6600K or 4690K

[Ghostay]

What are the differences that justifies the pricing between the I5-4690K and the 6600K?

 

Thanks.

[JefferyD90]

6600k = about 5-10% better.

[manikyath]

6600k = about 5-10% better.

this, and overclocks trough the frikkin' roof...

[OAcesync]

Slightly better performance and overclocks, better on board features such as More Chipset PCIe lanes, DDR4, M.2, SataE, USB 3.1.

 

That's about it imo if the prices are higher and since Skylake motherboards aren't in good stock I would go Haswell

[Mohenjo]

might as well go for the 6600k its newer and costs similar 

[Ghostay]

Slightly better performance and overclocks, better on board features such as More Chipset PCIe lanes, DDR4, M.2, SataE, USB 3.1.

 

That's about it imo if the prices are higher and since Skylake motherboards aren't in good stock I would go Haswell

I'm stuck between them, some reccomend it, whilst other's don't; honestly I won't be using USB ports much, you say it supports DDR4? Does this mean it will use it more effectively?

[Ghostay]

this, and overclocks trough the frikkin' roof...

Would I be able to accomplish a 700 MHZ-800 with this setup? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wtHw23

[manikyath]

I'm stuck between them, some reccomend it, whilst other's don't; honestly I won't be using USB ports much, you say it supports DDR4? Does this mean it will use it more effectively?

if you can get skylake without skimping on other parts, get skylake.

 

if it means you'll get cheaper -other parts- get haswell refresh.

[theereal]

You're getting an i5 so i suppose its a gaming PC? Skylake really wont give you that much of a boost in games.

[manikyath]

You're getting an i5 so i suppose its a gaming PC? Skylake really wont give you that much of a boost in games.

it will if the game is cpu-optimized like a potato.

[theereal]

it will if the game is cpu-optimized like a potato.

What?

[Ghostay]

You're getting an i5 so i suppose its a gaming PC? Skylake really wont give you that much of a boost in games.

It is indeed a gaming PC, benchmarks show it at 10 FPS more than a I5 4690K?

 

it will if the game is cpu-optimized like a potato.

Planetside 2, optimized. No comment.

[manikyath]

What?

naming & shaming follows:

- flight simulator X (one core, necks everywhere)

- source engine (two cores, necks on high end GPUs)

- minecraft (not even gonna explain this one, you get the point)

[Ghostay]

But yes, Planetside 2 is CPU heavy.

[OAcesync]

I'm stuck between them, some reccomend it, whilst other's don't; honestly I won't be using USB ports much, you say it supports DDR4? Does this mean it will use it more effectively?

DDR4 is faster RAM speed but it'd be hardly noticeable for a gaming pc

[theereal]

naming & shaming follows:

- flight simulator X (one core, necks everywhere)

- source engine (two cores, necks on high end GPUs)

- minecraft (not even gonna explain this one, you get the point)

I don't get it what is your point? No offense i really dont get it

[Ghostay]

 

I don't get it what is your point? No offense i really dont get it

I think he;s trying to say that those games are badly optimized?

[manikyath]

I don't get it what is your point? No offense i really dont get it

thats my main examples why faster single core performance matters in games.

 

all 3 of these pretty much scale perfectly with cpu performance. (source engine doesnt really notice this tho, because any modern system can push it well beyond the 300fps cap)

[olback]

Would I be able to accomplish a 700 MHZ-800 with this setup? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/wtHw23

That Mobo DOES NOT support overclocking. Just so that you know

[Ghostay]

That Mobo DOES NOT support overclocking. Just so that you know

Alright then, how can I check?

[Bouzoo]

This should answer many of your questions

 

[Ghostay]

This should answer many of your questions

 

Thanks, this summarizes  that the 6600K is getting 10FPS more performance.

[Bob Jim]

naming & shaming follows:

- flight simulator X (one core, necks everywhere)

- source engine (two cores, necks on high end GPUs)

- minecraft (not even gonna explain this one, you get the point)

Please explain the last one, would a 4690k/6600k be worth it rather than a 4460 for a new build? It is not too much more, and other than CS:GO, other games, etc, Minecraft is a game I would be playing quite a lot.

[manikyath]

Please explain the last one, would a 4690k/6600k be worth it rather than a 4460 for a new build? It is not too much more, and other than CS:GO, other games, etc, Minecraft is a game I would be playing quite a lot.

basicly, minecraft is a game written in a programming language that has "optimization" pretty low on the chart of important things.

 

on top of that, most stuff within the game (about 90%) is handled by one thread, and the offloading to the GPU isnt very optimized either.

 

then when you get into mods, those 90% of things get rather... bloated.

 

the only gpu i've ever seen maxing out on minecraft (without shader mods) was a GT610

[Kamilz15]

well i have the 6600k and im quite pleased with it. to me the main differences between the 4690k and 6600k is the features that you get with skylake.