9900k vs 8700k - When is the 9900k Relevent?

Even for productivity, I willl consider a 8700k for the price specs performance...

so who upgraded 4 years later? who?

I chose both, and both run great!

can you lock some of the cores of the i9? and put load on specific cores? that way other cores can be prioritiez and faster clock speeds plus less thermals.. im trying to upgrade my i7-8700(nonK) in 2021. Reasonm for upgrading Need faster single core cpu and same socket no need trouble to fresh install and trouble of selling-off the the whole cpu. I also just got a 3080Ti so cpu upgrade could help with maybe the minor bottleneck.. is this a good move?

9900k are cheap now it’s worth now since u can sell ur 8700k for a similar price

Lmao 9900k be 300 now at micro center
If you looking at 8700k vs 9900k now, get the 9900k at micro center lol

In 2020 i wonder if i should get an i9 7900X or I9 9900X or 10900X. My heart beats for the 7900X or 7920X. It has a smaller L3 cache which explains the lower TDP and the higher oc potential. But something don´t stop saying2 get the 7920X or 7900X, the cheapest 79XX X you should get. Why do i see the 7900X in such an emotional way?

The 9900K videos like this, make me feel lucky for having bought the 8700K.

I was thinking of upgrading my 8700k to a 9900k as I recently upgraded from a rtx 2070 to a 2080ti. Not to sure now.

So it doesn’t seem like the 9900k is going to run xplane 11 any better than my current 8700k @5ghz. I’m trying to improve things for better performance with “maximum objects” anyone have any advice or first hand experience?

8700k rocks.

Today I upgraded from the 8700k to the 9900k, very happy so far

Waiting on my 9900kf to arrive, hopefully my h115i platinum rgb on push pull will hold the temps lol

I run a 9900k overclocked to 5.0 , temps hardly go above 70c on aida64. Running a H150i pro cooling. At 5.2 it gets closet to 75-80c so I left it at 5. Runs good and cool

HEY, thank you for this review, you saved me money, and now i am going to get 8700k. Like seriously leaving now to get the 8700k.

I got a 9900k for free but then sold it becuase it was too hot and ran games worse than my 8700k @5.1ghz

I game a lot and also. Music production
I have an 8700k atm and debating an i9 9900k.
Will it fit on my motherboard z370 and give me a noticeable render speed increase?

just used for gaming i have a i7 8700k delid running 5.2ghz on 1.36volts adaptive, with RTX 2080 Ti Ftw3 Ultra, is it worth upgrading the CPU at this point? to a 9700K or 9900K or not worth it

9700k here. This thing even on CLC heats my living room this winter. I dont even turn on the thermostat for my furnace. It's both a gaming CPU and space heater. Bonus!

most motherboards that can handle a 8700k , can't handle a memory speed higher then 4x8 GB 3000mhz though
bought myself a z390 so i could get memory speeds of 2x16 GB 4500mhz
no fps benefit of course , but games feel so much smoother while looking around and turning in 1st person modes
it's just what i needed , every year i can feel games getting harder and harder to get to run nice and smooth , with the best hardware i can find
still fiddling with graphic settings in this day and age , with a 2080ti oc and a 8700k 4.9ghz so the temps stay under 65c what i throw at it ,
on 1 simple kraken x41 with 1x Aerocool Dead Silence 14cm fan

after watching this video i will stick with my i7 8700k and buy the i9 9900k 2 years from now.

i got i7 8700k should i go i9 9900k upgrade?

Thats disappointing really, I was hoping to upgrade with my new pc build, I guess the cpu wont be upgraded but everything else can.

Or by now you can just go with the 3800X which is just plain amazing.

And that's why Intel is hurting across the board by not being able to go to 7nm....heat. And another reason why they don't include good air coolers even though they cost more.

what alot of uneducated "enthusiast" new to pc building who don't use it for anything outside of video games, is that even at 5GHZ the 9900K just matches the 8700K in 95% of use cases. In Gaming the are the same in 99% of cases at 5GHZ! Outside of Gaming or even most multi-threaded programs on the professional side its not worth the extra $100-135. You're better off using that money for better B-Die memory with good timings or NVME/M.2 Drives or a nice AIO, which will actually help you have better and more stable clock speeds.

fx6300 checking in

Very hard one, 9900k(f) is great, but you can also delid 8700k and if it's a good chip oc decently. And at lower temps.

what's your thoughts on i7 9700k ?

I have the i7 8700K at 5GHz 1.250v with a ZALMAN CNPS 9900MAX cooler, rated to 300watts. I have nothing against using liquid but a premium air cooler is a viable option. I seen a double tower Assassin III DEEPCOOL monster air cooler that can handle the 9900K at 5GHz.

Now the 9900K is $110 more than an 8700K. I think the 9900K is the better buy. Especially if you want an all around powerhouse system that games very well and has high multi-thread performance. If gaming on less than a 2080 Ti is your only need than sure pass on the 9900K.

They are same but different generations and frequencies only.

Right now the 9900k is literally 80 euros more expensive then the 8700k..

delidded 8700K @ 5 with D15 with one 140mm fan with 7v fan no problems whatsoever.
Rockin since early january 2018 cant see any reason to buy 9900K even if ur buying new right now 15 months later, talking about gaming.

already got the i9 9900k .. with AIO and 360mm rad it idles around 35; and gaming around 55-60; and 100% all core stress test around 70;(stock) ::: OC to 5GHZ then 36-40 idle; 60-65 gaming; and 75-78-80; stress test. In India in non ac conditions..

hey could you guys give me opinion on the i7-8700k vs the i7-9700k at the current state? iam upgrading from a amd rtx-8350 . in germany right now 9700k is only 20€ more expensive than 8700k (999k 150 more than 8700k).Iam a big fan especially of big open world games that are known to be more cpu than gpu heavy. Which is better for gaming and streaming? 9700k has no hyperthreading. Please no recommandations for AMD.

I’m giving my pc with a gtx 1060 8gb ram i5 6500 and upgrading to a i9 9900k rtx 2080 32gb ddr4 3200 MHz RGB ram🤗

Why overcock when you reach max limit on monitor already..

Got a i9 9900k 4 cores clocked to 5.1ghz and 4 5ghz cores. Water cooler kraken x62, i am not having any thermal issues.

I delidded my 8700K and am stable at 5.1ghz, run 65c rendering video max, couldn't be happier! Delidding was key. I use a Noctua DH-15S air cooler

I upgraded my i5 2500k (oc to 4.7ghz) to my new i9 9900k, i apriciate the advices, but look further into other reviews, with a 240mm water cooling the 9900k delivers, gets hot yes but not out of control,, best cpu for working and gamming, look into it. .

Ok, so lets see the temps using a 480 rad on the 9900k.

I bought a 9900k with a hyper212 evo for video editing. I only have a gtx 1060 tho for playing some 1080p games. I dont plan on overclocking.

I just bought a 9900k and installer it yesterday, havent overclocked it yet. I'm thinking I'll probably do a 4.7 or 4.8 overclock. I have the kraken. X52 (240mm) rad. Well see how I do. Trying to keep it modest.

i play escape from tarkov and I can run run 9900k at 5.2 ghz to up its framerate considerably. It runs at max at 51c on a single core with AVX running. I still have it set to turbo up and down though, so i'm only burning 71w while playing

8700K vs 9700K would have made more sense. Obviously the higher core higher thread count is gonna perform better in tasks that scale with nT, regardless of latencies.

idk why my 8700k is hotter then my 9900k O_O Guess i won the lottery?? its like 39c-45c when i run pubg movie and stream lol

Neither. 9700k ftw, runs cooler more cores.