Intel i7-9700K Review: Hyper-Threading's Value vs. 8700K

We benchmarked Intel's i7-9700K vs. the 8700K, 9900K, 2700, and pretty much every other major processor, including the i7-2600K. Overclocking included. Support us via the store: https://store.gamersnexus.net/ or Patreon:   / gamersnexus   Article: https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews... Find the i7-9700K here: http://geni.us/SAKL Find the R7 2700 here: http://geni.us/WzuACP The Intel i7-9700K received ample criticism at unveil for its core/thread assignment, feeling like a departure from a decade's worth of hyperthreaded i7 CPUs. The oddest aspect of the change was not the 9700K itself, but its predecessor: Intel had just moved to 6C/12T on the 8700K, a fierce and competitive upgrade from the 7700K's 4C/8T configuration, but has now regressed to an 8C/8T part. It's a mid-step. With two more physical cores and a boost in frequency, the part will undoubtedly do well in gaming -- the question is just whether the value is there, especially with a price-hike to over $400 on the new i7, up from the $350 range on the 8700K. Further still, the 9700K drops four threads, which have proved advantageous in some workloads. ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t:   / gamersnexus   f:   / gamersnexus   w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Editorial, Test Lead: Steve Burke Testing: Patrick Lathan Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage.