Should I Upgrade my CPU?

[Swat20]

I currently run an i7-6700k and was thinking about upgrading.

 

I mostly game but had been thinking about doing some streaming.

[berberries]

6700k should still be solid by todays standard for gaming and streaming. try streaming with your current system, if you have a solid internet connection and you are still dropping alot of frames, then you may consider upgrading your cpu

[Coachdude]

The 6700K is still a somewhat decent processor I would say, I owned one before I upgraded and as far as gaming goes it was still pretty solid, although there are games where it would struggle a little bit like with Battlefield 5 on certain maps etc. It really depends on the kind of games you mostly play and how seriously you're going to take streaming. If it's just doing it for fun then I'd say you can still get some life out of the 6700K for a few more years yet granted you lower the stream settings a bit. However if you're wanting to take things more seriously along with other content creation then you're going to find the old quad core starting to hold you back. 

 

I'd say the 3700X would be a decent upgrade and in the same price tier your 6700K was when it was new and if you're wanting to play/stream more demanding titles such as BFV or others. The 3600 is also a viable alternative on the more budget end of things, but you're still getting increased ipc and two more cores with it vs your current processor. Honestly though more information is needed to give you a firm recommendation one way or the other as well as the rest of your system specs, but hopefully you can use this as a rough guide of sorts. 

[1van]

23 minutes ago, Swat20 said:

i7-6700k

I just have to link this guide in every topic related to LGA1151-1 What motherboard do you have?

[Swat20]

Currently I'm on the Asus Z170-A

 

Thanks for all the help btw!

[1van]

4 minutes ago, Swat20 said:

Asus Z170-A

It's a nice board, should have no problem running a stock or a mildly-OC Coffee Lake i7 (8700K/9700K).