Review on 💻 Enhanced Intel Core i7-9700K 8-Core Desktop Processor up to 3.6 GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series with 95W Power by Drew Poulin

I'm upgrading from 4790k. If you have something from the latest generation, an upgrade may not be necessary (depending on your disposable income). I know how tempting it is to own the latest and greatest, even to play with. Previous Build: CPU: 4790K @ 4.4GHz Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII S524 Version 2 Mobo: MIS Z97 Gaming 7 GPU: Asus ROG Strix OC 1080 Timemory: Corsair Vengeance 2 x 8 DDR3 1600MHz PSU: Corsair TX750 Current Build: CPU: 9700K @ 5.1GHz Cooler: CORSAIR H100i PRO RGBmobo: Asus ROG Strix Z390-Igpu: Asus ROG Strix OC 1080 Timemory: Corsair Vengeance 2 x 16 DDR4 3200MHzpsu: Corsair HX9050i99 for gaming is 9700K $120-150 cheaper and You only lose a few frames and in some cases you get frames. Whether Hyper-Threading is right for you depends on your application. Games benefit from clock speed versus core count once the minimum core count is reached. I think that was the rationale for the Intel 9700K proposal. This is an affordable 9th generation 8-core processor without Hyper-Threading. The 9900K is clearly the best choice for multithreading and encoding. If you're looking for a high-performance broadcast/record encoder, the 9900K is a great value buy that beats entry-level X-Series HEDT chips by at least half the price. If you're looking for a high-performance gaming processor, this should be on your shortlist. Gaming benchmarks comparing the 9700K and 9900K show little difference. I'll leave the AMD debate/comparisons to others. I'll let the attached tests speak for themselves, but here's tldr. I overclocked to 5.1GHz with XMP I, DDR4 3200MHz. I disabled speedstep and speedshift as it gave me more stability in games especially in LoL.Idles at 40 degrees @ 1.359-1.368v. Under load 80 degrees @1,376-1,385v I've attached benchmark screenshots (each paired with corresponding HWMonitor results) from CineBench, CPU-Z, 3DMark Time Spy benchmark and stress tests. I am very satisfied with the performance of this processor. It's getting hot, but an overclocker must be ready for advanced cooling solutions.