discussion 13700k vs 14700k/9900x/7900x3d

[Cypher^64]

I could "upgrade" my current 13700k to a 14700k, probably cost me $100 if I can sell my current 13700k for $250

Is it worth the time and money to do so? I have no complaints with my computer as is, but for $100 it's intriguing.

 

[Caldezar]

I think it's a near wash for gaming, and maybe a 10% jump for multi-threaded work loads? I'm not as keenly aware of the separation for Intel CPU's, but I don't think it's much of a variance. My guess is that you would barely notice the difference.

 

[moocow]

Don't do it. Anyone in the know would avoid used 13th and 14th gen i7 to i9 like the Black Death. Unless I know personally the CPU only ran on the old BIOS for like 2 weeks, I assume it has accumulated damage. Since new 14700K is still $500, we are probably looking at a used CPU here.

 

[Cypher^64]

Don't do it. Anyone in the know would avoid used 13th and 14th gen i7 to i9 like the Black Death. Unless I know personally the CPU only ran on the old BIOS for like 2 weeks, I assume it has accumulated damage. Since new 14700K is still $500, we are probably looking at a used CPU here.

The 14700k is new, still sealed in box.

Never thought about the older firmware. Guess I'll keep my 13700k and sell the 14700k

 

[Lysrin]

I had a similar scenario back when I was running an 8700K and kept getting tempted by slightly better chips for the same platform. I was talked out of spending money by this crowd several times! And that was the right decision.

It just really wouldn't have given me any significant benefit for the money, even though it wasn't much money, and it was better to just wait until I changed the whole platform.

 

[Cypher^64]

I had a similar scenario back when I was running an 8700K and kept getting tempted by slightly better chips for the same platform. I was talked out of spending money by this crowd several times! And that was the right decision.

It just really wouldn't have given me any significant benefit for the money, even though it wasn't much money, and it was better to just wait until I changed the whole platform.

I already bought it, a coworker having some financial issues and couldn't finish his current build.

Never thought of the older firmwares doing damage to this series.

I'll keep the 13700k as it does all I need it to and I haven't had any issues with it.

 

[Lysrin]

I already bought it, a coworker having some financial issues and couldn't finish his current build.

Never thought of the older firmwares doing damage to this series.

I'll keep the 13700k as it does all I need it to and I haven't had any issues with it.

I saw your post before mine just after I posted mine. Mine is a bit redundant then but I figured meh... I'll leave my experience of posterity!

 

[Bond007]

As others said, it will be a bit of a gain in productivity and a wash in gaming.

If you want to the upgrade but don’t want to take a bigger loss, I would leave the old cpu installed and running while you try to sell it. If you can find a buyer at a price you are happy with, then pull and sell.

 

[Bond007]

From techpowerup, 1.5% faster in gaming (when cpu limited with an 4090 at 1080p), and 5.3% faster in application testing on average.…specific results obviously vary.

 

[Marzipan]

not worth it. in single threaded tasks, Passmark gives the 14700K up to a 2% gain while the multithreading can be up to 14%, due to the 4 extra e-cores it gets. that doesn't seem worth paying a 33% premium to get a 14700K after selling your 13700K.