I7 4960x worth it?

Kouroshs123 · Feb 9, 2014

So, the i7 4960x is $1000 while the i7 4930k is $500. If I were to go with the 4930k all I would lose is 3mb less cache and 100mhz less of pressing speed. Is it a real difference? Or am I missing something about the i7 4960x?

legokill101 · Feb 9, 2014

absolutyly not unless less you are droping a ton of money and want the absolute best regardless of cost their is no reason to get a 4960x over a 4930k

BlackFudge · Feb 9, 2014

No real difference, if your using it your pc for editing or other cpu intensive programs then the 4930k is great. As you spend more money you get less in return.

Lessthannil · Feb 9, 2014

The only thing that I could find that the 4960X has over the 4930k is 3 more MB of L3 cache and 100mhz higher base frequency. You decide if thats worth $500.

Pinhedd · Feb 9, 2014

Kouroshs123 :

Intel's Extreme Edition microprocessors are selected from higher quality chips, which may result in higher overclocking gains while requiring less voltage to reach the same gains as a lower quality chip. For example, my 3960x requires only 1.325 volts to run perfectly stable at 4.5Ghz while many others require upwards of 1.375 volts to reach the same speed. As always, your mileage may vary and some 3930k/4930k will be able to match the gains of some 3960x/4960x. Whether or not this is worth $500 is up to you.

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