I have an MSI Pro B660M-A motherboard and a 12600 (non-K) CPU with 3070Ti, Corsair RM650 PSU, and 4x8gb 3200Mhz DDR4 RAM.
I want to maximize the potential of this build by upgrading to the 14600k, as I can get one for very cheap this coming holiday sale. Is this a good upgrade or I should just stay with my 12600 and save the money?
according to userbenchmarks (which is deeply flawed in general, but here it’s a good indicator), the 14600k is only 13% better for 300 euros. in general, CPUs can stay relevant for more than 5 years, i know someone who was still sucessfully running a 3000-gen intel CPU until recently. yes, you’re somewhat leaving performance on the table, but in reality most games you’ll play will most likely be GPU limited anyway. buying a 14600k will not result in 13% more FPS, if it results in FPS gains at all. you should wait at least 2 more generations before upgrading.
With a 3070Ti you are likely to be GPU bottlenecked rather than CPU. So you are probably not going to much, if any, of a performance increase with the 14600K.
Can you overclock and undervolt non “k” intel cpu in b660 board?
