# i7 8700k changes gameplay drastically **URL:** \ **Category:** PC\ **Created:** [January 18, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910 "2018-01-18T00:08:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mentalist2312](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@mentalist2312](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/mentalist2312)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 12:08am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/1 "2018-01-18T00:08:00Z")
hey just switched my i7 6700k with i7 8700k and to anyone that wants to know if there is a difference yes there is a very very big difference not in fps but in over all Stability (they game is smoothe as butter even in crowded ares) especially with high refresh rate monitors and high end graphics card, before switching the cpu i did not enjoy the game as i should. i think the gtx 1080 ti really shines with the coffelake. ---
**Author:** ![IllelpokorllI](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/illelpokorlli/32/102292_2.png) [@IllelpokorllI](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/IllelpokorllI)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/2 "2018-01-18T03:17:00Z")
google “Meltdown & Spectre”, RMA your new gear and thank me later. Better to be safe than sorry. Purchase the next generation of Core (9th gen), should come with hardware fixes for the exploits I mentioned and 10nanometer process (hopefully). Or you know, get a Ryzen with moar cores but trashy RAM support. Ryzen+ should come out in April tho. ---
**Author:** ![bugdropsX](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@bugdropsX](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bugdropsX)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/3 "2018-01-18T15:47:00Z")
a 5820k would do too. it’s only marginally better in live testing of games. im waiting for icelake myself, then maybe it is worth the upgrade. i suggest go look at a vid jayztwocents where he tested bottlenecking with a 1080ti and a few cpu’s all the way down to a 2 core, would be suprised by the results i thougt it was super informative anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Knuckl3\_Dragger](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/knuckl3_dragger/32/102552_2.png) [@Knuckl3\_Dragger](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Knuckl3_Dragger)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/4 "2018-01-18T16:59:00Z")
I saw that video. Those tests hold true in single player games where everything is more consistent. Multiplayer is a whole different animal. ---
**Author:** ![Kajjal](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Kajjal](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Kajjal)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 5:02pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/5 "2018-01-18T17:02:00Z")
BF1 really flies with more than 4 physical cores, especially on a good over clocker like an i7 8700k. Much smoother and consistent gameplay. ---
**Author:** ![bugdropsX](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@bugdropsX](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bugdropsX)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/6 "2018-01-18T17:22:00Z")
yeah i guess for when there is heavy physics alot of moving things at the same time. no doubt its a faster cpu that i wont deny. but for my cpu it wouldnt make a difference to justify cost of upgrading. i guess it wasnt a bad idea afterall buying that 6 core 2 years ago 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![210586699](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/2/ecae2f/32.png) [@210586699](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/210586699)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/7 "2018-01-18T17:28:00Z")
> [@mentalist2312](#): > > hey > just switched my i7 6700k with i7 8700k and to anyone that wants to know if there is a difference yes there is a very very big difference not in fps but in over all Stability (they game is smoothe as butter even in crowded ares) especially with high refresh rate monitors and high end graphics card, before switching the cpu i did not enjoy the game as i should. i think the gtx 1080 ti really shines with the coffelake. What really stabilized my BF1 was jumping from 8 gig ram to 16 gig. ---
**Author:** ![MHbluey](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/mhbluey/32/102799_2.png) [@MHbluey](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MHbluey)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/8 "2018-01-18T18:58:00Z")
> [@210586699](#): > > > [@mentalist2312](#): > > > > hey > > just switched my i7 6700k with i7 8700k and to anyone that wants to know if there is a difference yes there is a very very big difference not in fps but in over all Stability (they game is smoothe as butter even in crowded ares) especially with high refresh rate monitors and high end graphics card, before switching the cpu i did not enjoy the game as i should. i think the gtx 1080 ti really shines with the coffelake. > > What really stabilized my BF1 was jumping from 8 gig ram to 16 gig. same here, while 8 gigs is fine for most games BF games eat it up, similar with GTA ---
**Author:** ![bass-junkie-xl](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bass-junkie-xl/32/101294_2.png) [@bass-junkie-xl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bass-junkie-xl)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 7:01pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/9 "2018-01-18T19:01:00Z")
i went from a 7700k @ 5 ghz , 3000 mhz 16g bram rgb , 1080ti to 8700k @ 5 ghz , 4000 mhz ram ,1080ti , 27inch 1440p 165 hz gysnc and the 8700k and 4000 mhz ram was massive fps incrase fps is in the 140 - 165 fps range i use ultra excpet post proses to meduim just changing that was around a 25 fps increase went from 120s to 150s + less blur as well high speed ram also helps the 8700k anything less then 3000 mhz ram would be a waste on the 8700k she shines with 3600 + ---
**Author:** ![Sechnaill](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@Sechnaill](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Sechnaill)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/10 "2018-01-18T19:45:00Z")
[![Video: Intel 6700k vs 8700k: Gaming and Adobe Benchmarks](https://battlefieldforum.co/uploads/default/original/3X/2/8/286817ad4d25917a3461d85bbb457dd342dd5de9.jpeg "Intel 6700k vs 8700k: Gaming and Adobe Benchmarks") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1K2W-QVpXs) nice systems guys ---
**Author:** ![Lahoo\_Eckbert](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/lahoo_eckbert/32/102604_2.png) [@Lahoo\_Eckbert](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Lahoo_Eckbert)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/11 "2018-01-19T00:09:00Z")
> [@bass-junkie-xl](#): > > i went from a 7700k @ 5 ghz , 3000 mhz 16g bram rgb , 1080ti > to > 8700k @ 5 ghz , 4000 mhz ram ,1080ti , 27inch 1440p 165 hz gysnc and the 8700k and 4000 mhz ram was massive fps incrase fps is in the 140 - 165 fps range > i use ultra excpet post proses to meduim just changing that was around a 25 fps increase went from 120s to 150s + less blur as well > > high speed ram also helps the 8700k anything less then 3000 mhz ram would be a waste on the 8700k she shines with 3600 + Thats a solid rig bro. ---
**Author:** ![MassacreO\_O](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/massacreo_o/32/104904_2.png) [@MassacreO\_O](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MassacreO_O)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 5:42am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/12 "2018-01-19T05:42:00Z")
Went from a 4690k to an 8600k, and noticed a huge difference as well with the extra couple of cores. ---
**Author:** ![bass-junkie-xl](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bass-junkie-xl/32/101294_2.png) [@bass-junkie-xl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bass-junkie-xl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/13 "2018-01-19T10:37:00Z")
> [@Lahoo\_Eckbert](#): > > > [@bass-junkie-xl](#): > > > > i went from a 7700k @ 5 ghz , 3000 mhz 16g bram rgb , 1080ti > > to > > 8700k @ 5 ghz , 4000 mhz ram ,1080ti , 27inch 1440p 165 hz gysnc and the 8700k and 4000 mhz ram was massive fps incrase fps is in the 140 - 165 fps range > > i use ultra excpet post proses to meduim just changing that was around a 25 fps increase went from 120s to 150s + less blur as well > > > > high speed ram also helps the 8700k anything less then 3000 mhz ram would be a waste on the 8700k she shines with 3600 + > > Thats a solid rig bro. thanks ---
**Author:** ![bass-junkie-xl](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bass-junkie-xl/32/101294_2.png) [@bass-junkie-xl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bass-junkie-xl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/14 "2018-01-19T10:38:00Z")
> [@MassacreO\_O](#): > > Went from a 4690k to an 8600k, and noticed a huge difference as well with the extra couple of cores. i bet thats a big diffrence with 6 cores game play alot better and windows feels alot more snapyer ---
**Author:** ![IllIllIII](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/illilliii/32/102293_2.png) [@IllIllIII](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/IllIllIII)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/15 "2018-01-19T13:52:00Z")
Went from i5 6600k rx 480 to i7 8700k vega 64. Never hace i experienced a smoother game play on 1440p 144hz. Never a stutter, can recommend it to everyone. Ofcourse the 1080 ti delivers more fps but , oh well… ---
**Author:** ![EzyPzyJapaneze](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ezypzyjapaneze/32/101903_2.png) [@EzyPzyJapaneze](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/EzyPzyJapaneze)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 9:56am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/16 "2018-01-27T09:56:00Z")
> [@mentalist2312](#): > > hey > just switched my i7 6700k with i7 8700k and to anyone that wants to know if there is a difference yes there is a very very big difference not in fps but in over all Stability (they game is smoothe as butter even in crowded ares) especially with high refresh rate monitors and high end graphics card, before switching the cpu i did not enjoy the game as i should. i think the gtx 1080 ti really shines with the coffelake. Wait a second, you’re telling me that you switching from 6700k to 8700k you noticed a significant difference in battlefield 1 multiplayer ? I definitely need more information, on what resolution are you playing, what graphic settings and do you have a 144hz+ monitor aswell with gsync ? These are the questions that have to be answered. I want to know more, because I have an urge to go for it and upgrade from my 6700k to 8700k, but it wouldn’t be a cheap upgrade, around 600 euro for both the cpu and mobo. Did your minimum fps increase significantly when a lot of stuff was happening? For example on amiens when there is a big firefight and especially on st quenting scar overlooking the town where a battle is happening. The framerate on my system, which is a quite solid one, a 6700k oced to 4.8 ghz, a 1080ti and 16 gb dd4 3000 mhz ram can dip well below 100, to mid 80s even at times, but only for a brief moment, but it is quite distracting. I should note I play on a 1440p res on a 165 hz gsync monitor. ---
**Author:** ![MUH\_Cwywardwaah](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/muh_cwywardwaah/32/102896_2.png) [@MUH\_Cwywardwaah](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MUH_Cwywardwaah)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 4:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/17 "2018-01-27T16:34:00Z")
> [@Knuckl3\_Dragger](#): > > I saw that video. Those tests hold true in single player games where everything is more consistent. Multiplayer is a whole different animal. I hate seeing bf1 sp benchmarks because of that, no one plays sp lol. ---
**Author:** ![bass-junkie-xl](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bass-junkie-xl/32/101294_2.png) [@bass-junkie-xl](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/bass-junkie-xl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 5:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/18 "2018-01-27T17:00:00Z")
got board on the week end i have been running my 8700 [[email protected]](https://battlefieldforum.co/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection) 5 ghz 1.32v adaptive no issues for 4 months im delided on a 360mm water rad so heat is not my issue i pushed 5.2 ghz all cores 1.42 v ran just fine and pushed my 3000 mhz ram to 4266 cl 19 it was fun but the ram ran faster @ my normal 4000 mhz cl 18 vs 4266 cl 19 aidia 64 scores were better @ 4000 . but i settled @ 5 ghz 1.32v 24 /7 its under 1.35 v and 5 is lots 5.2 ghz temps in prime 95 @ 1.42- 1.43v only hit light 70s 8700k gets 100 % ussage lots in bf1 @ 1440p 165 hz / 165 fps We need 8 core 8700k equivlent in the future for battlefield games if u want 144 -165 hz with out much drops ---
**Author:** ![CharlieN1221](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@CharlieN1221](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/CharlieN1221)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/19 "2018-01-27T17:11:00Z")
I play at i7700K with 1080ti 64GB Ram 1440p 144hz Asus 144HZ monitor. I get lowest 80-120 fps average. The 80 is split second drop. I aways play conquest or operation 64 players. When in front lines 32 players I get 120-130fps. All Ultra. With 85 FOV. ---
**Author:** ![EzyPzyJapaneze](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ezypzyjapaneze/32/101903_2.png) [@EzyPzyJapaneze](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/EzyPzyJapaneze)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910/20 "2018-01-27T19:06:00Z")
> [@bass-junkie-xl](#): > > got board on the week end i have been running my 8700 [[email protected]](https://battlefieldforum.co/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection) 5 ghz 1.32v adaptive no issues for 4 months > > im delided on a 360mm water rad so heat is not my issue i pushed > > 5.2 ghz all cores 1.42 v ran just fine and pushed my 3000 mhz ram to 4266 cl 19 it was fun but the ram ran faster @ my normal 4000 mhz cl 18 vs 4266 cl 19 aidia 64 scores were better @ 4000 . > > but i settled @ 5 ghz 1.32v 24 /7 its under 1.35 v and 5 is lots 5.2 ghz temps in prime 95 @ 1.42- 1.43v only hit light 70s > > 8700k gets 100 % ussage lots in bf1 @ 1440p 165 hz / 165 fps > > We need 8 core 8700k equivlent in the future for battlefield games if u want 144 -165 hz with out much drops You get what? full utilization onm a 8700lk? Are you sure pal? Iam not getting a 100% utilization on my i7 6700k , it’s usually around 85-90% in some hectic moments on st quentin scar and amiens. Stop the bollocking please mate. [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/i7-8700k-changes-gameplay-drastically/103910.md?page=2)