5930k Upgrade or No?

[Aidanlockett1]

I am Running a 5930k right now and I was wondering if the 6900k or 6950x would be a better option, or just not worth the money. On paper, both processers are much faster than my i7, however I mostly game at 1080/1440p. Would it be smarter to just save for a platform upgrade down the line? Thanks.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Do you have performance issues?

 

If your performance is fine, Id just wait.

[tkitch]

no.  A single generation upgrade is not worth it.

 

(Yeah, going from DDR3 to 4 and a couple other things would make it a bigger upgrade than most, but still not worth it.)

 

Edit:  The 7th Gen i9's that linus reviewed a bit ago may be worth it (Or at least closer to worth it) if you get a good Mobo price.  200ish bucks for the 8/16 i9 7820 is good.

[da na]

I would say upgrade down the line.

[Jurrunio]

22 minutes ago, tkitch said:

(Yeah, going from DDR3 to 4 and a couple other things would make it a bigger upgrade than most, but still not worth it.)

X99 is already DDR4 lol

 

25 minutes ago, Aidanlockett1 said:

On paper, both processers are much faster than my i7

Actually no, because 6xxx CPUs on LGA2011-3 can't overclock anymore due to an exploit. In games where single core performance matters, an overclocked 5930k wont be behind the 6900k or 6950X. Still not as good for productivity thogh

[DogKnight]

When it comes to gaming, the highest possible CPU speed (ghz) you can get over a few cores. 

The 5930k is probably the best option on the X99 (socket 2011-3) platform. 

Most higher end CPU's for the same socket will take a hit in speed at the expense of additional cores. 

 

There is also a large number of Xeon CPU's that would work with that chipset. But once again, these are better for productivity than gaming. 

I have a X99 system I use for a home lab. I currently have a Xeon E5-2678 v3. It's 12 cores/24 threads, 2.5ghz base, 3.3ghz turbo. Picked it up off Ali Express for just under $100 USD. 

 

Here is a couple lists of Xeon CPU's that you can have a look through. As a disclaimer, please check compatibility with your motherboard if you find a CPU of interest.

Haswell CPU's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Haswell-based_Xeon_microprocessors#Xeon_E5-2678_v3
Broadwell CPU's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Broadwell-based_Xeon_microprocessors#Xeon_E5-2643_v4

 

[pete_the_pilot]

E5 1660 v3 and 1680 v3 both 8c/16t, unlocked multiplier, work on x99 and good ones can probably get to 4.8ghz

[Montana One-Six]

On 8/3/2021 at 11:54 PM, Aidanlockett1 said:

I am Running a 5930k right now and I was wondering if the 6900k or 6950x would be a better option, or just not worth the money. On paper, both processers are much faster than my i7, however I mostly game at 1080/1440p. Would it be smarter to just save for a platform upgrade down the line? Thanks.

I had similar thoughts about 2 years ago. I was still on my 5820k and was also looking for 6900k as an upgrade. But those I could find were way to expensive (wasn't looking to buy used) to the point where going to current gen would only have been ~200$ more (CPU, Mobo, RAM). So I decided to go current gen because it was overall the better choice in terms of performance and cost imo.