i5 4690 vs i7 3770

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Intel Core i5 4690
Intel Core i7 3770

Which of these processors are:

1) faster in overall performance
2) more power efficient
3) the bang for the buck

*Will be mainly used for gaming

thanks in advance
 

logainofhades

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Are those your only options? The 4690 would be better in anything that uses 4 or less threads, more than 4, the 3770 would be better. Best bang for the buck is the Xeon 1230v3. Nearly identical performance to an i7 4770, lacks IGP, so it has a lower TDP, so it uses less power.
 

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the bang for the buck is hands down the i5 processor.
has better integrated graphics. and almost identical speeds to the i7

Will you be building a machine around this processor? or do you have most of the parts and you just need a cpu?
 

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That processor is not available in my location :((
 

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just a cpu man