- Oct 11, 2013
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Okay. I've posted on here alot regarding this same subject and im sorry if its getting old now. I'm still trying to grasp this core business.
So amd pretty much owns the console market, and as a result, they can and most definitely will have all the new and future games optimized for the 8 core systems (bf4 is ALREADY using as many threads as possible).
At the moment I have an i5 4670k. Its great. But as we all know, its strictly 4 core. I have been playing with the idea of buying an i7 4770k due to its hyper threading. What I don't understand is both CPUs have 4 cores. The extra "threads" on the i7 however increase the productivity and power of the CPU. But sometimes, it decreases gaming performance. Modern games don't reflect this as much however and benefit from extra threads.
Looking at game benchmarks, I see the i7 4770k beating the i5 because it can handle more. Will/would I be better future proofed with the i7 as it technically can handle more than the i5?
Lastly, does the i7's hyperthreading turn on and off like turbo boost? Or is it always active? If it goes on and off, can it be locked on and enabled manually?
So amd pretty much owns the console market, and as a result, they can and most definitely will have all the new and future games optimized for the 8 core systems (bf4 is ALREADY using as many threads as possible).
At the moment I have an i5 4670k. Its great. But as we all know, its strictly 4 core. I have been playing with the idea of buying an i7 4770k due to its hyper threading. What I don't understand is both CPUs have 4 cores. The extra "threads" on the i7 however increase the productivity and power of the CPU. But sometimes, it decreases gaming performance. Modern games don't reflect this as much however and benefit from extra threads.
Looking at game benchmarks, I see the i7 4770k beating the i5 because it can handle more. Will/would I be better future proofed with the i7 as it technically can handle more than the i5?
Lastly, does the i7's hyperthreading turn on and off like turbo boost? Or is it always active? If it goes on and off, can it be locked on and enabled manually?
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