I 5 6600k vs i7 5820k

[kakhat]

How much of the performance different is there in terms of gaming for example how much will be different on 4k witcher 3 or crisis 3 ultra 

[TheGamingBarrel]

No difference in games, apart from GTA Where you can actually multi task aswell.

[79wjd]

Basically none. 

[minibois]

Gaming? Not a whole lot. Maybe a few fps, but games still dont really take advantage of those extra cores/threads.

Everything else might be better, like content creation. Rendering will go a lot faster on those 8 extra threads

[Oshino Shinobu]

The 6600K should technically perform better in most games (not a lot, if at all). However, the differences in multi-tasking and heavy threaded workloads makes the 5820K a more powerful option. If the build is just for gaming, go for the i5. If you're going to be doing rendering, editing and such, go for the 5820K. 

[MajorVegas]

For gaming, go with the 6600k. Over clock the crap outta it. Single performance work loads are typically better for gaming.

[xgn]

I don't think there is any games that can stress them enough you would have to run 10 instances of black ops with quad  titan before you notice a difference.

[kameshss]

Gaming? Not a whole lot. Maybe a few fps, but games still dont really take advantage of those extra cores/threads.

Everything else might be better, like content creation. Rendering will go a lot faster on those 8 extra threads

basically this ^^^

[Arwanell]

in gaming 6600K might even pull ahead because of it's better single core performance

 

but why not go in the middle? 4790K

it's 8 threads may soon come in handy

 

also, 4790K is definetly better in gaming than the 5820k

[manikyath]

if the game uses 4 threads or less the 6600k will be slightly better, if the game uses 6 threads or more the 5820k will be better.

[Gofspar]

in gaming 6600K might even pull ahead because of it's better single core performance

 

but why not go in the middle? 4790K

it's 8 threads may soon come in handy

 

also, 4790K is definetly better in gaming than the 5820k

can't tell if trolling, if a 6700K doesn't beat a 5820K in gaming how does a 4790k.

[Darkseth]

6600k has a much better "bang for the buck". 5820k might be better if the Game scales with more than 4 threads. But even then you should consider, if that pricy upgrade is actually worth for what you get.

 

Also remember: Broadwell E (said to have a noticable better ipc than Skylake) is right behind the Door. ^^

 

 

can't tell if trolling, if a 6700K doesn't beat a 5820K in gaming how does a 4790k.

 

Actually... the 6700k (and 4790k) DO beat the 5820k in pretty much every game, maybe except a few single games. Most games dont benefit from 6 Cores (instead 4), but prefer strongly from higher ipc, which here benefits the 4-cores because of their higher clock.

 

you can see almost every Test, that tests Multiple games.

[TheGamingBarrel]

in gaming 6600K might even pull ahead because of it's better single core performance

 

but why not go in the middle? 4790K

it's 8 threads may soon come in handy

 

also, 4790K is definetly better in gaming than the 5820k

The 5820K Beats the 4790K Doe...

[79wjd]

can't tell if trolling, if a 6700K doesn't beat a 5820K in gaming how does a 4790k.

A 6700k would beat a 5820k in gaming. 

 

 

The 5820K Beats the 4790K Doe...

In gaming the two should perform the same (assuming the 5820k can achieve the same overclock) -- but it's very likely the 4790k will be able to achieve a higher overclock, and will thus outperform a 5820k. 

[Najuno]

First of all I think that´s not even a comparison, if you have the budget for the 5820K then, there´s no reason to go with a much weaker CPU like the i5 6600K. All Haswell E CPU OC decent enough to achieve very comparable results in 4 threaded games to CPUs like the 4790K or 6700K. I´ve got all 3 variants here and no sample has the slightest issue to go over 4.2GHz. My 5930K goes up to 4.9GHz and that´s already a region where most 4790K or 6700K won´t go. And then again how important is this compared to a potent GPU in most games? Most games benefit more from a higher end GPU, as long as it isn´t bottlnecked by the CPU, which neither of those Intel CPUs will, you´re good to go.

And if you need all the time this kind of CPU, not important IMHO because if you ever need it you won´t have any regrets then.

The only reason not to go with 5820K is, if your budget would suffer from it. But then you´d already have to go with cheap RAM, mainboard for your Skylake build as well. Honestly I find the Skylake hardware prices shocking! People raved so hard how expensive X99 was, but compared to Skylake which is just consumer grade hardware and they ask for prices on certain mainboards like 500USD plus the 6700K with 420USD... you´ll get X99 cheaper.

 

Most people probably won´t share my oponion and recommend the i5, but again as long as your budget won´t suffer go as highend as possible.

[79wjd]

Most people probably won´t share my oponion and recommend the i5, but again as long as your budget won´t suffer go as highend as possible.

Well, a 5820k system would probably be twice as expensive ($600~ vs. $350~) once everything is factored in, so if the higher end system doesn't offer that much in real world performance (for someone's specific use case), then it makes more sense to save the money for another day/future upgrade. 

[Nena Trinity]

[kakhat]

First of all I think that´s not even a comparison, if you have the budget for the 5820K then, there´s no reason to go with a much weaker CPU like the i5 6600K. All Haswell E CPU OC decent enough to achieve very comparable results in 4 threaded games to CPUs like the 4790K or 6700K. I´ve got all 3 variants here and no sample has the slightest issue to go over 4.2GHz. My 5930K goes up to 4.9GHz and that´s already a region where most 4790K or 6700K won´t go. And then again how important is this compared to a potent GPU in most games? Most games benefit more from a higher end GPU, as long as it isn´t bottlnecked by the CPU, which neither of those Intel CPUs will, you´re good to go.

And if you need all the time this kind of CPU, not important IMHO because if you ever need it you won´t have any regrets then.

The only reason not to go with 5820K is, if your budget would suffer from it. But then you´d already have to go with cheap RAM, mainboard for your Skylake build as well. Honestly I find the Skylake hardware prices shocking! People raved so hard how expensive X99 was, but compared to Skylake which is just consumer grade hardware and they ask for prices on certain mainboards like 500USD plus the 6700K with 420USD... you´ll get X99 cheaper.

Most people probably won´t share my oponion and recommend the i5, but again as long as your budget won´t suffer go as highend as

It's just if I go with 6600 k I will buy 100$liquid cooler and if I go with 5820k I won't have left enough for it and I'll probably buy 212 evo air cooler motherboards I decided ARE msi Z170 M5 for skylake and asrock extreme 4 x99 for 5820khttp://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170agamingm5

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x99extreme4

[NumLock21]

If money allows, get the 5820K. The extra cores will benefit when you do other stuffs, because buying a cpu is not just for gaming, it's for the entire life of your PC. Get the 212 Evo first, save up and then get yourself a aio. Saving $100 for a aio, is a lot faster than saving $400 for a faster cpu.

[Morgan MLGman]

in gaming 6600K might even pull ahead because of it's better single core performance

 

but why not go in the middle? 4790K

it's 8 threads may soon come in handy

 

also, 4790K is definetly better in gaming than the 5820k

4790k has exactly the same IPC as the 5820k but with two less cores/four less threads, 5820k has lower stock speeds due to Intel continuing the lie of "low TDP" of their CPUs, which is 130W rated anyway (more than my FX), regardless, at the same clock speeds they are exactly the same with 5820k pulling out ahead if more threads are utilized

[79wjd]

It's just if I go with 6600 k I will buy 100$liquid cooler and if I go with 5820k I won't have left enough for it and I'll probably buy 212 evo air cooler motherboards I decided ARE msi Z170 M5 for skylake and asrock extreme 4 x99 for 5820khttp://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170agamingm5

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x99extreme4

For what it's worth, I regret my decision to get an AIO -- not for any reason other than the fact that it doesn't really make sense to me. I would rather have a 4790k and a hyper 212 than a 4690k and an AIO. You're talking about a minimal clock speed boost by going with an AIO/high end air cooler (giving you very little performance benefits vs. an i7 which MAY give you a lot of performance in the future), so if you're going to spend the money, I'd spend it on the better CPU instead. 

[Najuno]

It's just if I go with 6600 k I will buy 100$liquid cooler and if I go with 5820k I won't have left enough for it and I'll probably buy 212 evo air cooler motherboards I decided ARE msi Z170 M5 for skylake and asrock extreme 4 x99 for 5820khttp://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z170agamingm5

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-x99extreme4

It´s like I wrote as long as your over all budget won´t suffer your going to be okay. But if you have to limit yourself then you have to go with whatever works in a best price to performance ratio.

I have these kind of discussion more often with custom water cooling. People ask if it´s worth or not, the answer is always difficult because it is a matter of the individual case. As a rule of thumb I usually tell folks, that as long as your PC budget, i.e. sacrificing a better GPU just for something custom watercooled, won´t suffer go for it.

[Arwanell]

4790k has exactly the same IPC as the 5820k but with two less cores/four less threads, 5820k has lower stock speeds due to Intel continuing the lie of "low TDP" of their CPUs, which is 130W rated anyway (more than my FX), regardless, at the same clock speeds they are exactly the same with 5820k pulling out ahead if more threads are utilized

5820k is insane overclocker yes

same speeds yes, but i was talking about stock

that's 3,3 vs 4,0Ghz

[BLCT]

5820k, why bother asking? They are both so similar in proformance that it's like noting. I would go for that hexacore over that mainstream quad core.