i5 v i7 k models

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looking at the 6600k v 6700k, one things puzzles me, with the different clock speeds, why doesn't 6700k consistently produce higher gaming performance vs the 6600k? Is it down to the way the games use the cpu or something about the way the cpu's operate?

Also, with about £100 difference which would be your choice. Gaming mainly, prefer windows 7 so not interested in kaby lake. The savings could be better used elsewhere by getting the 6600k.
 
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Yeah but BCLK OC is much more difficult to get stable. But if OP is a good oc'er sure.

As for the performance difference, yeah the AVG FPS are pretty close.
However I've read more than one thread by people who have an i5-6500 and who struggle with BF1 & GTA V to maintain 60fps while I rarely read these about the 6600k

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Heyo mstrmind5

If you're just gaming, then you won't see any major performance difference in most games. There are still the few ones who really like their threads. I think that BF1 is one of the games, which actually can utilize all 8 threads of the i7's.
The main difference between i5's and i7's is the extra threads the i7 gets.
Desktop i5's have 4 cores & 4 threads, while the i7's have 4 cores & 8 threads.
Most games doesn't utilize the extra threads, therefore you won't really see that much of a difference, if the CPU's are clocked at the same speed.

Since you just want to game, the i5 will suit you best, since you probably won't need the extra 4 threads, but I'm not to say that you don't play any games which can actually utilize the extra threads the i7 has. If you'd like to stream the games you play, the i7's extra threads would be good have. Otherwise, stick with the i5 for strict gaming purposes.

Good luck deciding!
 

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Why bother with the 6600k when you could save another $50 and get a i5-6500 and overclock it with the BCLK and achieve similar results?

the 6500's are selling for $199 and OC to 4.2ghz without hassle. Pair this with a 1070 and you'll have yourself a beast of a computer.
 
BCLK OC highly depends on your chip and isn't guaranteed to work.

As for the difference: I picked an i7 back in the day and don't regret it.
However it was 100 bucks I spent extra. I finalised my build, saw that I had 100 bucks left and went for the i7.
If in your case it means an i7+GTX1060 or an i5+GTX1070, get an i5.
If the i7 limits you to a cheap PSU and a poor mainboard, go for the i5
If the i7 limits your storage options, get the i7 and add storage to a later date.
 

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My gut says to get the i7 rather than have buyers regret later.

GPU - 1060/480 for 1080p/60hz and 1070 for 1440p/144hz

Ryzen will be only windows 10 correct? Shame! Vega won't be as much of a leap for AMD as Ryzen if I'm reading articles correctly, but still too early to tell.
 

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The same can be said about any k series chip Isokolon. Also, the performance gained from the overclock on any k series chip is negligible if simply gaming. A cost increase of 25% from the 6500 chip to the 6600k for a 1-5% gain in gaming performance? Sure doesn't add up to me :p
 
Yeah but BCLK OC is much more difficult to get stable. But if OP is a good oc'er sure.

As for the performance difference, yeah the AVG FPS are pretty close.
However I've read more than one thread by people who have an i5-6500 and who struggle with BF1 & GTA V to maintain 60fps while I rarely read these about the 6600k
 
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I had exactly the same ''problems'' when i was building my PC.

i5 vs i7. I almost bought i5 because just few days ago i built a rig for my friend with 6600k and its a beast CPU.
But in the end i decided to got for i7 and ignore the HDD i wanted to buy, so i bought it some time later. And I can tell you, it was worth it.
I can't tell you if I would regret if i bought an i5, but i can't be happier with my i7, it chews and spits everything you throw at it.

But as Isokolon sad, if you have to get a weaker GPU or lower quality PSU because of i7, then just go for i5.
 

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I bought an i5 6600. I regret not buying the i7.

Yes it manages to game okay, generally, though I do get some dreadful stutter on GTA Online sometimes.

I tried a BCLK overclock, bearing in mind my mobo is of decent gaming Z170 spec, and a more than capable cooler, and I couldn't even get 200mhz to be stable.

The i5's biggest downfall is streaming to twitch/youtube though, even with optimized configurations. Big stutters, huge frame drops and game breaking in cpu heavy titles, falling through the floor, buildings appearing out of nowhere etc.

(i'm not the only Skylake i5 owner that has a potato, a friends 6600k wouldn't get more than 300mhz stable, and his is a k chip, he's unimpressed to say the least)

The i5 is an amazing 1080p gaming cpu, and perfect for day to day use.
But I personally need more than that, so my 6 month old i5 is being replaced with Ryzen/i7 as soon as possible.
 

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I tried through MSI Afterburner, ASrock EZ Tune and through ASrock's bios settings. (this was through ASrock's older BIOS settings than enabled non-K overclocking)

Everything is reverted to default and left now. Stuff the thing. I removed my scythe heatsink and push/pull setup and put it in my FX8350 rig to overclock it. So i'm on the intel stock cooler, plenty for it at stock values.
 

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Sorry, got lost in kaby lake youtube videos.

I can't remember the details now, to be honest, I know I didn't increase the voltages by much, and i'm pretty much an average consumer not an overclocking genius, but I followed a couple of guides to make sure I was doing it right, or at least, should have been right. I won't write myself out of the equation.