4790k or 6700k

[DefaultTheVader]

So i was going to get a new cpu. I'm interested in the 4790k and 6700k, now i wanna know which one is better can you guys help me?

[tbroadwater2010]

They are both very good chips. I personally have the 6700K and think it is better due to its support of DDR4 RAM. Futureproof wise, it is going to get you further into the future than the 4790k. ALSO, the new skylake processors are much cooler, as they draw less power.

[Aereldor]

Skylake offers very limited real-world gains over Haswell, and this is no exception. Furthermore, the i7 6700k is obscenely overpriced right now at about $400 and LGA 1151 motherboards tend to be far more expensive. Unless you're building a high-end content creation or editing workstation, there aren't many benefits of DDR4 either.

All in all, for the gamer, I'd definitely recommend getting the i7 4790k over the i7 6700k.

[don_svetlio]

I vote for the 5775C

[Josephdalepi]

do you care more about speed of cpu or ram?

oddly enough, the 4790k is a bit ahead in real world speeds and such

[don_svetlio]

Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

pentium 4 FTW!

5775C is actually faster than a 6700K since it has that ultra fast L4 cache

[i_build_nanosuits]

6 minutes ago, DefaultTheVader said:

So i was going to get a new cpu. I'm interested in the 4790k and 6700k, now i wanna know which one is better can you guys help me?

4790K if you already have 8gb or more of DDR3 memory, 5820K if you're buying new including DDR4 memory.

6700K is overpriced right now, not worth it.

[DocSwag]

4 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Skylake offers very limited real-world gains over Haswell, and this is no exception. Furthermore, the i7 6700k is obscenely overpriced right now at about $400 and LGA 1151 motherboards tend to be far more expensive. Unless you're building a high-end content creation or editing workstation, there aren't many benefits of DDR4 either.

All in all, for the gamer, I'd definitely recommend getting the i7 4790k over the i7 6700k.

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=111156&vpn=BX80662I76700K&manufacture=Intel

Only 365 here.

Just now, i_build_nanosuits said:

4790K if you already have 8gb or more of DDR3 memory, 5820K if you're burying new including DDR4 memory.

6700K is overpriced right now, not worth it.

If you already have ddr3 ram get the 4790k. In a new system though 6700k is better.

EDIT: Also Amazon has some good bundles http://www.amazon.com/dp/B012M8LXQW/?tag=pcpapi-20

For example if you add in a motherboard from Asus you can usually get the 6700k for more around 380.

[DefaultTheVader]

I'm basically trying to future prof my Pc. Now i have a phenom that's now 5 years old

 

[mikat]

3 minutes ago, don_svetlio said:

I vote for the 5775C

only if you are not buying a gpu

[Aereldor]

Just now, DocSwag said:

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=111156&vpn=BX80662I76700K&manufacture=Intel

Only 365 here.

Instant rebate, eh? Good catch, friend. That's a solid deal there.

[i_build_nanosuits]

2 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

If you already have ddr3 ram get the 4790k. In a new system though 6700k is better.

..5% better IPC but 50% less cores/threads?! hell nahh...this cost the same and will destroy the 6700K...especially in the long run!..especially if you overclock it to match the 6700K clock speed which is fairly easy to do:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $509.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 16:21 EST-0500

 

[Josephdalepi]

Just now, CUDA_Cores said:

The only reason the 4790K is ahead in some benchmarks is due to the 6700K being released on a new chipset so the devs haven't had a chance to fine-tune their software yet. But yes for all practical purposes the 6700K and 4790K perform basically the same.

that makes a lot of sense, actually

[DocSwag]

6 minutes ago, Aereldor said:

Instant rebate, eh? Good catch, friend. That's a solid deal there.

Found it on pcpartpicker

6 minutes ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

..5% better IPC but 50% less cores/threads?! hell nahh...this cost the same and will destroy the 6700K...especially in the long run!:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($374.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-SLI ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $509.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-19 16:21 EST-0500

 

6700k also has higher clock speeds.

X99 mobos also cost more.

That is a good mobo deal though.

However most games right now benefit more from more single thread performance than more cores.

EDIT: Should not that with DX 12 and Vulkan coming games should be able to leverage more cores better. Just something to note.

[DefaultTheVader]

I'm looking for a Cpu that's great for gaming

[i_build_nanosuits]

Just now, Josephdalepi said:

that makes a lot of sense, actually

no it does not, a CPU is a CPU the architecture is very similar between haswell and skylake they share the same instruction sets they perform the same but the skylake chips are 6 to 8% higher IPC.

[DocSwag]

2 minutes ago, CUDA_Cores said:

The only reason the 4790K is ahead in some benchmarks is due to the 6700K being released on a new chipset so the devs haven't had a chance to fine-tune their software yet. But yes for all practical purposes the 6700K and 4790K perform basically the same.

A lot of that was because of the firmware issues with the FCLK, which mobo manufactures had to set at 800 mhz instead of 1 ghz. A lot of bios updates have fixed that, and gaming benchmarks should show real numbers now.

[Mcmole]

2 minutes ago, DefaultTheVader said:

I'm basically trying to future prof my Pc. Now i have a phenom that's now 5 years old

 

Same here, X4 840 for the win.

[DocSwag]

5 minutes ago, DefaultTheVader said:

I'm looking for a Cpu that's great for gaming

Right now:

    If you have ddr3 ram already 4790k. Otherwise 6700k.

For the next 5 years:

    5820k plus mobo nanosuits mentioned might be a good deal. Depends on how quickly DX12 and Vulkan come to games though, and if you play older titles or want to play the new titles

However, DX12 and Vulkan seem mainly to show the most benefits when paired with lower end CPUs. Therefore 6700k might be better since you will notice benefits now but might not later on.

 

[Josephdalepi]

3 hours ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

no it does not, a CPU is a CPU the architecture is very similar between haswell and skylake they share the same instruction sets they perform the same but the skylake chips are 6 to 8% higher IPC.

software implementation is why

and dont bitch at me for thinking it makes sense, it does

i dont know that much about modern cpu architecture and what

i just know relative performance