What is the major difference between a i7 4770k and an i5 4670k?

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MasterPayne

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So i've been looking around Amazon.co.uk and realised that the I7 4770k is around £70 more expensive than an i5 4670k . Now I can't really see that much of a difference for that big of a price range is it something to do with gaming wise that could change my gameplay a lot, or is it not really worth the money to buy an i7 4770k?

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bigwoofer
That depends on what you're using it for. If you're gaming, probably NOTHING. If you're rendering video or going to load all those usable threads then you'll appreciate the hyperthreading (use of 8 logical cores) the i7 offers vs. the 4 physical/logical cores the i5 offers.

Here's a comparison chart:
http://prntscr.com/4r59ai

Edited to change way to display comparison - the forum doesn't like the direct link :)

Notice the single core processing power offers a negligible difference. if you're playing World of Tanks for instance, you'd probably not even notice the difference between an i3, i5, and i7 with the same single core performance :)
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That depends on what you're using it for. If you're gaming, probably NOTHING. If you're rendering video or going to load all those usable threads then you'll appreciate the hyperthreading (use of 8 logical cores) the i7 offers vs. the 4 physical/logical cores the i5 offers.

Here's a comparison chart:
http://prntscr.com/4r59ai

Edited to change way to display comparison - the forum doesn't like the direct link :)

Notice the single core processing power offers a negligible difference. if you're playing World of Tanks for instance, you'd probably not even notice the difference between an i3, i5, and i7 with the same single core performance :)
 
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However, when more and more games become multithreaded, the i7 WILL be better for gaming with the Hyperthreading. It could happen this year, or maybe a decade from now (I highly doubt it'll be this long). However, if you need to save on money, go for the i5; it won't let you down.
 
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Since the price is similar, prefer the i5-4690K over the 4670K
and the i7-4790K over the 4770K.
What you get with the devil's canyon(4x9K) version is a slightly better cooling ability.

The i7 gives you hyperthreads which are nice, but not all that helpful for the gamer who will use 2-3 cores usually.
You also get more L3 cache, but I have yet to see any benchmarks showing the value of that.
The extra £70 you might pay for a i7-4790K will get you a better binned chip that runs at 4.0-4.4 stock.

If £70 is not a big issue to you, buy the 4790K. It gives you all the performance with little OC hassle.
If your budget is limited, the 4690K is still very good, and the extra £70 can be spent on a stronger graphics card.
 
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The price.:ouch:
 
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