle of uncertainty and temptation.
Technology keeps advancing, and I’ll have to adjust when someone releases a CPU that outperforms my 5950X. That’s just life. Most programs don’t fully utilize the hardware we already have. It’s disappointing when a simple speedup of 100GHz across one core beats adding 16 extra threads.
Intels consistently offered a 2-year socket for core series chips. However, the 1151 model supported only up to 7th generation on certain boards and 8th generation on others. There were limitations in compatibility—like a 6700k not fitting with a 9600k board, or a 7700k not working on an 8700k board.
I also own a 10700k chip, planning to hold it for a few years. Then I’ll upgrade to an AMD processor if they’re still leading in multi-core performance, or switch to an Intel if they close the gap.
Intel releases new motherboards periodically. The 100 and 200 series will arrive in the next couple of generations. The 370 and 390 series will be available in the 8th and 9th generations, while the 400 and 500 series will debut in the 10th and 11th.