Is an i7-6700 still "good" these days, despite the 8700 being a thing now?

Around half a year ago, my main PC with an i7-3770 equivalent Xeon died, and I replaced it with a Z170 mobo with an i7-6700 (I stick with non-K variants because I don't overclock, and they're cheaper.), but just a few weeks later, the 8th gen i7s were released. Up until this point, intel's performance never increased so dramatically between iterations. Am I missing anything being stuck with this 6th gen i7, or is it still considered "good" for PC gaming?

Honestly, everything after the 2xxx gen has just been efficiency and connectivity upgrades. Clock speeds have only seem marginal upgrades.

6700 is still basically top of the line when it comes to single core performance.

Unless you do editing or need the framerate to reach the realm of 140 fps for a monitor's 144hz refresh rate. Your not losing out from not having an 8th gen i7. i7 6700 is still a solid cpu and should last you a few more years yet.

this, unless you rock 1080/1080ti and most likely 1080p high hz monitor you have no need for 8700k

i7 6700 is still very much a good CPU. Also, I don't recommend upgrading CPUs unless it becomes a bottleneck for what you are trying to achieve with your PC.

@Zuon: 6700 is a great CPU for today, if you're looking into upgrade you won't be doing it till Ice/Cannon Lake.

I still run my 4670k on stock with my 980Ti. They dish out enough performance for my needs. I can run this chip at 4.4 should I feel the need, but I don't really have any reason to do so. I figure I'll get another 2-3 years off this CPU until I finally upgrade....same goes with my GPU, as long as she doesn't die on me.

I see no reason to move up from your 6700 unless you have other needs that a few folk suggested in previous posts.

For gamers any i5 6400 or newer is good enough in my opinion. 4 core high single core clock cpu is all you need to power your gpu. Of course if you have a 1080 or 1080ti or 1070ti you should get a recent i7 (if you spend so much in gpu then why cheap out the cpu)

So to sum it. an i7 6700 is a great cpu for gaming and will last you years in gaming.

Hell Im gaming on i3 7100 + 1050ti haha

i9 ALL THE WAY... sorry I'm just doing this to get 3 posts to ask a question