i5 or i7 for gaming(disregard the price)

OdaNobunaga · Dec 18, 2013

wich is better for gaming i5 or i7 and what generation?
please do not consider the price just the performance

CTurbo · Dec 18, 2013

The i7 4770k is the best gaming cpu on the market right now. Period.

Amar Tsogtoo · Dec 18, 2013

^^ what he said

Drew010 · Dec 18, 2013

CTurbo :

Well technically the best gaming CPU would be the 4960X, however it is pretty ridiculous to recommend it for just gaming, as it is complete overkill. My vote would therefore go to the 4770k as well.

Master-flaw · Dec 18, 2013

4670K and open-loop is the best investment....

CTurbo · Dec 19, 2013

The 4770k has better single core performance than the $1000 4960x and would outperform it in 95% of games than can't use the extra 2 cores the 4960x offers.

FALC0N · Dec 19, 2013

The i5 are just I7's with hyperthreading disabled. Hyperthreading doesn't help games much, but if money is no object, the 4770k is probably the way to go.

CTurbo · Dec 19, 2013

i7s have more cache which helps a lot in hard core gaming. Games are starting to utilize hyperthreading also so it will only become more important in the future.

FALC0N · Dec 19, 2013

Hyperthreading will never help games much. It's the ways games load the CPU precludes hyperthreading from being utilized. It not a program awareness issue. It's a hardware limitation.

logainofhades · Dec 19, 2013

CTurbo :

^This. Just to point out, if you are not getting a k series i7, pick up a Xeon E3 1230 v3. They are just i7's without IGP, run a bit cooler and are about $50 cheaper.

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