9900K vs 10900K vs 12900K vs 13900K + RTX 4090 - Test in 11 Games | 4K UHD(3840x2160)

I originally had an i5 8600k with a 1060… but upgraded to a 3070 ti. So I said screw it after a year and upgraded to the i9 9900k and it’s such an amazing upgrade and not bottlenecking at all so far..

This test would show even more dramatic change the older you go. I'm rocking a 3080ti and I can feel my i7 7700k starting to bottleneck even at 1440p

just lok at the temps yall.

Aside from the 1% lows, the 9900k holds up pretty well.

Finally, 4k gaming has enough fps to justify upgrading!

fuck the 11900k i guess

I wondered if it was time to upgrade my 10900k to the 14900k, but it being the same as a 13900k, doesn't seem like it, since I play 4k. I was about to like your video, but it seems I gave it thumbs up from a year ago when looking to upgrade to the 13900k.

CPU Tests in 4k... facepalm.

Pointless testing a cpu at 4k resolution

I almost spent $2000 on a new board, cpu and ram, but after seeing this, I might as well just stay with the 9900K and wait for the RTX 5090 instead.

Cpu bottle necks where cpu utilisation rarely exceeds 50 odd % and never approaches anywhere near saturation of the cpu potential. I don't think it's the cpu that's the bottle neck. I think it's the optimisation of the games

This is the test i was looking for... Huge thanks. Btw if someone wouldn't understand why this test matters: regardless if we talking about 4K, 1440p or even 1080p, if we buy an expensive GPU to play any game at Ultra the GPU will run at 100%. In this case the amount of FPS will be limited by the GPU (mostly). And this test shows we can keep our "old" CPU and just buy a new GPU if we want to keep up with the latest games. Good thing i have a 10850K and seems like it will be fine for a while... Now i just have to upgrade my GPU instead of jumping on the "always the latest gen hardware" wagon and building a new, expensive PC that would give me max 5-10% performance boost. If i put that money on the GPU i could get 80-100% boost with the same "old" CPU.

Thank you for showing the true power of Intel and Nvidia

In every test we can see 20-60% cpu usage. Not 99%, not 95%, not 80%. Best test ever!

I am currently using a 9900K on a 4K60 monitor, and have only replaced the video card from GTX1080 to RTX3080 to RTX4090.
Even though there is a difference in performance with the new CPU, it doesn't seem like there is any significant deterioration that would be fatal.
With this level of difference, I personally don't think it's worth spending money to replace CPU + memory + M/B.
I would like to continue using the 9900K+RTX4090. Thank you for the very helpful video.

*use google translate

What I learned is I should be able to pair a 4070ti with my 9900k and get near the performance of a 13th gen build. I’m gonna go with a gpu instead of a new build and weaker gpu

I9 9900k is still a very powerful CPU, In my opinion defo no need to upgrade especially playing at higher res. So happy with my 9900k.

fake

Cpu clock didnt highest, unfair comparison

How can be the 4090 at 99% ?

Have you not realized these tests are pointless. It's GPU bottlenecked.

Not going to upgrade my 9900k until at least 15900k appears.

11900K foi tão ''mais do mesmo'' que nem foi considerado para o teste, Intel literalmente cagou na 11ª geração, diminuir os núcleos de 10 para 8 foi o top cem cagadas! kkkkk

12900k op!!

懂了 这就i9 7940x＋4090 hahahahahaha

the 9900k box looked cool

When you watch the fps counter on the first game the 12900k gets 50-60fps more than the 13900k…. Wtf?

should of done 1440p and 1080p so the GPU isn't holdi g back the cpus to make the fpsthe same.

Why does everybody avoid using the i9 11900k? Lol

9900K at all core 5.0 gig?

Why is the 12900k winning? Or is it that I just happen to buy the best CPU ever❤

12900K for whatever reason really seems to have stolen the show here, as far as I can tell it provides the most frames and its still running lower power consumption than the 13900K while performing better, marginal 1% and .1 % differences basically make it a no brainer, save 300$ and get a 12900K, or KS 🔥👍

Tengo un i9 9900 y juego 4k final son problemas y hasta 120

Gas es que a100 fps gas nunca y con una 4090 y que es un mostró de Targeta gas

that seals the deal, it´s not worth upgrading from 9900k to newer top tier intels

not many ppl care about 4k (only 2% users according to steam)

9900k for some years and i play all the time on 2k so my next step will be upgrading from 2080 TI to to 4080 or 4090.I don't care about 4k or more

I'm amazed how the 12th gen seems to be ahead in frames per sec in some instances compare to 13th like wow.

The Gpu was doing alot of the work, should have brought down the settings if wish to test the CPUs.

Buying 9900k a few years ago was a great decision. Thanks for the tests, I will update only the video card.

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look at 1% lows not averages.

The thing that stands out the most to me here that makes all the difference is the GPU more than the CPU. All 4 CPUs did a great job running these games but the Rtx 4090 doesn’t mess around, it just kicks ass and eats frames.

TLDR gaming CPUs are a scam.

We just gonna skip 11900k🧐

is it possible for a 4090 at 4k to be the bottle neck? how about 1080p?

Great job!
Can you add another comparison with hyperthreading off ?
E.g. 9900k feels much smoother with ht off imo.