Questions about CPU's

[FarmerGiles97]

Ngl Intel confuses me with there CPU/Motherboard Combo. 

 

I have a i7 6700K with an Asus Maximus VIII Hero motherboard? Can i buy a i7-9700K to put in this? 

 

I was also thinking of upgrading to ryzen, whats would be better? A i7-9700K or a Ryzen 7 3800X? 

[FloRolf]

no it's not compatible with the board. Ryzen also obviously needs a new board.

 

What to get really depends on what you are doing with the PC. So what are you doing?

[Mister Woof]

1. No, won't work.

 

2. Generally, 3700x for all around good at anything computing.

[FarmerGiles97]

Just now, FloRolf said:

no it's not compatible with the board. Ryzen also obviously needs a new board.

 

What to get really depends on what you are doing with the PC. So what are you doing?

It will be mainly gaming, but want to stream a little too! 

 

I know about changing motherboards for different sockets ect, just didnt know How intel works with chipsets ect? 

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, JordanHopkins97 said:

just didnt know How intel works with chipsets ect? 

6th gen and 7th gen both works on Z170 and Z270 boards.

8th gen and 9th gen both works on Z370 and z390 boards.

 

So yes to buy an i7 9700K you'd need a new motherboard, but the i7 9700K has been of poor value and lately people only recommend Intel if you're willing to pay up an i9 9900K otherwise you're likely better served with the mentioned R7 3700X.

[FarmerGiles97]

1 minute ago, Princess Luna said:

6th gen and 7th gen both works on Z170 and Z270 boards.

8th gen and 9th gen both works on Z370 and z390 boards.

 

So yes to buy an i7 9700K you'd need a new motherboard, but the i7 9700K has been of poor value and lately people only recommend Intel if you're willing to pay up an i9 9900K otherwise you're likely better served with the mentioned R7 3700X.

I was wanting a R7 3800X

[Princess Luna]

Just now, JordanHopkins97 said:

I was wanting a R7 3800X

No point in it, it's the same processor as the R7 3700X but more expensive.... that's it, once you enable PBO on Ryzen Master both will operate on the same 4.2ghz~4.5ghz range.

[FarmerGiles97]

5 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

No point in it, it's the same processor as the R7 3700X but more expensive.... that's it, once you enable PBO on Ryzen Master both will operate on the same 4.2ghz~4.5ghz range.

Owhh, thank you for the info! 

[5x5]

No, Intel locked down 8th and 9th gen to 300 series boards.

 

And as for what to upgrade to - the 3700X is the better option. Equivalent in games, better in almost everything else, runs cooler, uses less power and will allow you to upgrade to 12/16 core CPUs in the future or possibly Zen3 next year since AM4 has 4 years of support behind it.

 

[Zando_]

Just now, 5x5 said:

No, Intel locked down 8th and 9th gen to 300 series boards.

 

And as for what to upgrade to - the 3700X is the better option. Equivalent in games, better in almost everything else, runs cooler, uses less power and will allow you to upgrade to 12/16 core CPUs in the future or possibly Zen3 next year since AM4 has 4 years of support behind it.

 

^^^^ Only reason I've seen to go Intel is if you need the absolute max gaming performance (they're a few % faster when overclocked, but since they're way more expensive it's usually not worth it), or are using a heck of a lot of the Adobe Suite (mainly Premier) because of QuickSync support. So one very very niche use case and one more uncommon one are the only places Intel has the lead.