I7 6700K or I7-5820K?

[mrconmasterx7]

So, i might be building a new PC. And the I7-6700K and the I7-5820K are around the same price right now, and was wondering what to get. I do mostly gaming (might get Oculus Rift in the future), with some youtube (editing, streaming, capturing, etc), and web browsing. I know they support different motherboards. So, which one should i get and why? Also, whats the best for the money Motherboard for it? Thanks for your time

[Stillare]

 

 might be worth the watch

 

[ryanmmax]

Whichever one is on sale!

[Guest]

The 6700k has slightly better gaming performance but since you are streaming and doing video editing i would recommend the 5820k.

And for motherboard, the Asus X99-A seems like a good option, but im sure if you are patient someone will recommend a better one.

[spartaman64]

probably the 6700k because you would get better gaming performance with it and it can handle as you describe some youtube editing. as for motherboard get a z170 with the connectivity you want

[Mecami]

I'd say in your case it probably doesn't matter, just keep in mind that x99 boards carry a bit more of a price premium.

[SeanAngelo]

FIFTY EIGHT TWENTY KAY

[mrconmasterx7]

10 minutes ago, ryanmmax said:

Whichever one is on sale!

there both literally the same price. $350

[TechnoTony]

Gaming or Video production? i7 6700 might be better for gaming with 5820K better for content creation, although they are probably quite similar. X99 is probably a bit more expensive, at least for a motherboard.

[ybriK]

6700K way better for gaming due to higher IPC compared to the 5820K, but 5820K can not only game but also be used for heavy content creation. 5820K is the better choice here.

[BadBacon]

I would wait since AMD zen CPU will have an 8 core processor out by fall with nearly Identical IPC to the i7 6700k. Better gaming performance and multithreaded performance on a newer manufacture process. The 16nm Finfet. If AMD succeeds then prices on both Intel and AMD processors will drop. Cheaper prices and fall sales equal a happy camper. 

[Suika]

11 minutes ago, Sx is a Bacon Bagel said:

Identical IPC to the i7 6700k

That isn't even a rumor, that's dreaming. There's no way AMD will catch up to Intel's IPC that quickly, we'll be lucky to see Haswell-level IPC, although Ivy Bridge-level seems to be the generally agreed upon prediction though.

 

As of right now both processors have their pro's. I would only go with the 5820k if you're serious about video editing, rather than just occasionally stitching together clips.

[DragonTamer1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocwwaVGUFtk

 

A good comparison between the two.

[SteveGrabowski0]

If you're mostly gaming then 6700k is better. If you think you'll be doing a lot of video work then the 5820k will really get to show off its power.

[jamesk543]

Both processors are good enough for gaming. However, the 5820K is better for multitasking and is a more powerful in regards to raw processing power. This is helpful for things like rendering. I would recommend the 5820K if you are trying to render projects while gaming, or if you are using a CPU intensive capturing software to record your gameplay. If you use something like Shadowplay to capture your games, you will only see a small CPU usage hit when capturing, so it won't be necessary.

 

The strengths of the 6700K lie in having USB 3.1 and  Thunderbolt 3.0 support, and (probably) better support for NVMe drives. It also has up to 36 PCIe 3.0 lanes when including the PCH, although 20 of those all are going though DMI. Skylake also has some other features you can check out in the Wikipedia page.

 

Also, while the 5820K supports quad-channel memory, the z170 motherboard can support high frequency ram, generally.

 

In short, 5820K, has more processing, while 6700K has newer features. Both are more than adequate for gaming alone. Capturing while gaming, depends on which recording program you use.

[alexyy]

5820k once overclocked is gonna be same or better gaming performance. 

[Qwerty2323]

Skylake will proably offer you some more new features if you care about extras on motherboard like connectivity, fast storage, proably better sound and other stuff which is why if you are not doing real pro editing heavy loads then go skylake.

Depening on you country skylake will be cheaper slightly or quite a lot cheaper. 

CPU wise  5820k will give you more raw power...

[DXMember]

33 minutes ago, Qwerty2323 said:

Skylake will proably offer you some more new features if you care about extras on motherboard like connectivity, fast storage, proably better sound and other stuff which is why if you are not doing real pro editing heavy loads then go skylake.

Depening on you country skylake will be cheaper slightly or quite a lot cheaper. 

CPU wise  5820k will give you more raw power...

x99 boards have all those "new" features since August 2014

[xHadrian]

Currently using a 5820k OCed to 4.5, it's wonders.

Runs every game at ultra, render times are fast, and it's just a beast.

 

5820k, I would say.

[NumLock21]

9 hours ago, jamesk543 said:

Both processors are good enough for gaming. However, the 5820K is better for multitasking and is a more powerful in regards to raw processing power. This is helpful for things like rendering. I would recommend the 5820K if you are trying to render projects while gaming, or if you are using a CPU intensive capturing software to record your gameplay. If you use something like Shadowplay to capture your games, you will only see a small CPU usage hit when capturing, so it won't be necessary.

 

The strengths of the 6700K lie in having USB 3.1 and  Thunderbolt 3.0 support, and (probably) better support for NVMe drives. It also has up to 36 PCIe 3.0 lanes when including the PCH, although 20 of those all are going though DMI. Skylake also has some other features you can check out in the Wikipedia page.

 

Also, while the 5820K supports quad-channel memory, the z170 motherboard can support high frequency ram, generally.

 

In short, 5820K, has more processing, while 6700K has newer features. Both are more than adequate for gaming alone. Capturing while gaming, depends on which recording program you use.

The new features from skylake came from x99. Where it originated from Haswell.

[jamesk543]

5 hours ago, DXMember said:

x99 boards have all those "new" features since August 2014

48 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

The new features from skylake came from x99. Where it originated from Haswell.

 

This is true to a certain extent, but z170 has more original support for those new features, meaning less third party solutions, which may or may not be a turn-off for OP. Booting from NVMe is not an original feature of x99 iirc. USB 3.1 is available on both platforms, but z170 has an implementation of it straight Intel in the form of the Aphine Ridge controller. That controller also allows the implementation of Thunderbolt 3 in z170. I have yet to hear about Thunderbolt 3 in an x99 motherboard.

 

 

[DXMember]

1 minute ago, jamesk543 said:

 

This is true to a certain extent, but z170 has more original support for those new features, meaning less third party solutions, which may or may not be a turn-off for OP. Booting from NVMe is not an original feature of x99 iirc. USB 3.1 is available on both platforms, but z170 has an implementation of it straight Intel in the form of the Aphine Ridge controller. That controller also allows the implementation of Thunderbolt 3 in z170. I have yet to hear about Thunderbolt 3 in an x99 motherboard.

 

 

NVMe boot was original for X99, they patched it in for Z97 boards later

3.1 was added to later revisions of mobos

who uses thunderbolt besides mac comunity?

[NumLock21]

53 minutes ago, jamesk543 said:

 

This is true to a certain extent, but z170 has more original support for those new features, meaning less third party solutions, which may or may not be a turn-off for OP. Booting from NVMe is not an original feature of x99 iirc. USB 3.1 is available on both platforms, but z170 has an implementation of it straight Intel in the form of the Aphine Ridge controller. That controller also allows the implementation of Thunderbolt 3 in z170. I have yet to hear about Thunderbolt 3 in an x99 motherboard.

 

 

X99 already supports booting from NVMe and it also has thunderbolt 3 support. Most of the X99 board have a connectors for it.

[jamesk543]

1 hour ago, DXMember said:

NVMe boot was original for X99, they patched it in for Z97 boards later

3.1 was added to later revisions of mobos

who uses thunderbolt besides mac comunity?

3.1 is still third party for x99 right? From companies like ASMedia. And thunderbolt is good for certain monitors and very good for external storage. It's crazy expensive, but it is a really powerful and versatile IO option.

 

46 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

X99 already supports booting from NVMe and it also has thunderbolt 3 support. Most of the X99 board have a connectors for it.

I've never heard of thunderbolt 3 in an X99 board. And NVME boot was not originally there right, but patched in?

 

Both of yall made imporant points. I was just stating some information just in case it was important for OP

[BadBacon]

23 hours ago, Suika said:

That isn't even a rumor, that's dreaming. There's no way AMD will catch up to Intel's IPC that quickly, we'll be lucky to see Haswell-level IPC, although Ivy Bridge-level seems to be the generally agreed upon prediction though.

 

As of right now both processors have their pro's. I would only go with the 5820k if you're serious about video editing, rather than just occasionally stitching together clips.

I wouldn't write them off since AMD has pretty much been off the market for Enthusiast CPU's for quite some time. They had rehired the original Designer of the K8 and beyond (Jim Keller) in the AMD golden years to design a new CPU from 2012 till now. So I'm sure he has something up his sleeve. Moreover, I never said equal but similar. Watch this video!

If the IPC is 40% better than "Excavator" then it is on par with a Broadwell IPC which is below "Skylake". Note the X99 chipset is still "Haswell".