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4790k vs 6700k for everything?

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by everything i mean streaming, rendering, recording, and such

 

i understand compatability with the 6700k is a major factor but will intel make a new board for the 6th gen processors also will ddr4 ram go out of style quick what advantages does it bring to the table over the 4790k?

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If you have crazy moolah, the 6700K will be good for everything listed, better than the 4790K. DDR4 isn't going out of style any time soon.

 

Skylake has:

More IO

More PCI-E lanes

More efficient computing

Better render times

Better recording (eh?)

 

Better everything in general, it's just a more powerful CPU.

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According to the guy at the computer shop down the road there's no difference at all except the skylake one will run significantly cooler.

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A 5820K will do better than the 6700K in streaming, recording and rendering because it's a hexacore CPU. Gaming-wise, the 6700K will do better.

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The performance difference is really quite small, with 6700k coming out on top.

6700k has DDR4 support (doesn't currently make much difference but could in the future) and some other features like USB 3.1 and M.2 support. I believe it runs slightly cooler than the 4790k too.

 

It is however £50 more expensive, and DDR4 is also slightly more expensive.

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According to the guy at the computer shop down the road there's no difference at all except the skylake one will run significantly cooler.

 

Find a new computer store. There is huge differences between them, but unless you're paying attention or are using them in fringe scenarios you probably won't notice. 

 

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1260?vs=1543

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