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I5-13400F OR I5-11600K

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I need a new CPU for my pc build that can support the 3060. I'm torn between the 13400f and 11600k they are around the same price but one has more cores one has less do i need more cores or? I like to play high end games whilst watching movies or streaming to friends. I want to be able to run games without frame drops as I currently get it with my 9400f that's bottlenecking my 3060 oc. 

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2 minutes ago, Newkist said:

I need a new CPU for my pc build that can support the 3060. I'm torn between the 13400f and 11600k they are around the same price but one has more cores one has less do i need more cores or? I like to play high end games whilst watching movies or streaming to friends. I want to be able to run games without frame drops as I currently get it with my 9400f that's bottlenecking my 3060 oc. 

Are you also planning on upgrading your motherboard and ram? The 13400f is the fastest out those CPU's.

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13400F is faster in every possible way. You don't really need more than 6 cores for gaming, but the cores on the 13400F are faster so it's the better choice. 

 

Also look at the 12600K(F), it's a bit faster than the 13400F because it's clocked a fair bit higher and is usually the same price as the 13400F. Plus it has a better memory controller than the 13400F so it should just be a better CPU overall. 

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12 hours ago, Hinjima said:

Are you also planning on upgrading your motherboard and ram? The 13400f is the fastest out those CPU's.

my motherboard is z370p d3 and my ram is 16gb corsair veng

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2 minutes ago, Newkist said:

my motherboard is z370p d3 and my ram is 16gb corsair veng

Remember that you will need a new motherboard for both the 11600k and the 13400f, they do not fit in your Z370p motherboard.  The 11600k and 13400f also uses different motherboards as well.

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3 minutes ago, Newkist said:

my motherboard is z370p d3 and my ram is 16gb corsair veng

You're gonna need a new motherboard to handle any of those CPUs unfortunately.

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