i7-8700K vs. i7-9700K, DCS VR, and the future with Vulkan

I am debating between these two chips for my new build and need some advice from those in the know. I do plan on some overclocking as well.

As you know, the 8700K is a 6 cores / 12 thread chip (hyper-threading enabled) and the 9700K is the new chip 8 cores / 8 threads (no hyper-threading). As it stands, (i could be wrong) the 9700K would be the better chip for DCS. It has better single core performance albeit, not by much. It also runs cooler due to the use of solder, not paste. Terrain engine optimization is inbound, with the notion that ED is working on the Vulkan API integration and the fact that it's 2 weeks™ away, which chip am I better off purchasing for the next several years of DCS's life?

Will the 9700K be out performed by the 8700K once Vulkan is implemented? Will the 9700K still be the better chip?

Will the 9700K be out performed by the 8700K once Vulkan is implemented? Will the 9700K still be the better chip?

No one can answer that question, not even DCS developers.

It's like asking "who will win the next olympics".

No one can answer that question, not even DCS developers.

 

It's like asking "who will win the next olympics".

Mainly asking as an over head view since Vulkan will (should) utilize more threads.

but I see your point. Just want to make the best decision for future proofing for DCS.

Save the money on the CPU and invest that in a faster/newer GPU. That would be my best bet anyways.

I think I remember hearing somewhere that Vulkans "efficiency sweetspot" is 8 Threads / for 8 cores - so the 9700K would just fit right in. I doubt the difference is that big in the end but I'm sure there is a small one.

I think I remember hearing somewhere that Vulkans "efficiency sweetspot" is 8 Threads / for 8 cores - so the 9700K would just fit right in. I doubt the difference is that big in the end but I'm sure there is a small one.

The difference probably not being much for the increased cost of the 9700K I take it.

I would go 9700k.

I went with 9900k and am very pleased with it.

I go for the 3700x. Blasting every Intel chip to heaven! :D

I'm happy with my 9700k. And realistically most programs don't really make good use of hyperthreading. And if they do a hyperthreaded core = ~20% of a real core anyway. So I'd go with 9700k (which I have :) )

I'm happy with my 9700k. And realistically most programs don't really make good use of hyperthreading. And if they do a hyperthreaded core = ~20% of a real core anyway. So I'd go with 9700k (which I have :) )

Thank everyone.:thumbup:

I went 9900 but I do other things that need multi-thread. If not, I'd go 9700

keep in mind threads only run when they are on a core...

so even 1000 threads will only run 6 at a time on the 8700k