Intel Core i7-9700F $318.76 + Delivery (Free with Prime) @ Amazon US via AU

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  jv on 02/12/2020 - 11:49

  +8

  Discrete graphics required

  I won't tell anyone…

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    sanur on 02/12/2020 - 13:56

    +1

    Ken M of Ozbargain folks

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  sanur on 02/12/2020 - 13:59

  I have a i5-6400, is my board compatible with this cpu? If yes, is this worth upgrading to or should I upgrade entire system?

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    Lolitsjoel on 02/12/2020 - 14:10

    Negative my dude

    Youd have to upgrade mobo also

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    Krad3r on 02/12/2020 - 14:29

    As someone has said, this CPU won't work on your board, you'll need to upgrade that too. As for if it is worth upgrading, depends on your use of a computer. Generally speaking, it's probably worth upgrading your drive to an ssd (if you don't already have one) or a better GPU before a CPU upgrade.

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    tedzozb on 02/12/2020 - 16:39

    By doing some mod, yes. If it's a z170 z
    270 maybe worth trying. Otherwise, get a new generation bargain.

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  Marx on 02/12/2020 - 14:28

  -1

  Not a good deal. Unless you're upgrading from 8th gen Intel. Ryzen 3600 has this beat in many benchmarks.

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    Dcol on 02/12/2020 - 15:08

    +2

    In gaming?

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    Gamer Dad Reviews on 02/12/2020 - 17:30

    +1

    Ryzen 3600 is most overrated CPU of the last 2 years. i7 9700F is 11% faster according to UserBenchmark:
    https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-9700F-vs…

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      sanur on 02/12/2020 - 18:29

      +2

      That website is not reliable

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      HaveANiceDay on 02/12/2020 - 18:59

      Userbenchmark is bias against AMD.

      https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-9700F-vs…

      It's literally saying the 9700F is better than the 3950X

      or that the 3950X is only 4% better than the 10100

      https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i3-10100-vs…

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        Gamer Dad Reviews on 02/12/2020 - 19:28

        I mean, I've heard people say that. I don't believe it though. It is literally based on user-submitted benchmarks alone. You can't get more objective than that imo.

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          HaveANiceDay on 02/12/2020 - 19:51

          @Gamer Dad Reviews: No, it can still be biased due to its weighting.

          https://twitter.com/VideoCardz/status/1250718257931333632?s=…

          https://ownsnap.com/userbenchmark-is-not-trusted-by-tech-ent…

          Just to be clear, I do agree the 9700F is faster in gaming and about on par with the 3600 with productivity. I was just simply pointing out about userbenchmark.

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    Junk Sifter on 02/12/2020 - 19:14

    +2

    False. The Core i7 9700F is faster, period.

    The Ryzen 5 3600 has roughly equal IPC and overclocks to about 4.2GHz realistically. And needs higher frequency memory to maximise performance.

    Meanwhile the i7 9700F has 2 extra cores and runs max turbo 4.5GHz on all cores when you lift power limits in the BIOS to 200W+. No need to even mess with overclocking or finetuning settings.

    The advantage the 3600 has is a slim edge in heavily multithreaded applications due to SMT and the fact you won't need to invest in an aftermarket cooler to get great out of the box performance. Plus the motherboard you pair with it may have an upgrade path to Zen3.