What CPU ???

[MrSha256]

Hey guys!

I'm planning on building my own computer soon(rocking a Q9400 right now) and I don't really now what CPU to choose. I want to do programming, a little bit of 3d modeling, future oriented gaming and working with video games engines(unreal engine, cryengine, unity).

So I wanted to know which CPU is the best according to my needs: an i5 6600 or an i7 6700 (I don't want to overclock).

Thanks

[PRTI]

i7 6700 but i would personally bump up to X99 and get a 5820k/6800k

[ShaunOfNintendo]

The kind of work you're looking to do would probably benefit from the i7-6700.

You can see some performance comparisons here:

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-6700-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600

[PRTI]

1 minute ago, ShaunOfNintendo said:

The kind of work you're looking to do would probably benefit from the i7-6700.

You can see some performance comparisons here:

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-6700-vs-Intel-Core-i5-6600

I can see your knew here,CPUBoss is not a good source and is not very accurate,use something like CPU user benchmark as it is more reliable

[ShaunOfNintendo]

Just now, keNNySOC said:

I can see your knew here,CPUBoss is not a good source and is not very accurate,use something like CPU user benchmark

I'm not new here, I just did a quick search to compare the two is all.

Though I had no idea CPUBoss wasn't a good source. I'll keep that in mind.

[epicduck535]

will this help?

 

[MrSha256]

Well thanks everyone for these quick answers!

I'm not gonna bump to X99 because I am on a budget and you get less single core performance with a 5820k/6800k and it's not worth an extra 200$.

Thank you for your help, i'm gonna go for the i7 6700

[ThinkWithPortals]

14 minutes ago, ShaunOfNintendo said:

I'm not new here, I just did a quick search to compare the two is all.

Though I had no idea CPUBoss wasn't a good source. I'll keep that in mind.

CPUBoss is often heavily biased and mostly just plain wrong, as is it's sister GPUBoss.

[Curious Pineapple]

2 hours ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

CPUBoss is often heavily biased and mostly just plain wrong, as is it's sister GPUBoss.

According to GPUBoss, I should keep my 9500GT as it out performs almost every modern offering!!!!

[ThinkWithPortals]

6 minutes ago, Curious Pineapple said:

According to GPUBoss, I should keep my 9500GT as it out performs almost every modern offering!!!!

Of course it does, higher number equals more better!