Locked i7 vs unlocked i5?

[drkknghtavngr]

Which is faster and better value?

[pas008]

Just now, drkknghtavngr said:

Which is faster and better value?

depends on which models

[drkknghtavngr]

1 minute ago, pas008 said:

depends on which models

coffeelake

[pas008]

1 minute ago, drkknghtavngr said:

coffeelake

i5 8400 does win on many games but thats sterile use

you should just give details on your use and intentions there are too many variables to just say bam thats good for you blindly

[LienusLateTips]

6 minutes ago, drkknghtavngr said:

coffeelake

Locked i7 all the way.

[TechyInAZ]

Agreed an 8700 is going to be better than a 5ghz 8600K in the long run.

[Nocte]

The locked i7 coffee lake provides the best value. 

@Princess Cadence can vouch for it. 

[drkknghtavngr]

12 minutes ago, pas008 said:

i5 8400 does win on many games but thats sterile use

you should just give details on your use and intentions there are too many variables to just say bam thats good for you blindly

my bad, for gaming only. also i7 8700 vs i5 8600k? (your the same guy on my other post lol, im just asking this out of curiosity)

[genexis_x]

16 minutes ago, drkknghtavngr said:

my bad, for gaming only. also i7 8700 vs i5 8600k?

Then a 8600K is enough. Better single core performance

 

8700 needs good mobo and cooler too, just like unlocked CPUs

[Ordinarily_Greater]

27 minutes ago, drkknghtavngr said:

my bad, for gaming only. also i7 8700 vs i5 8600k? (your the same guy on my other post lol, im just asking this out of curiosity)

the 8600K, get it a Noctua NH-U12S or 14S then you will have a CPU and cooler combo for less than the 8700 (with the U14S a bit more over 8700)

[GoldenLag]

25 minutes ago, ZM Fong said:

Then a 8600K is enough. Better single core performance

 

8700 needs good mobo and cooler too, just like unlocked CPUs

I think your misstaken. 8600k needs better mobo for overclock or its a waste of money.

 

8700 just needs a basic tower cooler for 20$ and a B360 board. 

[AskTJ]

i7 8700K for streaming and multitasking. An 8600K will do fine for gaming

[drkknghtavngr]

25 minutes ago, AskTJ said:

i7 8700K for streaming and multitasking. An 8600K will do fine for gaming

i mean the locked i7 8700. the one with no overcloking

[AskTJ]

On 15/06/2018 at 5:05 PM, drkknghtavngr said:

i mean the locked i7 8700. the one with no overcloking

My mistake, sorry. 

[genexis_x]

1 hour ago, GoldenLag said:

I think your misstaken. 8600k needs better mobo for overclock or its a waste of money.

 

8700 just needs a basic tower cooler for 20$ and a B360 board. 

Not every mobo can handle the turbo clock speed and heat properly

[M.A.P]

Depends on your usage, for gaming as of now i5 should suffice but.. after 2-3 years it might be hard for it to handle. i7 on the other hand is kind of good all-rounder and also you can skip the z series chipset or get it for future use. Games are starting to utilise more than 4 cores nowadays especially since ryzen is released as they are the first cpu more than 4 cores for regular person. So in the future those extra 6 threads might give you and advantage over OCed 6c/6t processor.

[minervx]

for gaming, the unlocked i5

for most other tasks, the locked i7

[NelizMastr]

33 minutes ago, minervx said:

for gaming, the unlocked i5

for most other tasks, the locked i7

Why, though? The 8600K maxes out around 5GHz, which is barely higher than the 8700's turbo frequency. In the end you won't feel the difference. That, plus the cheaper boards you can run the locked chips on, makes the 8600K rather poor value both now and in the long run.

[minervx]

for gaming alone, that's $100 more for very similar performance