I5 vs I7 for 144hz gaming

[MadyTehWolfie]

Which course is going to give a more stable and more enjoyable high frame rate gaming experience with a 1080. Looking for one of my rigs to either keep the i5 or get a i7 for it. Right now it's sitting with a 4690k.

[cyphon21]

either or are not going to assist you in what you're looking to do here. the i5 has always been the best main stream CPU out there, the i7 will deliver more processing power for more processor hungry applications. Games are not processor hungry, they are GPU hungry.

 

I can 144hz game on my i5 2500k, so you will be fine.  

[Godlygamer23]

1 minute ago, cyphon21 said:

Games are not processor hungry, they are GPU hungry.

That depends on the game.

[Shubham Yadav]

The i7 is increasingly becoming better for gaming, especially with DX12.

 

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[cyphon21]

Just now, Godlygamer23 said:

That depends on the game.

 Well maybe we need to know the exact games the OP is playing. It's pretty rare for a CPU to demand more power than an 4690K

[Godlygamer23]

2 minutes ago, cyphon21 said:

 Well maybe we need to know the exact games the OP is playing. It's pretty rare for a CPU to demand more power than an 4690K

Bear in mind that with a GTX 1080, you are essentially getting the power of two 980s(more or less), and so the normal criteria may not count anymore. I agree with the idea that most games will work fine with the 4690, but some titles like the Civilization series, Witcher 3, GTA V, etc are very CPU heavy, and the Core i7 might benefit them, especially when you're dealing with higher draw calls. 

[MadyTehWolfie]

I play a wide variety of games so just in general. However I did notice in siege CPU was at 100% and GPU was at 70% and fps was at 110 with the 4690k and a 1070.

[i_build_nanosuits]

1 hour ago, MadyTehWolfie said:

I play a wide variety of games so just in general. However I did notice in siege CPU was at 100% and GPU was at 70% and fps was at 110 with the 4690k and a 1070.

depends how much money you have etc. the i5-4690K is still a very good CPU for gaming especially if overclocked but if you aim for high fps and not much anti-aliasing there are gains to be made over the i5 if you get an i7-6700K defenetly.