Which is better Core i7-980x or Core i7-4770?

[albion]

I was wondering why, although the Core i7-980x is nearly 5 years old, it's still in demand enough to garner $300-$400 in used condition on eBay? That's more than the new cost of a Core i7-4770. Even when I look at the passmark.com benchmarks it scores lower then the 4770 by 10%. Why are people still forking out so much cash for these processors?

With that question posed... I have three 5 year old Core i7-980x CAD workstations. I was planning on upgrading the MB, CPU, Video and RAM. Would I be better off keeping the 980x or selling it in order to upgrade to a Haswell 4770?

 

[coastie65]

I was wondering why, although the Core i7-980x is nearly 5 years old, it's still in demand enough to garner $300-$400 in used condition on eBay? That's more than the new cost of a Core i7-4770. Even when I look at the passmark.com benchmarks it scores lower then the 4770 by 10%. Why are people still forking out so much cash for these processors?

With that question posed... I have three 5 year old Core i7-980x CAD workstations. I was planning on upgrading the MB, CPU, Video and RAM. Would I be better off keeping the 980x or selling it in order to upgrade to a Haswell 4770?

That is First Gen and old tech. It IS a hex core processor, but the i7 4770 / 4770k has HT so with give you 8 virtual cores. I would try to sell it and upgrade to the newer Haswell ( 4th gen ).

 

[logainofhades]

Depends on how much you are willing to spend after you sell them. Personally, for CAD workstations, I would want a 4930k.

 

[AidenR]

I would go with Haswell, much better overall - http://versus.com/en/intel-core-i7-980x-vs-intel-core-i7-4770