Is it worth upgrading my AMD A8-6600K to a Intel i5-4690K

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I have previously been asking whether getting a i7 is worth it for gaming and lots of people have told me that the i5-4690k is more than sufficient and is also much cheaper, but what are the benefits of upgrading from my current CPU anyway?

Thanks in advance :D
 
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Depends on what your current game performance is. If it's acceptable, then stick with what you have. If it's not, then check into where your problem areas are. If you have a mid-low end graphics card that isn't performing well, that might be your biggest culprit. If you're not getting the performance others are (in other words, don't expect the unrealistic) and you're running a mid to higher end graphics card like a r9 270x/280x/290x or a gtx 770, 970, 980 but games aren't performing the way you like then it might be worth considering.

Overall (not just in gaming) the i5 4690k is a more expensive cpu and in turn it's also higher performing. That alone doesn't indicate whether or not it's worth it (in your opinion since it's your...
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Depends on what your current GPU solution is. If you're using ony the A8's integrated graphics, then swapping for an i5 gives you a superior CPU but an inferior GPU.

If you're using a discrete GPU in addition to the A8, then you'll see a performance boost in your graphics & your apps.
 
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Depends on what your current game performance is. If it's acceptable, then stick with what you have. If it's not, then check into where your problem areas are. If you have a mid-low end graphics card that isn't performing well, that might be your biggest culprit. If you're not getting the performance others are (in other words, don't expect the unrealistic) and you're running a mid to higher end graphics card like a r9 270x/280x/290x or a gtx 770, 970, 980 but games aren't performing the way you like then it might be worth considering.

Overall (not just in gaming) the i5 4690k is a more expensive cpu and in turn it's also higher performing. That alone doesn't indicate whether or not it's worth it (in your opinion since it's your purchase and perception of value).

Here's a list for quick gaming power comparisons and lists amd's cpus alongside intel's to give an idea of where they rate to one another.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html

The 4690k is in the top tier, the a8-6600k is two tiers below and more on par with intels older q series cpus and core 2 extremes, along with first gen i7's. An i3 is only one tier up and generally if the improvement is only 1 tier it's not really worth the performance upgrade unless there's a specific reason, application used that will greatly benefit from it etc.
 
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Thanks a lot to everyone, FYI my specs are:
Operating System
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit SP1
CPU
AMD A8-6600K
Richland 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00GB Single-Channel DDR3 @ 798MHz (11-11-11-28)
Motherboard
MSI A55M-E33 (MS-7721) (P0)
Graphics
CVTE TV (1600x900@59Hz)
Radeon R9 270X Sapphire 2G Edition
Storage
931GB Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224DB ATA Device
Audio
AMD High Definition Audio Device
Power Supply
Corsair CX600M 600W ATX 80+ Bronze PC Power Supply

I do not use integrated graphics and synphul you were helping me in a previous thread ;) Thanks again to everybody, I think I'm going to go with the 4690K


(I know my current mobo doesn't support it, I also ordered the ASROCK H97 Pro4, Intel H97
 
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I'm not sure what your intentions are, if you're looking to overclock the 4690k or not. If so you may want a z97 motherboard since I don't believe the asrock h97's overclock. Either a z97 motherboard or if you don't care to overclock you could save a little money going with a locked clock i5 (non k version) like the 4460 or 4590 paired with that h97 pro4.
 
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