CPU Upgrade

[EvolvedCanadian]

Hi there, 

 

I am wondering if upgrading to the i7-4790K from my i5-4670K will be a performance increase when gaming.  

 

PC Specs:

i5-4670K

MSI Z87-GD65 Motherboard

G.Skill 16GB Ram

Asus Strix GTX 1080  

 

Thanks.  

[Electronics Wizardy]

Not a big or noticeable difference.

[xephoneration]

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-4790K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4670K/2384vs1538

 

http://userbenchmark.com/

 

 

Great place to compare hardware and such. only a 14% boost comparing only the CPU. 

[xephoneration]

3 minutes ago, Jorgen297 said:

Generic benchmarks do not tell the story about game performance at all. The i5-4670K will bottleneck the 1080 hard. A  i7-4790K won't. 

 

Actually as I said I only used CPU..... The great thing about userbenchmarks is that it relies on the community to take info about their computer, GRANTED this is a rough estimate on what you may expect. it is a very helpful tool. 

 

IDK your storage devices but you can get an idea.

 

http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCBuilder/Custom/S3607-M60.137575.12473.420.110937vsS3607-M11601.137575.12473.420.110937?tab=CPU

[incarnate]

It'll only really see a noticeable performance increase in recent and upcoming titles iirc

[xephoneration]

Just now, Jorgen297 said:

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Here's a comparison between the 6600K and 6700K with the old Titan X which is considerably weaker than the 1080. The 4670K and 4790K are pretty similar to the 6600K and 6700K, Skylake didn't improve much. As you see the i5 has a hard time keeping up with the hyper-threaded i7. 

Dude lol... I was just showing the individual a tool to get an idea on differences to expect. Im not arguing with you that his i5 is going to bottle neck his 1080 if anything I agree with that.

[i_build_nanosuits]

15 minutes ago, EvolvedCanadian said:

Hi there, 

 

I am wondering if upgrading to the i7-4790K from my i5-4670K will be a performance increase when gaming.  

 

not worth it...increased performance in SOME games...but in MOST games, it'll be the same...hold on to your core i5 for 1 or 2 more years and THEN upgrade to the latest intel core i7 platform.

[EvolvedCanadian]

1 hour ago, i_build_nanosuits said:

not worth it...increased performance in SOME games...but in MOST games, it'll be the same...hold on to your core i5 for 1 or 2 more years and THEN upgrade to the latest intel core i7 platform.

Yeah ill look to replace it in a year or 2. Thanks for the input