4460 vs 6600 vs 6700 vs 4790K gaming

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

i want to build a pc and i have to choose from the following
i5 4460 - 13500 inr
i5 6600 - 17500 inr
i7 6700 - 24000 inr
i5 4790K - 25000 inr

i don't want to max out games. i will not upgrade my pc or have plans of overclocking. i'll change to a new pc after some 5 to 6 years. i will pair it with 8 gigs of ram. i'll be adding a gpu after 10 to 15 months. until that, i will be using the igpu. i personally like the 6600. i can't spend much.

photonboy · Jun 17, 2016

1) There is no i5-4690K. You probably mean the i7-4790K.

2) You also don't mention the i5-6600K which is my top choice (it's an overclockable version of the i5-6600).

3) by your budget I'd go with the i5-6600 or the i5-6500. The i5-6600 is at best 8% faster than the i5-6500 so look at the pricing.

4) unless you did VIDEO EDITING or something that takes advantage of a hyperthreaded CPU then the i7 CPU's are pointless for the most part.

5) *The HD530 graphics in the CPU on the i5-6600 is better than what you get on the previous generation CPU's such as the i5-4xxx

Other:
I'd get the cheapest of the bunch. There's likely better things you can do on a budget such as an SSD, 16GB system memory, better speakers or something else like a video card.

*You will need to very carefully choose the games you play on the HD530 GPU. Something like Torchlight, maybe Half Life 2 but not most games.

Bakua · Jun 17, 2016

The 6600 is better for your money, you won't notice much performance difference (if any) while gaming and it has the same iGPU as the other two (aside from the very slight change in performance in the 4790k).

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

thanks for correcting. i meant the i7 4790k

photonboy · Jun 17, 2016

update:
you'll want faster DDR4 memory to avoid bottlenecking the iGPU's performance. Such as 3000MHz CL15. However, this also adds to the cost which tends to make a dedicated graphics card a more suitable choice.

Otherwise, 2400MHz (2x4GB DDR4 kit) is as low as I'd go.

If you start gaming and find it sucks too much to wait another year for a video card then I'd suggest:
a) GTX750Ti ($90USD+), or
b) AMD RX-460/470 (once they are out).

The RX-460 is probably going to be a great deal for light/medium gaming.

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

what difference in fps will i get between ddr4 2133mhz and 3000mhz while using igpu??
and also will it matter after adding a discrete gpu??

jlr01 · Jun 17, 2016

If you plan on getting a dedicated GPU, I think it's best to stick with the 2133 RAM.

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

i have no plans of buying 3000mhz ddr4 but i want to know the difference between 2133mhz and 3000mhz ddr4

GranCracker · Jun 17, 2016

The i7-4790k has the most raw and single core power out of all of these CPU's, and it is the most powerful for gaming. The i7 6700k is the newest, but it is a bit weaker than the 4790k. I wouldn't consider the i5's unless you are looking for something a bit cheaper then go for the i5 4690k, it runs similar to the i7 4790k but has 4 threads compared to the i7's 8 threads (hyperthreading). I hope it helped

Cheers!

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

i have gone through almost all the processors released after 2013 and i have narrowed down to these four due to some reasons (however not obvious). so please help me choose within these and don't suggest a processor other than the ones mentioned above.

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

processor-base/turbo
4690-3.3/3.9
4690K-3.5/3.9
6600-3.3/3.9
6600K-3.5/3.9

6600 has the same clocks compared to the 4690 and is obviously better than 4690 due to better ipc

6600 has a base clock 200mhz slower than 4690K but still it will be better or at least equal to 4690K at base and will beat it at turbo

6600K is slightly better than 6600 but it also costs more and i have to spend a few more bucks for an aftermarket cooler. it doesn't make sense as the performance gain is negligble and i don't have any plan of overclocking.

i currently don't have plans of buying an i7

GranCracker · Jun 17, 2016

surya13 :

Sorry for adding the 4690k in there, I just wanted to add something I thought was a good choice, again im sorry. Well if thats the case, if you want a future proof cpu, go for the 6700k. But if you want a more powerful cpu for gaming, go for the 4790k

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

also the 6600 has a lower tdp than its haswell counterparts and a better igpu which i will use for about an year

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

i don't want to max out games and i think that an i5 would suffice. anyway thanks for the help

GranCracker · Jun 17, 2016

But the thing is if you go for the new skylake, it has the lga 1151 chipset which requires a motherboard with that chipset, and lga1151 motherboards require ddr4 ram so thats a new motherboard, AND new ram in addition to that so it's a little bit more expensive. I know you didn't want me to bring up the 4690k again but it does have better single core and all core performance, but not better integrated graphics. So i'd go with that or since the 4460k is on your list go with that cause it would be cheaper to run and you wont need an expensive motherboard/ram upgrade. IF YOU PLAN ON USING INTEGRATED GRAPHICS, I suggest not getting a skylake and going for one of the 4xxx's, because they will be cheaper to upgrade to in terms of the motherboard and ram, and they do have more raw power. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A GRAPHICS CARD: Either get the 6600k and use integrated but it will be a disaster for gaming, or save a little by getting a 4xxx and buy a graphics card with that money. I can tell you from my experiences with the 4690k that it's a beast cpu and it's unbeatable in power when compared to the i5 skylakes. Since you don't have that much to spend, don't get an I7, the i5's will do just as fine

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GranCracker · Jun 17, 2016

surya13 :

And if you have a good graphics card you could definitely and I mean definitely max out games with the I5, but the I7's are better for games like arma cause they offer more threads and way more single core power, but for non-arma games I5=Perfect

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

i'm planning to add rx480 in the future. will an i5 be a bottleneck??

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

the difference between skylake and haswell (in terms of motherboard and ram) is less than 2000inr

GranCracker · Jun 17, 2016

surya13 :

The Skylake CPU's are the best pairs for the rx480, the i5 6600 is literally perfect, they would never be a bottleneck, they run extremely similar to i7's but have less threads

BUT, you get the 6600k, you have to get a new motherboard, and you have to get DDR4 ram because lga1151 motherboards only work for ddr4. I found you some parts that should complete your cpu set up.

i5 6600k: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561&cm_re=i5_6600k-_-19-117-561-_-Product

ASUS Z170 LGA 1151 Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132566&cm_re=lga_1151_motherboard-_-13-132-566-_-Product

HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4 Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104674&cm_re=ddr4_ram-_-20-104-674-_-Product

surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

thanks for the help. but unfortunately i live in india. i'm not sure whether newegg ships to india

GranCracker · Jun 17, 2016

surya13 :

Use amazon all of those parts are on amazon

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surya13 · Jun 17, 2016

actually i wanted to buy the 4690K but it is not available from my seller. thats why i chose the 6600.

aquielisunari · Jun 17, 2016

photonboy :

surya13 :

Grab the 6600. No need for the 6700 because you are looking for a gaming rig. If however you foresee your PC performing video/picture editing/rendering/PS and other tasks that can utilize and benefit from the 6700's hyperthreading advantages then the 6700 would be my choice. The 4690K is a really nice chip. It went beautifully with my 970 FTW.

That is almost laughable, almost. No, none of your i5s would handicap the upcoming 480 from AMD.

invisiblezombie · Jun 17, 2016

There's not a huge enough difference between Haswell and Skylake performance, the biggest improvement is in the iGPU. Between the 6600 and 4690k, the latter is overclockable giving you more headroom should you need it, but since you mention a long gap between purchasing the CPU and GPU, the 6600 will allow you more playable time than the 4690k on iGPU. Games are more GPU-limited than CPU limited these days anyway, the 6600 is plenty

Future-proofing-wise, DDR3 will be available for a few years more though it will eventually decline, DDR4 in that sense is better , seeing that DDR2 is still available these days if not common or cheap.

GranCracker · Jun 18, 2016

invisiblezombie :

There's not a huge enough difference between Haswell and Skylake performance, the biggest improvement is in the iGPU. Between the 6600 and 4690k, the latter is overclockable giving you more headroom should you need it, but since you mention a long gap between purchasing the CPU and GPU, the 6600 will allow you more playable time than the 4690k on iGPU. Games are more GPU-limited than CPU limited these days anyway, the 6600 is plenty

Future-proofing-wise, DDR3 will be available for a few years more though it will eventually decline, DDR4 in that sense is better , seeing that DDR2 is still available these days if not common or cheap.

Dang, good answer

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