Does Intel Core i5-7600K work with Optiplex 3020

that's what i was afraid I'm gonna hear. anyway thanks for the help you really can't find that much information on old machine.

Hi,

No, unfortunately it's not. The the i3-4160 is a 4th Generation Intel i3 processor. The i7 7600K is a 7th Gen processor. The CPU socket isn't compatible.

Realistically, the only upgrade path is something like an i7 4770K. There are some issues though. These processors in computing/gaming terms are pretty old. The 4th Gen Intel Core processors date back to 2014 and they won't hold up to well to modern games. Assuming you also have a dedicated graphics card.

Also, and quite importantly, the 4th gen i7 needs more power than the i3 processor. Knowing OEM PC builds, they generally only provide a Power supply with enough power to run the original specification. There may not be enough wattage in your PSU to even run an i7 4770K and everything else as well.

Considering how old that machine is, it would work out cheaper to buy a new PC.

Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7600K CPU @ 3.80GHz 3.79 GHz, Nvidia GeForce 1080, 16 GB RAM,

Is the processor is compatible as showing in minumum requirement Intel i5-4460 ?

Current Processor is Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4440 CPU @ 3.10GHz

From what you've told me, you're running a Intel G4600 which is a dual core Intel Processor from the 'Kaby Lake' range.

I don't think your motherboard will support an 8th generation processor, but it will support the 7th gen. The lowest i3 you could have would be a i3 7100. Even then, this is still low end for gaming really. These i3 processors are dual core, most modern
games now are designed with at least quad core processors in mind.

An i5 7600k or an i7 7700k would be a much better option.

Before you go ahead and buy something though, can you provide us with your Motherboard make and model?

With either the i5 or the i7 the GTX 1050 would become the bottleneck, although you would still get better performance than with the G4600.

Thanks