Which cpu for new gaming rig i7 4790K or i7 6700??

G-star93 · Oct 14, 2015

Hello,

I'm building new gaming rig and i want to know which cpu is better, there will not be any overclocking, I'm choosing between i7 4790k and i7 6700 non K version, because i don't plan on spending 130€ more for K version which is just 200 or 300mhz faster. The GPU will be GTX 980 TI G1 GAMING and 16gb of ram, not sure yet if ddr3 or ddr4 if i go with skylake. What do you guys think, which one will have more FPS in games? The price is the same with those two, so don't look on the price tag, I just wanna strictly know about performance which one is stronger? Because I couldn't found any benchmarks off those two or answers on internet :/

cheers

stavrosmast · Oct 14, 2015

6700 cause its newer more optimized for new games,lowe tdp, right now ddr3 and 4 are the same. But on like 5 years games will need more bandwinth so ddr4 will be much faster exactly how ddr3 replaced ddr2 and its required

stavrosmast · Oct 14, 2015

see this too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDo-j00vUtw

G-star93 · Oct 14, 2015

stavrosmast :

Thanks for reply mate, but this is 6700k and not 6700 which is slower. Do you think 300mhz has big impact on performance?

rgd1101 · Oct 14, 2015

based mhz is 600mhz different. enough to go for the i7-4790k

stavrosmast · Oct 15, 2015

Well if we were thinking with MHZ difference then the amd fx8350 oc'd on like 5GHZ is better than the 4ghz i7-4790k...

rgd1101 · Oct 15, 2015

Why would you compare OC FX8350 with a stock 4790k? If you going to oc the 4790k, it better then the FX8350

G-star93 · Oct 15, 2015

4790k at stock is already much better than poor AMD even if it's OC to 5ghz+. and mhz doesnt mean shit anymore. For example, you have i5 3,4ghz and fx 5,0ghz and if you say that fx is better because it has more mhz it's like saying that a car with 200hp runing at 6000 rpm is better or faster than car with 400hp running at 4000rpm

know what I'm saying?

whoratesit · Oct 15, 2015

Those two builds will perform almost identically in games. (Newer 6700 architecture offset by lower base clock frequency). I would go for the skylake build as it's more future proof (Always shoot for the latest tech available).

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Desk 91%, Game 101%, Work 64%
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K $325
GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 Ti $660
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $85
Total: $1,070

Alternative Bench: Desk 90%, Game 101%, Work 62%
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 $330
GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 Ti $660
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $85
Total: $1,075

stavrosmast · Oct 16, 2015

Yep the latest tech and Better to get the "K" version cause you might regret it in the future like I did...

G-star93 · Oct 16, 2015

stavrosmast :

nah, don't planning to spend another 130€ on cpu that's 300mhz faster lol

stavrosmast · Oct 16, 2015

It has 50euro difference and you can put water cooling and make it even more faster on like 5ghz

G-star93 · Oct 16, 2015

stavrosmast :

lol it got cheaper in these days, it's only 70€+ difference in price..but still not worth it, because u don't get shit with overclocking, i had my 4790K with watercooling(H100i) OC'd to 4,7 and 4,8ghz and I couldn't see any difference..in benchmarks like 3D mark firestrike yes in games no..but when I OC'd my GPU there was couple of frames more and that's it, I was dissapointed really I expected more..Overclocking is just for a hobby.

stavrosmast · Oct 16, 2015

That depends on the strengh of your gpu as well...

stavrosmast · Oct 16, 2015

and in the game you play

G-star93 · Oct 16, 2015

stavrosmast :

gtx 970 and later 980 both g1 gaming

G-star93 · Oct 16, 2015

stavrosmast :

GTA 5, BATTLEFIELD 4, Far cry 4 and couple of more games
but mostly these 3

stavrosmast · Oct 16, 2015

Yep the i7 is too good for gtx 970... with a 980 ti there will be a big difference

G-star93 · Oct 16, 2015

stavrosmast :

nah, still a waste of money in my opinion. Sticking to normal non K version.

whoratesit · Oct 16, 2015

for $37 the K version is a no brainer. Even if you don't overclock it's 600 MHz (15% faster). Sure games might be no faster (depending on your GPU) but anything CPU dependant will 15% faster. If you are only interested in gaming performance then consider the 6600 which is over $100 cheaper than the 6700 for basically the same gaming performance:

Userbenchmark PC Build Comparison
Baseline Bench: Desk 97%, Game 108%, Work 70%
CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 $330
GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 Ti $660
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $85
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB $64
MBD: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO $220
Total: $1,359

Alternative Bench: Desk 95%, Game 108%, Work 59%
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600 $216
GPU: Nvidia GTX 980 Ti $660
SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $85
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB $64
MBD: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO $220
Total: $1,245

G-star93 · Oct 17, 2015

the problem is here where I live is almost 80€ more expensive that's 90$ + it's sold out, not available for another month.

Which cpu for new gaming rig i7 4790K or i7 6700??

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