i5 Future Proof?

[Ethan Carlone]

Is the i5 6600k enough to last the next 3 years or so. Will it run nicely with games for the next 3 years. Thanks for reading.

 

[timeconsumer]

Unfortunately nobody really knows. But if history is a guide, yes you'll get a great 3+ years out of it.

 

[InvalidError]

Even an i5-6500 will be more than enough for most people and most games for the next 5+ years.

At the 6-7%/year rate CPUs have been improving for the past several years, you can expect CPUs from 2020 to be only ~35% faster than current ones. For most people and uses, this is won't be worth bothering with.

Until more applications and games make more effective and efficient use of multi-threading, even an i5-2500 will remain relatively future-proof.