i5 6600k vs i7 4790k

[Khagan Váter]

hi!, i'm going to change my cpu soon, a lot of pleople tell me that i should buy the 4790k but i think it's a bit expensive, it's worth the i7 even being 100€ more expensive, will i notice more performance with the i7 than the i5? Thanks

[CelestialSlayer]

I5 6600 will do fine

[Selgald]

Why not a i7 5820k instead of a 4790k, much more power and only costs a little bit more.

But you only need a powerful CPU if you are actually planning to use it, with games that wont happen.

If you only play games i5 6600 is fine, if you want a little bit more go fir a i7 6700, if you are planning to use your cpu and power is needed, go for a i7 5820k

[Khagan Váter]

ok, i will get the i5, thanks a lot guys

[GuNNuP]

THis game isn't all that demanding. I5 is fine. but I also like the devils canyon i7

[CptnPunchy]

I have a i5 6600k and 980ti, game runs very smooth

[Sohei]

For gaming performance I think the i7 4790k or i5 4690k are the best deals. A 5820k is good for video production as well as gaming but not really worth it unless you are making vids professionally or doing other work that will use lots of cores all the time.

The newer chips don't really help that much in most real world gaming. Most games still benefit more from clock speed and instructions per clock than more cores because the way they are coded puts most tasks into just a few threads.

Take a look at the single core performance of the 6600k vs 4690k:
http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i5-6600K-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4690K