4790k vs 5930k?

[Phobiarg]

I recently scored a second hand computer with a 5930k with 4x4 DDR4 2666 RAM in quad channel. My current system is a 4790k that is currently clocked at 4.7GHz with 2x8 DDR3 2133 RAM in dual channel.

I don't have the 5930 system yet but will be getting it soon. My question is which system would have better gaming performance? From what I understand the 4790k overclocks higher but is obviously 2c/4t down on the 5930k. I have found information on the 5820k being slightly slower in gaming than the 4770k but the video was a bit older and with the trend towards high core support from modern games would this still hold true?

Thanks.

[17030644]

it might in games that require many cores

 

so it seems to be a decent upgrade if you find a good deal on it

[Fasauceome]

It varies a lot from title to title. 4 cores with hyperthreading is not long for this world, but the single threaded advantage is good in the moment. Of course, you'll have both systems so you can test for yourself 

[Turtle Rig]

Your fine unless you don't OC, then there would be a big bottleneck.  good job.

[Phobiarg]

Basically the system Im buying is a price too good to pass up. I'm just trying to decide which to use myself and which to pass to my wife.

[17030644]

Just now, Phobiarg said:

Basically the system Im buying is a price too good to pass up. I'm just trying to decide which to use myself and which to pass to my wife.

keep the 5930K

 

clock wise, once you OC the 5930K you aren't really giving up much

 

and you get two extra cores, there must be some games you play that will benefit from that

[Enderman]

I would sell both and buy yourself something with a more recent CPU.

[17030644]

33 minutes ago, Enderman said:

I would sell both and buy yourself something with a more recent CPU.

he said he found a good deal on it and that he already bought it

[Enderman]

27 minutes ago, 17030644 said:

he said he found a good deal on it and that he already bought it

Yeah I know.

How else would he sell it if he didn't own it??

[Phobiarg]

I got it from a coworker for $200 with a GTX 1080. I wouldn't feel right taking advantage of his generosity by buying it so low then flipping it to make a profit that he could have made.