Hi I will be buying a new 1080p gaming PC in the near future. AMD 5600X seemed like a good option, but considering that I would keep the new PC for at least 5 years, an 8 cores CPU looked more appealing. Intel latest releases were a little disappointing, so I was thinking about the last generation i7 10700K. What do you think?
Get it while you can 10700k sales will be over soon and you'd be stuck with 11gen or overpriced zen3. So yes, its a good option atm.
Agreed with Undying. Right now with its prices it is a really good option. The only advantage 5600x provides is PCIe 4.0. If you don't need that, I would go 10700k anyday.
10700k is an excellent choice right now. You won't notice an difference between it and the best CPUs in gaming. However, if you are looking for something that will last a long time, I'd say wait until Alder Lake. 10700k uses 6 year old technology already, it will be 11 years old when you upgrade. Alder lake will have DDR5, PCI-e 5, new instruction sets, better IPC. Should age far better going forward. But if you have say, a two year upgrade cycle, go with the 10700k.
