Depends on the game, but probably not. X3D is also worth considering for gaming since you’d be getting a new board and DDR5 anyway, and depending on your case and cooler preference it may make more sense to go that route.

Easy way to tell is just to track your CPU and GPU usage while gaming

An easy enough way to do that on Windows with the Gaming Dashboard (win+G) - you can pin a small tracker of CPU %/GPU %/FPS discretely somewhere and keep an eye on it. If you experience any FPS loss, check which (if either) of those is hitting 100%. If you’re regularly hitting 100% CPU usage, then it may be time for an upgrade.

That said, modern gaming is rarely CPU limited. I’ve got a 3070 and a midrange CPU from… The other guys, circa 2020… And have never once been CPU throttled while gaming. YMMV, however.

If u can wait until next year might be better to upgrade, especially that this gen is last for LGA 1700, but IMO the 14900k is overkill for gaming, 14700k is good especially that it’s only 4 e core less while having the same price as last year 13700k, it seems like the the best deal for this gen

It depends. Look at benchmarks and reviews and make your mind.

I don’t know the games you play. I don’t know how much money is worth for you, if you make 30k a year or 300k a year… I don’t know your budget, what upcoming things you need to buy.

It’s probably not at 4k.

For gaming, especially 4K, not really worth it. If you are gaming at lower resolutions then it would be.

I’ve upgraded from my 10700k to 14900k excited to see the difference lol I know it’s gonna be goodddd

yes 11thgen is still the worst

A 14900k is going to feel good in intensive task and just everyday snap. Gaming probably won’t be a big shocker but if you want it buy it. Or if you want to save some money buy a 13900K it’s literally the same chip but with fractions of a difference.

Like %20 uplift in performance

At 4k I’d say no. The 11900k trades voted with a Ryzen 5800x, and 90% of the time that’s not an issue at 4k in games. Wait until introduces their next CPUs for desktop. I think they are going away from this naming scheme, so it won’t be the 15900k. But it’ll be a new socket.

14900k is overpriced vs performance per core. 13900k CPUs over better price vs performance per core.

Only issue here jumping into top tier 14th gen is the heat. I know a ton of reviews recommend nothing less then a 360 AIO. We are at peak chipset with this 14th gen, I really hope 15th is a die shink, because the heat is really getting out of control. You coming from a 11th gen, it’s not that dramatic, keeping it cool, but if you dare touch 14th gen CPU voltage, expect high heat and regulated with a premium cooler.

If you are not happy with the performance of your computer, go ahead. Otherwise, wait for the next generation with the new architecture.

I’d wait. Especially at 4k and even more so that the 14th Gen is just a refresh of 13.

What about 10th to 14th gen ?