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18 minutes ago, ImServs said:

My computer is used for gaming, streaming and video editing in my free time, but when i work, I use it for 3D modeling, 3D rendering, and 3D/2D game development in Unreal Engine, specifically UE5 recently, with Raytracing from time to time. I want a CPU upgrade to my rig to help with render times and performance within the live editors of UE5, Blender, Maya, Substance Suite, and DaVinci Resolve. But im not sure what CPU upgrade would show drastic improvement if any at all is even worth. What CPU would/could be worth the upgrade? 

(Highlighted the parts that would mostly affect the upgrade)

 

My current build:

Case: Dan Case C4-SFX

PSU: Corsair SF750 Plat
CPU: i7-12700K
CPU Cooler: Noctua DH-D12L
GPU: RTX Rog Strix 3090 OC
RAM: 64gb (2x32gb) TridentZ RGB 6000Mhz
Mobo: ASRock Z790 iTX/TB4

Storage: WD Black SN850X 1tb (OS and application drive)

Storage: x2 Samsung 970 EVO plus 2tb (gaming and file storage)

 

There are only 3 (arguably 4) that are improvements at all:

 

12900K

13700K

13900K

 

and maybe the 13600K.

 

So only the 12900K and 13900K would be substantial upgrades.   The 13900K would be the only worthwhile one IMO.  But you'll most likely thermal throttle it in that setup.  So your gains may be marginal, hard to know exactly.

 

Okay, so it may not be hard to know exactly 😛 Thanks @Agall

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My computer is used for gaming, streaming and video editing in my free time, but when i work, I use it for 3D modeling, 3D rendering, and 3D/2D game development in Unreal Engine, specifically UE5 recently, with Raytracing from time to time. I want a CPU upgrade to my rig to help with render times and performance within the live editors of UE5, Blender, Maya, Substance Suite, and DaVinci Resolve. But im not sure what CPU upgrade would show drastic improvement if any at all is even worth. What CPU would/could be worth the upgrade? 

(Highlighted the parts that would mostly affect the upgrade)

 

My current build:

Case: Dan Case C4-SFX

PSU: Corsair SF750 Plat
CPU: i7-12700K
CPU Cooler: Noctua DH-D12L
GPU: RTX Rog Strix 3090 OC
RAM: 64gb (2x32gb) TridentZ RGB 6000Mhz
Mobo: ASRock Z790 iTX/TB4

Storage: WD Black SN850X 1tb (OS and application drive)

Storage: x2 Samsung 970 EVO plus 2tb (gaming and file storage)

 

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18 minutes ago, ImServs said:

My computer is used for gaming, streaming and video editing in my free time, but when i work, I use it for 3D modeling, 3D rendering, and 3D/2D game development in Unreal Engine, specifically UE5 recently, with Raytracing from time to time. I want a CPU upgrade to my rig to help with render times and performance within the live editors of UE5, Blender, Maya, Substance Suite, and DaVinci Resolve. But im not sure what CPU upgrade would show drastic improvement if any at all is even worth. What CPU would/could be worth the upgrade? 

(Highlighted the parts that would mostly affect the upgrade)

 

My current build:

Case: Dan Case C4-SFX

PSU: Corsair SF750 Plat
CPU: i7-12700K
CPU Cooler: Noctua DH-D12L
GPU: RTX Rog Strix 3090 OC
RAM: 64gb (2x32gb) TridentZ RGB 6000Mhz
Mobo: ASRock Z790 iTX/TB4

Storage: WD Black SN850X 1tb (OS and application drive)

Storage: x2 Samsung 970 EVO plus 2tb (gaming and file storage)

 

There are only 3 (arguably 4) that are improvements at all:

 

12900K

13700K

13900K

 

and maybe the 13600K.

 

So only the 12900K and 13900K would be substantial upgrades.   The 13900K would be the only worthwhile one IMO.  But you'll most likely thermal throttle it in that setup.  So your gains may be marginal, hard to know exactly.

 

Okay, so it may not be hard to know exactly 😛 Thanks @Agall

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35 minutes ago, ImServs said:

My computer is used for gaming, streaming and video editing in my free time, but when i work, I use it for 3D modeling, 3D rendering, and 3D/2D game development in Unreal Engine, specifically UE5 recently, with Raytracing from time to time. I want a CPU upgrade to my rig to help with render times and performance within the live editors of UE5, Blender, Maya, Substance Suite, and DaVinci Resolve. But im not sure what CPU upgrade would show drastic improvement if any at all is even worth. What CPU would/could be worth the upgrade? 

(Highlighted the parts that would mostly affect the upgrade)

 

My current build:

Case: Dan Case C4-SFX

PSU: Corsair SF750 Plat
CPU: i7-12700K
CPU Cooler: Noctua DH-D12L
GPU: RTX Rog Strix 3090 OC
RAM: 64gb (2x32gb) TridentZ RGB 6000Mhz
Mobo: ASRock Z790 iTX/TB4

Storage: WD Black SN850X 1tb (OS and application drive)

Storage: x2 Samsung 970 EVO plus 2tb (gaming and file storage)

 

Since you do productivity stuff, it might be worth just going big with the 13900k and running it TDP limited to 105W/120W. 

 

Core i9-13900K & Ryzen 9 7950X Scaling Performance: CPU Short Form - A Lighter Touch: Exploring CPU Power Scaling On Core i9-13900K and Ryzen 9 7950X (anandtech.com)

 

Its a good +50% multithreading performance gain even with the TDP limit set, and with the advantage in single threaded performance.

Ryzen 7950x3D PBO +200MHz / -15mV curve CPPC in 'prefer cache'

RTX 4090 @133%/+230/+1000

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35 minutes ago, Agall said:

Since you do productivity stuff, it might be worth just going big with the 13900k and running it TDP limited to 105W/120W. 

 

Core i9-13900K & Ryzen 9 7950X Scaling Performance: CPU Short Form - A Lighter Touch: Exploring CPU Power Scaling On Core i9-13900K and Ryzen 9 7950X (anandtech.com)

 

Its a good +50% multithreading performance gain even with the TDP limit set, and with the advantage in single threaded performance.

thanks for the extra clarification. ill do research on this and look for deals from my local microcenter.

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