Comparing i7-4770 & i5-4670

[Adam Keller]

http://goo.gl/6pkcP9 i7
http://goo.gl/EQovv i5

Is the i7-4770 really worth an extra 80 dollars?
the only difference I see is an L3 cache added 2mb, what difference would that make towards performance?

 

[Calvin3200]

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i7-4770-vs-Intel-Core-i5-4670

Here's your answer

 

[digitaldoc]

This all depends on what you intend to do. For gaming, there is really no difference. The i7 shines in very CPU intensive tasks that can utilize the hyperthreading, such as video editing, or CAD. If you only occasionally do that, or not at all, then it is a waste of the additional $80.

 

[Azn Cracker]

CPU boss comparisons are pretty useless... All they do is give you some synthetic benchmark and then slap a score to it.

For gaming you will see a tiny difference. Not really worth it and the money is better spent on a superior gpu. Now have the a great gpu ($300+) and you have extra money then go ahead and get the 4770k

 

[zarugal]

This all depends on what you intend to do. For gaming, there is really no difference. The i7 shines in very CPU intensive tasks that can utilize the hyperthreading, such as video editing, or CAD. If you only occasionally do that, or not at all, then it is a waste of the additional $80.

+1 to this.

For gaming only, the additional £/$80 isn't worth it for the i7. If you intend to use it for other CPU intensive tasks, spend the little extra and get the i7 for it's hyper-threading capabilities.