Was in the local PC shop and asked the person what would be a good gaming flight sim set up. He said that the i5 9600k would be better then the i7 6700k that i use now. can someone confirm this.

 

Thanks

Hard to dispute: https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-6700K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-9600K/3502vs4031

Greg

Thanks

This what i got from the above test.

UserBenchmarks: Game 109%, Desk 96%, Work 76%
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K - 92.2%
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 - 128.2%
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB - 121.2%
SSD: Samsun 840 PRO Seri 256GB - 109.5%
USB: Seagate Desktop 1TB - 19.6%
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB - 72.9%
MBD: Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7

 

Edited February 26, 20197 yr by shafs67
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I went from 4790K to 9600K and about doubled my FPS 25-35 to 55-65, both in fresh 4.4 install with PMDG, Skyforce, UTL, UTX, etc. etc.

P.S. Ram went from 2133 to 3200 that must help too.

I just upgraded my PC to the following:

i5 9600K, Asus Prime Z390 - A & 16GB G-Skill DDR4 3000. This will go along side my Antec 920 water cooler and GTX 1080 TI. I fly X-Plane 11 exclusively and my PC is not used for anything else. Before I had an i5 3570K @ 4.4 GHz

For the price point for me this option was perfect, I didn't want to spend the extra on the i7. I am so happy with the performance, the 9600K is a perfect match for my 1080 TI. I fly complex addons like the FF A320, FF 766, FF 757 & Zibo 737 with Ortho4XP photo scenery. The sim is so fluid and is a joy to fly and that is with the settings cranked pretty high. I did some basic testing after the install then went straight for 5GHz. Currently at 1.35v and my temps while using X-Plane sit around 50 degrees.

I did lot's of research before upgrading and from what I read both the i5 8600K & i5 9600K are both great options right now.

I can definitely reccomend the i5 9600K, get some decent cooling and crank that puppy up to 5GHz 🙂

Regards

Richard 

My setup is an 8600k overclocked to 5ghz, and a msi rtx 2080 gaming x trio. Runs 4k very fluid without any stutters whatsoever...even with the fslabs a320 which is very hard on the cpu. Even on max settings it has no problems keeping up.

I personally think that the 8600k and 9600k is the best cpu for p3d.

On 3/2/2019 at 2:19 PM, Richdem said:

I just upgraded my PC to the following:

i5 9600K, Asus Prime Z390 - A & 16GB G-Skill DDR4 3000. This will go along side my Antec 920 water cooler and GTX 1080 TI. I fly X-Plane 11 exclusively and my PC is not used for anything else. Before I had an i5 3570K @ 4.4 GHz

For the price point for me this option was perfect, I didn't want to spend the extra on the i7. I am so happy with the performance, the 9600K is a perfect match for my 1080 TI. I fly complex addons like the FF A320, FF 766, FF 757 & Zibo 737 with Ortho4XP photo scenery. The sim is so fluid and is a joy to fly and that is with the settings cranked pretty high. I did some basic testing after the install then went straight for 5GHz. Currently at 1.35v and my temps while using X-Plane sit around 50 degrees.

I did lot's of research before upgrading and from what I read both the i5 8600K & i5 9600K are both great options right now.

I can definitely reccomend the i5 9600K, get some decent cooling and crank that puppy up to 5GHz 🙂

Regards

Richard 

Bit of an update,

My 6 year old Antec 920 was getting a little noisy so I decided not to risk my investment and pulled it out. I had been doing some research and opted to try a Noctua NH - D15S

Yes this thing is huge but I have a full size CoolerMaster case, the install was a breeze and I have to say this thing is insane, I get better temps than I did with the Antec water cooler, just completing a 4 hour flight in the Zibo 737-800 and my average temps are around 50 degrees. That's a 5GHz overclock @ 1.35V

I am pretty impressed and there's nothing to worry about. If you have a big enough case and are in the market for a new CPU cooler I can hands on recommend the Noctua 🙂

On 3/9/2019 at 10:07 AM, Richdem said:

Bit of an update,

My 6 year old Antec 920 was getting a little noisy so I decided not to risk my investment and pulled it out. I had been doing some research and opted to try a Noctua NH - D15S

Yes this thing is huge but I have a full size CoolerMaster case, the install was a breeze and I have to say this thing is insane, I get better temps than I did with the Antec water cooler, just completing a 4 hour flight in the Zibo 737-800 and my average temps are around 50 degrees. That's a 5GHz overclock @ 1.35V

I am pretty impressed and there's nothing to worry about. If you have a big enough case and are in the market for a new CPU cooler I can hands on recommend the Noctua 🙂

Hi  thanks for the input Richdem i am looking a building a rig in now but it has been doing my head in. I only fly in X plane now i just cant do PD3 or FSX anymore its painful. I have been flying the Hot start TBM. I just hope PMDG and some of the others come over to X plane.

On 3/12/2019 at 9:06 AM, shafs67 said:

Hi  thanks for the input Richdem i am looking a building a rig in now but it has been doing my head in. I only fly in X plane now i just cant do PD3 or FSX anymore its painful. I have been flying the Hot start TBM. I just hope PMDG and some of the others come over to X plane.

If the price difference to a 9700k is not a problem , that one suit XP11 better then the 9600k.

+ better binned cpu clock higher thens the 9600k at same vcore , 2 more cores , cashe memory 12mb., runs smother in the sim

- higher price

i have build 2 XP11 systems for friends both cpus set at 5.2ghz 1.35v cooling AIO H115 , tested 4 differnt 9600k fair cpu but not as good as the 9700k 

Edited March 14, 20197 yr by westman

I have had a chance to do some great testing since I did my upgrade. I have a real stable 5.0GHz overclock, temps are around 50 degrees with my new Noctua NH-D15S (Air Cooler)

I also overclocked my 1080TI. Currently flying over the French Pyrenees at 35,000 with Ortho4XP ZL16 and it is absolutely stunning to look at plus I can maintain 60FPS with my 42 1080P LED TV and boy is it ever fluid. I was considering trying a 4K TV but I cannot believe it would get any better lol. The only other thing I may do is up my RAM to 32GB as I have seen a few times where I hit 15GB usage.

My next door neighbour is a retired 727 Flight engineer and flew most of his career over Europe. I took the Zibo 737 out for a spin with him last night and he could not believe how realistic the sim looked.

After simming for the last 7 years I now finally have reached the point I didn't think I would ever get too. Yes the 9700K is a great processor but I can honestly say you will not be disappointed with the i5 9600K. It is all about balancing your system. Get it right and you will be very happy. 

31 minutes ago, Richdem said:

 The only other thing I may do is up my RAM to 32GB as I have seen a few times where I hit 15GB usage.

ROFL  ....@ 15 GB'eeeeees!?!?   Wow, and I thought I was pushing it on a 2k screen using 10GB of ram usage (8.5 GB used by p3D).

Congrats on the satisfying build.

On 3/18/2019 at 11:00 PM, FunknNasty said:

ROFL  ....@ 15 GB'eeeeees!?!?   Wow, and I thought I was pushing it on a 2k screen using 10GB of ram usage (8.5 GB used by p3D).

Congrats on the satisfying build.

LOL I hear you,

This hobby is a bit like chasing the elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow 🙂

For now I am pretty pleased. I think my biggest surprise is how well the Noctua NH-D15S performs, it is a work of art but man does it ever do a good job

Edited March 21, 20197 yr by Richdem

On 3/19/2019 at 1:25 PM, Richdem said:

I have had a chance to do some great testing since I did my upgrade. I have a real stable 5.0GHz overclock, temps are around 50 degrees with my new Noctua NH-D15S (Air Cooler)

 

Hi, are you using the D15S in single or dual fan mode?

3 hours ago, JonP01 said:

Hi, are you using the D15S in single or dual fan mode?

I am currently using the single fan that came with the cooler. I did however change the exhaust fan at the rear of the case for a Noctua NF-S12A

I thought about putting a 2nd fan on the cooler but to be honest I am pretty happy with temps in the mid 50's I am still playing with the fan profiles on my motherboard so I may be able to improve things a little