i7-6700 non-k to k, what's the real difference?

[staubgame]

So, I have another recent thread but that question wasn't answered whereas my others were, so here's what:

I can't figure out wether the base clock difference in the i7 makes any difference.

the i7-6700 is clocked at 3.4 with 4ghz boost

while the 6700k is locked at 4ghz with 4.2 boost to a single core.

 

What does this actually do?

 

Some background:
I'll use it to play games, streaming and youtube encoding/rendering, the price difference is 50€.

 

I was offered a decent B150 from MSI with 16 Gigs of RAM for a extremly cheap price (new, full warranty, god bless companies buying too much) so no Z170 and overclocking anyway.

However I would pay the extra for the k if there's a boost in performance. Since the PC is requiered to be as silent as possible (personal requirement, I'm really picky on that ^^) I got used to a high end air cooler, I tried some AiO but they were loud af. (Corsair 2x240mm something-ish, forgot which one).

At the moment I'm holding on to a i7-2600k with a motherboard that starts to fail (some usb ports only work when they feel like it, 2 Sata Ports are dead. weird stuff), thus the Board and RAM Update comes at a great time.

I didn't oc the 2600k either. (Bought it with plans but never really bothered. Now I'd rather buy a new system )

 

Thanks in advance. :)

[PCMR Ricos]

If it was me I would wait a bit more for kaby lake or even ryzen, 1-2months maybe we will start see them.

If you really can't wait get the 6700k with a Z170 motherboard, if no Z just get a 6700

[staubgame]

1 minute ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

With a non-Z motherboard? Not enough to justify the price

So only get the 6700 non k as it is cheaper? ^^
600Mhz sound quite much but I can't really find anything on the differnce.

[Arcanekitten]

4 minutes ago, staubgame said:

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It will give you a small performance boost but if you'r getting a non-z mobo it's def not worth it.

[MValuableP]

The only difference you'll experience (or not if you don't have a non z motherboard) is overclocking. You can just boost the non k to 4.9GHz and you'll be fine. I would recommend getting a z170 mobo as you can oc the beast to 4.69GHz stable (I saw it on one of the other members signature here on the forum)

[staubgame]

3 minutes ago, PCMR Ricos said:

If it was me I would wait a bit more for kaby lake or even ryzen, 1-2months maybe we will start see them.

If you really can't wait get the 6700k with a Z170 motherboard, if no Z just get a 6700

 

3 minutes ago, Arcanekitten said:

It will give you a small performance boost but if you'r getting a non-z mobo it's def not worth it.

I'm offered the b150 board with RAM for almost nothing, saving more than 100€ already. So no waiting for kaby lake as the board will be returned then.

I'm working at a company that has one "to spare" so to say. So no selection, only the B150 and 16 Gigs RAM

[PCMR Ricos]

Just get the 6700 and god bless you ^^

[Arcanekitten]

2 minutes ago, staubgame said:

 

I'm offered the b150 board with RAM for almost nothing, saving more than 100€ already. So no waiting for kaby lake as the board will be returned then.

I'm working at a company that has one "to spare" so to say. So no selection, only the B150 and 16 Gigs RAM

Yh I wasn't suggesting you swap your mobo but it isn't overclockable so get a 6700 to save your stacks.

[staubgame]

2 minutes ago, PCMR Ricos said:

Just get the 6700 and god bless you ^^

 

6 minutes ago, Arcanekitten said:

It will give you a small performance boost but if you'r getting a non-z mobo it's def not worth it.

Guess the non K it is then. 
 

Thanks for your answers and have a nice christmas.

 

 

[PCMR Ricos]

1 minute ago, staubgame said:

 

Guess the non K it is then. 
 

Thanks for your answers and have a nice christmas.

 

 

You too! Anything I will be here  

[Praesi]

The K is faster, even without OC. It is worth it.

[AkatsukiKun]

4 minutes ago, Praesi said:

The K is faster, even without OC. It is worth it.

Plus it also helps with resale value, if you plan on selling it in the future instead of just throwing to a landfill (shame on you). You should be able to get a better price if you want to sell it. 

imo I would still take the 2600k in this day and age.

[dizmo]

I'd go with the K. It's not usually that much more, and you get more performance.

I never understand the people who say that it's not worth the cost....yet they'll gladly suggest getting a 6700k if you'd said you were getting a Z series board. Oy.

 

 

There's a 600mhz delta between these two, so the results are comparable. You're getting around a 10fps boost.

Not a ton, but there shouldn't be that much of a gap between the two CPUs in terms of price anyway.

[lukart]

3 hours ago, Praesi said:

The K is faster, even without OC. It is worth it.

True, but if he decides to go with the nonK he can always get a B150 or H170 Hyper and overclock using the BLCK..

[staubgame]

On 24.12.2016 at 0:48 AM, Praesi said:

The K is faster, even without OC. It is worth it.

 

On 24.12.2016 at 0:53 AM, AkatsukiKun said:

Plus it also helps with resale value, if you plan on selling it in the future instead of just throwing to a landfill (shame on you). You should be able to get a better price if you want to sell it. 

imo I would still take the 2600k in this day and age.

The resale value is something that came to my mind as well. At the moment I can still sell my 2600k for quite a decent margin which is why i'm looking around.
For my particular offer I'm limited to the B150 Board as that is the only thing on offer for 80€, RAM included. So OC isn't really an option (except for BLCK).

 

However, for Overclocking I'd probably have to get a new CPU cooler as well (sporting a Dark Rock 3 from bequiet (not the bigger pro) which is really silent, but not as efficient as possible. I think I mentioned earlier that background noise is something I'm really looking out for.  And I haven't yet found an AiO that is equally quiet. Usualy I hear the pump, shame, really. 

 

Asus just started being offerend with Cashback and 15% off so I need to re-evaluate. gnnn <.<

But no matter how I combine it I'd still have to pay 150€ more for Z170 with a K cpu.