Which is the better Multiboxer CPU i9-9900k or i9-9920 and why?

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Which is better= just depends on what kind of goals you have with your system.

I have several computers that have a 4770k, 4 cores / 8 threads.
It works just fine with 5 games. I run all those on lowest settings, 1080p, with a 1060, 6 gb vram, 32 gb RAM.
I have them at 60 fps front, 20 fps back. Each pc costed me around 850-1000 dollars.
It plays buttersmooth outside major citites and crowded areas. Then fps drops to low 20s when crowded (orgrimmar on busy times, and in the bfa cities all the time).

But i dont mind, i use these primarly for farming.


Ideally, you want to assign atleast 2 cores and its 2 hyperthreaded coresponding threads to each game, if you want "max performance". Overclock the cpu best you can. *Unless they changed wow to benefit from 4 cores, which i doubt. And if you want to run on 1 pc, the 12 core/24threads cpu would be one of the best, you then have 2 cores/2hyperthreaded left for the OS etc.
If you run 1080p, 32 gb RAM is enough and then you need atleast 1gb vram per game, but to be safest, get something like the 8gb vram 1070 or better. The performance boost is nice vs the 1060 6gb.

But the 9900k will also work well for a 5man. Then again. Only you can decide what kind of performance you aim to get.

If you want "top" performance = 100 fps on all 5 games with high settings. You are definitly going to pay for it.


If i were on a budget, i would have gotten a ok pc to only use my main character on, then some cheaper pc to run 4 slaves on.
In this case you can have "100 fps" with settings 6ish on you main the entire time, then run the slaves on settings 1 on the other pc. Chances are you already have a pc thats capable of running your main game only at high settings. So you only need need to invest in 1 more pc, to run the slaves.
But, if you dont know how to setup multiple pcs, it can be troublesome indeed.


But if money isnt no object, ofcourse get the best single pc you can afford. It wont be cheap though.
(Ex: for "flawless 5man at 1080p": i9- 9920X, minimum 32 gb RAM, 2080 ti, 500ish gb nvme ssd, 3 x 12 or 14 cm fan aio cooler, 750 watt 80 pluss gold rated psu, or better). Overlock cpu and gfx card if able too. All in all, this would easily cost 3300 dollars in total. Add a copy a win 10 + the extra monitor and monitor stand you maybe need. And possibly more.