cpu upgrade

[storm05]

is it worth going from a i3 12100f to a i5 12400f or shoud i just use more money and get a i5 12600k or i 13400f

i bought my i3 used for 80 usd and recenatly seen a listing of a i5 12400f for 115 usd. i there are also i5 12600k and 13400f from 215 to 250 usd. my biggest resaon for going with the i5 12600k and higher is the E-cores, but is it worth the dubble price when its pair with a rtx 4060?

 

rig:

i3 1200f

rtx 4060

8x2gb 3600mhz ddr4

2tb kc3000 nvme

asrock b660m/itx

corsair tx750m

[podkall]

20 minutes ago, storm05 said:

my biggest resaon for going with the i5 12600k and higher is the E-cores, but is it worth the dubble price when its pair with a rtx 4060?

well, upgrading slower part for faster part is one reason,

 

but a more reasonable reason would be, if the current CPU was limiting your ability to do stuff, or your fps performance, or anything of that kind.

 

CPU upgrade does enable potential fps increase, in certain games, not all of them, and sometimes the increase is only really based on the GPU.

 

You have the cheapest 40 series GPU, so, the chances of getting more fps in most games looks very small for the price you'd pay.

[storm05]

9 minutes ago, podkall said:

well, upgrading slower part for faster part is one reason,

 

but a more reasonable reason would be, if the current CPU was limiting your ability to do stuff, or your fps performance, or anything of that kind.

 

CPU upgrade does enable potential fps increase, in certain games, not all of them, and sometimes the increase is only really based on the GPU.

 

You have the cheapest 40 series GPU, so, the chances of getting more fps in most games looks very small for the price you'd pay.

its not to get more fps necessarily but for more stability and less lagg when alt-abing and using other tabs when playing

edit: thats why i want E-cores but not sure if it will realy need it and if it make a big diffrence in power efficiancy, if say i undervolt the 12600k

Edited February 24, 2024 by storm05

[podkall]

11 minutes ago, storm05 said:

its not to get more fps necessarily but for more stability and less lagg when alt-abing and using other tabs when playing

edit: thats why i want E-cores but not sure if it will realy need it and if it make a big diffrence in power efficiancy, if say i undervolt the 12600k

so you have like lot of programs open or something, or like a Chrome on 2nd monitor, Discord, 9 other programs running, and game on top?

 

that's the only time I'd imagine a decent would CPU lag

[storm05]

Just now, podkall said:

so you have like lot of programs open or something, or like a Chrome on 2nd monitor, Discord, 9 other programs running, and game on top?

 

that's the only time I'd imagine a decent would CPU lag

yeah id like to but cant do it most of the time because the lag gets anoying when im playing somthing thats competitiv

[podkall]

13 minutes ago, storm05 said:

yeah id like to but cant do it most of the time because the lag gets anoying when im playing somthing thats competitiv

does it like, lag you can't do anything for several seconds when you alt-tab?

 

have you tried to troubleshoot this lag or asked anyone, for example by making a post here, if there's a different possibility that may cause the lag?

[storm05]

13 minutes ago, podkall said:

does it like, lag you can't do anything for several seconds when you alt-tab?

 

have you tried to troubleshoot this lag or asked anyone, for example by making a post here, if there's a different possibility that may cause the lag?

Yes it’s around 2 seconds but it only happens when I have my tasks up to, when I close most of them it gets better 

i have not tried troubleshooting or posting about about this, thought that it’s normal with cpu that have “few” cores 

edit: forgot to mention that it’s not only when I alt tab, there are also stutters in the game, which also get reduced when I close tasks

Edited February 24, 2024 by storm05

[podkall]

1 minute ago, storm05 said:

Yes it’s around 2 seconds but it only happens when I have my tasks up to, when I close most of them it gets better 

i have not tried troubleshooting or posting about about this, thought that it’s normal with cpu that have “few” cores 

it is normal, but 12100F has 4 cores and 8 threads, so normally it doesn't really choke at doing some PC gymnastics,

 

hmmm, you probably know about updates and drivers, but have you updated chipset drivers when you were setting up your PC?