Better CPU out of the four?(Gaming)

[Mortg]

Which CPU is better worth the money?(For gaming purposes.)

• 
  AMD FX-4350 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor
  Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
  Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
  Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor

Although the AMD is older it has a higher speed and bigger memory caches, also there is a huge price difference. The 4690 is the most expensive(obviously), but possibly the most powerful? If someone could help me out I'd appreciate it! If you guys have any other (better) alternatives, I'd like to hear it.

 

[Xproyect]

Go for the i5-4690k is you plan on overclocking, if you don't go for the regular i5-4690

 

[Mortg]

Go for the i5-4690k is you plan on overclocking, if you don't go for the regular i5-4690

How come the amd has a higher clock speed and bigger caches? Doesn't that make it better for gaming?

 

[leeb2013]

better is easier to answer, worth the money is subjective and dependent on many variables. The FX-4350 is crap, but cheap, so worth the money if you want to pay $100 to play most games, but be limited with recent AAA games. (also very dependent on the rest of your system, if you've got a crap GPU then get a cheap CPU).
All the I5's you listed are awesome, but expensive, so worth the money if you want high end performance in everything including games and have a decent GPU. The more you pay for an I5 the better it gets. But you won't notice any difference, unless you are reaching the limits of performance for the chosen CPU, in which case the next one up will be better.

See, it's not simple. Even performance depends on many things.

 

[Mortg]

better is easier to answer, worth the money is subjective and dependent on many variables. The FX-4350 is crap, but cheap, so worth the money if you want to pay $100 to play most games, but be limited with recent AAA games. (also very dependent on the rest of your system, if you've got a crap GPU then get a cheap CPU).
All the I5's you listed are awesome, but expensive, so worth the money if you want high end performance in everything including games and have a decent GPU. The more you pay for an I5 the better it gets. But you won't notice any difference, unless you are reaching the limits of performance for the chosen CPU, in which case the next one up will be better.

See, it's not simple. Even performance depends on many things.

Thanks, it's a gaming pc for a friend. I went with the i5-4690k.

 

[leeb2013]

good choice

 

[Icaraeus]

If you intend to heavily OC your CPU you should consider an aftermarket air/liquid cooler for your CPU so that it stays cool. Stock coolers are designed only for stock speeds but can handle small overclocks. It's better to get an aftermarket cooler anyway for stability.

 

[Mortg]

If you intend to heavily OC your CPU you should consider an aftermarket air/liquid cooler for your CPU so that it stays cool. Stock coolers are designed only for stock speeds but can handle small overclocks. It's better to get an aftermarket cooler anyway for stability.

Yeah, I already thought of that.