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i5 9600k - Is the 6core / 6 thread a real drawback?

So i just watched a review by Gamers Nexus on the i5 9600k. What i had been seeing in benchmarks was generally really great results, and at high resolutions it was putting out identical results to the 9900k in many cases. What they did was analyse the amount of frame dropping that happened, and to cut what i took from their 20 min video short is "Games are being optimised for 8 threads, the i5 having only 6 causes frame drops in some titles".

 

They ended on not recommending the i5. 

 

Is this an actual problem with the i5 9600k? I am not very knowledgeable about this issue. I have been considering the 9600k as it is more affordable than a 9700k and overclocks to 5ghz easily but now i am not so sure

 

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3 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

"Games are being optimised for 8 threads, the i5 having only 6 causes frame drops in some titles".

Not really, no. Plenty of games still play well with even just quad cores.

 

If gaming's the only thing you're worried about, the 8600k is a much better buy depending on the price difference.

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2 minutes ago, bleedblue said:

Not really, no. Plenty of games still play well with even just quad cores.

 

If gaming's the only thing you're worried about, the 8600k is a much better buy depending on the price difference.

I can get a brand new 8600k for $415 AUD, or a 9600k brand new for $428 AUD so the 8600k wasn't really on my radar.

 

i'm glad you say the frame dropping isnt a problem, i was pretty confident in my decision then that video worried me

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2 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

i'm glad you say the frame dropping isnt a problem, i was pretty confident in my decision then that video worried me

This will still depend on the game tho. There are those that love to eat CPU cores (I'm looking at you Ubisoft Open world games).

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9600k is just factory delidded 8600k, as far as cooling's concerned.

 

11 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

What they did was analyse the amount of frame dropping that happened,

dont stream at the same time and you'll be fine

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Just now, bleedblue said:

This will still depend on the game tho. There are those that love to eat CPU cores (I'm looking at you Ubisoft Open world games).

Are those games super common, or is it more a couple of outliers? i remember back in the day that games generally didn't optimise for higher core counts very well which makes me a bit surprised that there are some that are eating cpu cores

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10 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

i remember back in the day

How far back is "back in the day"   ?

 

There needs to be a perspective.

 

Serious question actually because games have advanced so far since the days of DOS C:\ days and

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GameSpy: GameSpy's 25 Favorite PC Games of the '90s - Page 2

Yes that is Linus at age 1 because I am guessing his age to be 30'ish, games are early 90's. I guess I could check wiki.

 

Even further "Back in the day"

good ole ASCII games!

 

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4 minutes ago, Canada EH said:

How far back is "back in the day"   ?

 

There needs to be a perspective.

 

Serious question actually because games have advanced so far since the days of DOS C:\ days and

?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.VaE47PAKSYxGQAD4fID70AHaFF%26pid%3D15.1&f=1

GameSpy: GameSpy's 25 Favorite PC Games of the '90s - Page 2

Yes that is Linus at age 1 because I am guessing his age to be 30'ish, games are early 90's. I guess I could check wiki.

 

Even further "Back in the day"

good ole ASCII games!

 

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haha, not that far back, more like 2008

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15 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

i remember back in the day

2 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

haha, not that far back, more like 2008 

 

 

That is quite interesting, the way you worded it, just curious is all.

 

Gramps will just crack a few cold ones because I don't even know the games off hand of 2008. Grand Theft Auto days I guess, that is all that comes to mind, which was like what Core 2 Quad  days with 2GB.

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22 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

Are those games super common, or is it more a couple of outliers? i remember back in the day that games generally didn't optimise for higher core counts very well which makes me a bit surprised that there are some that are eating cpu cores

i had an 8600k, it's probably less than 10 games atm that has problems, worst ones first. farcry 5, monster hunter, anything warhammer, sotr,  shadow of war, download and write speed above a certain level, (100% cpu usage capping speed, depends on ur internet connection), ACO. Most people use Ashes of singularity for a cpu stress, it used to be a not-so-realistic comparison to real games, but it could be an indication of how hard it chokes in future games. 

 

I highly recommend a 8700/k or 2600/x, 2700/x over the 8600k, imho 6c/6t is a mistake in 2018.

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1 minute ago, xg32 said:

i had an 8600k, it's probably less than 10 games atm that has problems, worst ones first. farcry 5, monster hunter, anything warhammer, sotr,  shadow of war, download and write speed above a certain level, (100% cpu usage capping speed, depends on ur internet connection), ACO. Most people use Ashes of singularity for a cpu stress, it used to be a not-so-realistic comparison to real games, but it could be an indication of how hard it chokes in future games. 

  

I highly recommend a 8700/k or 2600/x, 2700/x over the 8600k, imho 6c/6t is a mistake in 2018.

CPUs seem to improve very slowly and you get to skip quite a few generations before needing to upgrade. So i'm guessing if i wanted to sit on this one for many years to get max value out of it, thats where the thread problem will really begin to bite me?

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6 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

CPUs seem to improve very slowly and you get to skip quite a few generations before needing to upgrade. So i'm guessing if i wanted to sit on this one for many years to get max value out of it, thats where the thread problem will really begin to bite me?

it depends on the games you play, if you play the games i listed, there's not really much you can do other than maxing out graphics quality to make it look better. I'd say you'll be fine in 90% of the games (this numbers goes down over time), i'd guess the cpu will really lag around 2020 in general when the ps5 comes out, and most games will be optimized for 8cores. 

 

I have to mention, of the games i listed, only fc5 ,mhw, warhammer dipped below 60. Overall the 8600k just seemed to hit 100% very easily (some people noted that on launch, i thought it'd be just a meme lol)

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nowadays more cores = more unoptimise games  

eg are ubisoft, denuvo etc

its like the same question 6 yr ago: i5 or i7?

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10 minutes ago, xg32 said:

I highly recommend a 8700/k or 2600/x, 2700/x over the 8600k, imho 6c/6t is a mistake in 2018.

I disagree with this.

 

Still too many things to consider when choosing a CPU for gaming to make a blanket statement like this.
For the most part, it will depend on the games he will play, and how much he is willing to spend.

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7 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

its like the same question 6 yr ago: i5 or i7?

except 6 years ago a i5 and an i7 was only seperated by hyperthreading........

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13 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

CPUs seem to improve very slowly and you get to skip quite a few generations before needing to upgrade. So i'm guessing if i wanted to sit on this one for many years to get max value out of it, thats where the thread problem will really begin to bite me?

i mean, the most modern titles are starting to dislike 4 cores somewhat. and when it comes to CPUs improving slowly it is related to intel being market leader for the better part of a decade and generally not having to innovate. 

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15 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

9600k is just factory delidded 8600k, as far as cooling's concerned.

 

dont stream at the same time and you'll be fine

Yeah, i'm kinda glad about the factory delidding since i've never delidded a CPU myself and would be scared of destroying it. thanks for the input.. its a hard choice for me since its the rig i'll use for quite a few years and a wrong decision on CPU will have me kicking myself

15 hours ago, xg32 said:

i had an 8600k, it's probably less than 10 games atm that has problems, worst ones first. farcry 5, monster hunter, anything warhammer, sotr,  shadow of war, download and write speed above a certain level, (100% cpu usage capping speed, depends on ur internet connection), ACO. Most people use Ashes of singularity for a cpu stress, it used to be a not-so-realistic comparison to real games, but it could be an indication of how hard it chokes in future games. 

 

I highly recommend a 8700/k or 2600/x, 2700/x over the 8600k, imho 6c/6t is a mistake in 2018.

So, pricing wise what i'm looking at here in Aus is a 2700x goes for $499, an 8700k goes for $599, and a 9600k goes for $428. I don't think i've ever used an AMD cpu ever. i am open to it though. i personally just get caught in "if i just spend a little bit more i get x instead of y" those $100 price gaps drive me nuts. i don't stream or do anything like that though i just game

15 hours ago, bleedblue said:

I disagree with this.

 

Still too many things to consider when choosing a CPU for gaming to make a blanket statement like this.
For the most part, it will depend on the games he will play, and how much he is willing to spend.

games i like right now:

 

Total warhammer 2, Stellaris, Cities Skylines, Monster Hunter, Hitman and Hitman 2, Witcher 3, but generally i end up getting a couple of the big triple A games a year depending on what catches my eye. 

 

as for how much i'm willing to spend, i'd like to stay under $500 aud if possible, but if stretching to $600 for an 8700k will net me good results i'm willing

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16 minutes ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

Yeah, i'm kinda glad about the factory delidding since i've never delidded a CPU myself and would be scared of destroying it. thanks for the input.. its a hard choice for me since its the rig i'll use for quite a few years and a wrong decision on CPU will have me kicking myself

Another choice is the locked 8700. More threads, less single thread performance should bring gaming performance to about the same level. Even the price is close, since you can use cheaper board and cooler for it.

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Desktop benching:

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1 hour ago, OttoVonBismarck said:

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the 8700 non k is a great option, if you can get it for a similar price to a 8600k/9600k.

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9900k 1.36v 5.1avx 4.9ring 85C 195w (daily) 1.02v 4.3ghz 80w 50C R20 temps score=5500 ll D15 ll Z390 taichi ult 1.60 bios ll gskill 4x8gb 14-14-14-30-280-20 ddr3666bdie 1.45v 45C 1.22sa/1.18 io  ll EVGA 30 non90 tie ftw3 1920//10000 0.85v 300w 71C ll  6x nf14 ippc 2000rpm ll 500gb nvme 970 evo ll l sandisk 4tb sata ssd +4tb exssd backup ll 2x 500gb samsung 970 evo raid 0 llCorsair graphite 780T ll EVGA P2 1200w ll w10p ll NEC PA241w ll pa32ucg-k

 

prebuilt 5800 stock ll 2x8gb ddr4 cl17 3466 ll oem 3080 0.85v 1890//10000 290w 74C ll 27gl850b ll pa272w ll w11

 

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Don't get a 6c/6t cpu at this point...so many games are eating cpu ressources nowadays...you'll hate yourself.

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