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Are two CPU's using the same socket interchangeable?

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I want to go from my i5 to an i7 as I'm getting bottlenecked in 4X games. With Kaby Lake coming later this year I'm thinking of moving to that. Since they are using the same 1151 socket Skylake is does that mean I can just take my Skylake out and put in a Kaby Lake?

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If your mobo is Z170, yes. Otherwise, current info says no.

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2 minutes ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

What games do you think an i5 4690k is limiting you in?

*6600k which is even slightly better :P 

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2 minutes ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

What games do you think an i5 4690k is limiting you in?

He has an i5 6600k.

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1 minute ago, thatguyyouknow75 said:

What games do you think an i5 4690k is limiting you in?

What they said about the 6600k. Games like Civ BE are known to be CPU limited. My understanding is thousands of units movements being calculated is hard on a CPU.

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7 minutes ago, DELTAprime said:

I want to go from my i5 to an i7 as I'm getting bottlenecked in 4X games. With Kaby Lake coming later this year I'm thinking of moving to that. Since they are using the same 1151 socket Skylake is does that mean I can just take my Skylake out and put in a Kaby Lake?

Sometimes a BIOS update is needed to support CPUs released after the motherboard, and depending on the motherboard manufacturer it might require an originally compatible CPU in order to perform the BIOS update in the first place. But if you are upgrading a Skylake processor to the next generation that shouldn't be a problem.

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Probably the GTX 970 limits you way more than the i5 6600k

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1 minute ago, RuLeZ said:

Probably the GTX 970 limits you way more than the i5 6600k

I'm getting a 1080 so that's not going to be an issue for any gaming much longer. But Civ BE is known to be CPU limited. In benchmarks same generation i5 vs i7 the i7 always in Civ.

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4 minutes ago, DELTAprime said:

I'm getting a 1080 so that's not going to be an issue for any gaming much longer. But Civ BE is known to be CPU limited. In benchmarks same generation i5 vs i7 the i7 always in Civ.

Not really. The difference is very small on that game. Almost non existent.

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It really depends upon what games you are playing, but in general, I don't think you'll see much difference by going to an i7 over an i5. Most games won't use the extra threads. You might be better off to get a GTX-1080 or 1070 instead.

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