which is better

[kakhat]

I can't decide which should I buy for my new build 

And can you tell me which is better and why 

I 5 6600k or i7 4790k

[yannickverc]

Depends what you want to do.

 

Gaming: i5 is enough

Gaming + video editting etc: i7 is better

[Paralectic]

The 4790K performs better in video editing and such tasks. And also in gaming.

[Arwanell]

4790k is better in every way

 

but.. if you only game, i7 isn't worth the extra money, since there is little difference in most games with i5

[Abir Vandergriff]

I can't decide which should I buy for my new build 

And can you tell me which is better and why 

I 5 6600k or i7 4790k

The 4790k has the stronger performance. It's hyperthreaded, whereas the i5 is not. On top of that a single dye shrink and architecture revamp aren't going to be enough to make up for the extra performance that hyperthreading allows use of. Hyperthreading is explained by Linus here:

However, as the posts above state, it's not worth the extra cost if you're just gaming. 

[kakhat]

Depends what you want to do.

 

Gaming: i5 is enough

Gaming + video editting etc: i7 is better

 

 

The 4790K performs better in video editing and such tasks. And also in gaming.

 

 

4790k is better in every way

 

but.. if you only game, i7 isn't worth the extra money, since there is little difference in most games with i5

 

 

The 4790k has the stronger performance. It's hyperthreaded, whereas the i5 is not. On top of that a single dye shrink and architecture revamp aren't going to be enough to make up for the extra performance that hyperthreading allows use of. Hyperthreading is explained by Linus here:

However, as the posts above state, it's not worth the extra cost if you're just gaming. 

Is i5 6600k strong enough for 4k gaming 

[Sir Asvald]

I can't decide which should I buy for my new build 

And can you tell me which is better and why 

I 5 6600k or i7 4790k

Get the Xeon 1231v3 with a h97/b85 board.

[yannickverc]

Is i5 6600k strong enough for 4k gaming 

If you wanna go for 4K gaming I think an i7 would benefit you more. And the little price-jump from an i5 to an i7 won't be a problem if you're investing in a 4K machine I think.

[Abir Vandergriff]

Is i5 6600k strong enough for 4k gaming 

Yes, but I doubt your GPU is unless you have 2 high-end cards, as 4K is more of a GPU dependent change over a CPU change. 

However, if you're putting two high-end GPUs in a computer, you really should put an i7 in it, as that small of a price jump isn't going to make as big a difference as a nice 4K monitor over a 1440p monitor. Or even two 980Ti-class GPUs over a single 970-class GPU.

[Paralectic]

Is i5 6600k strong enough for 4k gaming 

Easily, it doesn't bottleneck two overclocked 980Ti's.

[Arwanell]

Is i5 6600k strong enough for 4k gaming 

yes, but if you can't decide between those two,

perfect choice for you is Xeon

E3-1231 V3 or V5

it's hyperthreaded, same price as K i5, power of a stock i7

it just can't be overclocked and has no iGPU

[FruitBasketSilex]

yes, but if you can't decide between those two,

perfect choice for you is Xeon

E3-1231 V3 or V5

it's hyperthreaded, same price as K i5, power of a stock i7

it just can't be overclocked and has no iGPU

Additional note:

V5 Xeons must be used on a C23x board, as they're locked out of Z/H/B boards on skylake.

[Arwanell]

Additional note:

V5 Xeons must be used on a C23x board, as they're locked out of Z/H/B boards on skylake.

really? why? that sucks

[FruitBasketSilex]

really? why? that sucks

Because everyone was buying the Xeon E3 1231v3 instead of the 4770/4790k. ^-^

[Arwanell]

Because everyone was buying the Xeon E3 1231v3 instead of the 4770/4790k. ^-^

omg...

[BLCT]

Just get a 4790k, its better to have more then just you need. It helps alot in streaming!

[FruitBasketSilex]

omg...

Yep.

Luckily, MSI and Asus are taking it upon themselves to make Gaming boards for the C chipset so we can use the v5s.

[App4that]

Digital Foundry has used a 6600k Overclocked to 4.9GHz and a 4790k at stock speed kicked it's ass in gaming.