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Or is it just coincidence that it's (4670K) really good for gaming?

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most i5s have been good for gaming i guess its just luck 

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uhh no cpu is made for gaming, cpu's are made for calculations, games are just optimized for specific vendors of cpu's or the core calculations just handle game codes better. 

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Or is it just coincidence that it's (4670K) really good for gaming?

Nope but the K variants are "enthusiast" grade. I am sure gaming is used as part of their testing though

 

the 4670k isnt that much different to any other i5 like the 4440 when not overclocked its just one of the unlocked enthusiast processors that can be overclocked and performs very well for the price

 

That said most mid to high end CPUs do a good job at gaming, the GPU still acounts for 80% of your gaming performance as long as your CPU is powerful enough not to drag down your GPU then gaming should be fine

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Yes but they wouldn't call them gaming CPU's. The S line is almost the same as K, just not overclock-able. (I could be wrong though)

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On Intel's website they say the S stands for power optimized lifestyle.

 

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uhh no cpu is made for gaming, cpu's are made for calculations, games are just optimized for specific vendors of cpu's or the core calculations just handle game codes better. 

Figured as much it was coincidence. Felt like a noob asking, but oh well.

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The closest CPUs from Intel that are intended for gaming/general consumers are the Pentium (G####) series CPUs. Second might be i3's but generally speaking, those seem like they're intended for OEMs. I wouldn't know really, they're not that great and still only 2 cores.

 

Like everyone else has said, CPUs (or almost any computer hardware, honestly) aren't designed around a specific consumer type so to speak. They're designed around a specific price point/cost for it's performance. It's kind of like saying no one is allowed to use a graphics card to mine cryptocurrencies because AMD or NVidia market them as gaming hardware and not general compute or some shit. It's not that you should or shouldn't do X with it, it's that you are able to at all. You don't need an Intel Extreme Edition i7 4960X to play Battlefield, but you can. Does that make it a gaming CPU?
 

This is why it looks odd that you asked why Intel processors are good for gaming. It's not about the company, it's about the processor. Lots of i3's blow, lots of them are also expensive. Same goes for some AMD. Not all processors are the best or at a price that makes sense. Over time, those things change as well (prices anyway, how to 'rate' a CPU's value as well). And both sides have their benefits or something that is worthwhile to buy for most people.

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The closest CPUs from Intel that are intended for gaming/general consumers are the Pentium (G####) series CPUs. Second might be i3's but generally speaking, those seem like they're intended for OEMs. I wouldn't know really, they're not that great and still only 2 cores.

 

I haven't seen a computer for sale from a Big Box store with a Pentium in years, they are mainly for OEM solutions like NVR/DVR boxes, Point of Sale, etc.

 

I don't know anyone who has thought of a Pentium as a gaming CPU.

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Or is it just coincidence that it's (4670K) really good for gaming?

That's just the community recommended cpu for gamming. You don't need an i7 for gamming. Also, i3 isnt that far behind for gamming...

 

Their i cpu's are just plain good in most aspects, including gamming. 

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No and just because its a k part doesnt mean is a enthusiast part nor that its any reall different than the non k.

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the K means you are getting ripped off to be able to overclock the chip...THEY SHOULD ALL BE UNLOCKED!!! intel...tou dou dou douuuuu

 

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^ someone's mad. :D

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^ someone's mad. :D

ahhh man...so many intel fanboys in here it's getting me mad, i'm about to just quit...those guys are recommanding core i3 over an FX 8 core beast for gaming in 2014...it's sick!

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ahhh man...so many intel fanboys in here it's getting me mad, i'm about to just quit...those guys are recommanding core i3 over an FX 8 core beast for gaming in 2014...it's sick!

Exactly - everyone knows that i5 should be recommended for gaming. :D

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ahhh man...so many intel fanboys in here it's getting me mad, i'm about to just quit...those guys are recommanding core i3 over an FX 8 core beast for gaming in 2014...it's sick!

Exactly - everyone knows that i5 should be recommended for gaming. :D

neither are required for gaming in the least

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