How much difference is there between 3.5, 4.1 and 4.4GHz?

[Legolas8181]

I am deciding on a new PC and gonna buy one since I don't trust myself to build and the three am considering each come with an i5-4690K but they are all clocked differently.With the 3.1 and 4.4 they both just say 'i5-4690K @ 4.4GHz' but the 3.5GHz says 'i5-4690K @ 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo)' so does that I mena I'd have to overclock the 3.5 to get 3.9 whereas the others come at those speeds?

 

[Suztera]

For a non-overclocked i5 4690k will run base clock at 3.5 Ghz. It can turbo boost up to 3.9Ghz by Intel Turbo Boost. It is automatically configured.

An i5 4690k advertised as 4.4Ghz means it is overclocked up to 4.4 Ghz.

 

[Legolas8181]

For a non-overclocked i5 4690k will run base clock at 3.5 Ghz. It can turbo boost up to 3.9Ghz by Intel Turbo Boost. It is automatically configured.

An i5 4690k advertised as 4.4Ghz means it is overclocked up to 4.4 Ghz.

So does that mean when I power it on for the first time it will be running at 4.4GHz or will I have to turn it up to that?

 

[Suztera]

Depends on what application you running. If you running a game, it will automatically clock to 4.4 Ghz constant where possibly. If you browsing, it may peak 4.4Ghz but go back down to its base clock.
There is also a lower clock speed for idle for power consumption. It based on what you doing on the computer and the clock speed will vary based on how much work it is doing.

 

[Legolas8181]

Depends on what application you running. If you running a game, it will automatically clock to 4.4 Ghz constant where possibly. If you browsing, it may peak 4.4Ghz but go back down to its base clock.
There is also a lower clock speed for idle for power consumption. It based on what you doing on the computer and the clock speed will vary based on how much work it is doing.

So if I was just watchinga video on all 3 they would each be running at the respective base speeds but then if I were to launch a CPU intense game on each, how far would each overclock to?

 

[Suztera]

Overclocking is manually done by the user normally, so out of the box, from where you bought the pc, it's highest clock speed is set to 4.4Ghz or by Intel's default 3.9Ghz.

 

[Legolas8181]

Overclocking is manually done by the user normally, so out of the box, from where you bought the pc, it's highest clock speed is set to 4.4Ghz or by Intel's default 3.9Ghz.

So where it says 4.4GHz and then 3.5GHz on the website, will those be the speeds it comes at out of the box?

 

[Suztera]

Overclocking is manually done by the user normally, so out of the box, from where you bought the pc, it's highest clock speed is set to 4.4Ghz or by Intel's default 3.9Ghz.

So where it says 4.4GHz and then 3.5GHz on the website, will those be the speeds it comes at out of the box?

Intel i5 4690k specs:
http://ark.intel.com/products/80811/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

For a normal, non-overclocked i5 4690k, out of the retail box, its base clock is 3.5 Ghz and the Turbo clock speed is 3.9Ghz.

If you getting a pre-built pc, they can sell you an overclocked pc for you and you don't have to do it yourself. So they configured the cpu to turbo boost higher to 4.4Ghz. What website are you buying your pc from?

 

[Legolas8181]

Overclocking is manually done by the user normally, so out of the box, from where you bought the pc, it's highest clock speed is set to 4.4Ghz or by Intel's default 3.9Ghz.

So where it says 4.4GHz and then 3.5GHz on the website, will those be the speeds it comes at out of the box?

Intel i5 4690k specs:
http://ark.intel.com/products/80811/Intel-Core-i5-4690K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_90-GHz

For a normal, non-overclocked i5 4690k, out of the retail box, its base clock is 3.5 Ghz and the Turbo clock speed is 3.9Ghz.

If you getting a pre-built pc, they can sell you an overclocked pc for you and you don't have to do it yourself. So they configured the cpu to turbo boost higher to 4.4Ghz. What website are you buying your pc from?

So you say a regular i5-4690K comes at 3.5GHz right out of the box, so this website am looking at has 3 different PCs all with that same i5 but each is able to clock at a different speed?

 

[Suztera]

Link it to me.

 

[Legolas8181]

Link it to me.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-002-OG
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-001-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2602
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-049-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2602

 

[Suztera]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-001-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2602
this machine has an i5 4690 cpu. This cpu is not overclockable. It is advertised with the max turbo speed. Its base speed is still 3.5 Ghz.

The other two are i5 4690k. They still have the same base clock speed of 3.5 Ghz but the turbo clock speed is different. You can adjust the turbo boost clock speed with any intel K cpus if you can cool the cpu. One is configured to go 4.2 Ghz whilst the other is 4.4 Ghz.

 

[Legolas8181]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-001-OG&groupid=43&catid=2475&subcat=2602
this machine has an i5 4690 cpu. This cpu is not overclockable. It is advertised with the max turbo speed. Its base speed is still 3.5 Ghz.

The other two are i5 4690k. They still have the same base clock speed of 3.5 Ghz but the turbo clock speed is different. You can adjust the turbo boost clock speed with any intel K cpus if you can cool the cpu. One is configured to go 4.2 Ghz whilst the other is 4.4 Ghz.

OK now I understand, thank you. What would the performance difference be on them given they have different max speeds?

 

[Suztera]

Depends on what you doing. For gaming, it can be only a few extra fps or no increase at all. There are some application where an increase in clock speed can help but for an average consumer, overclocking is mainly a hobby or an achievement.
Most of the time, not many people benefit from overclocking but some do it as a hobby or interest.

 

[Legolas8181]

Depends on what you doing. For gaming, it can be only a few extra fps or no increase at all. There are some application where an increase in clock speed can help but for an average consumer, overclocking is mainly a hobby or an achievement.
Most of the time, not many people benefit from overclocking but some do it as a hobby or interest.

What about for a program that is CPU intensive like converting a video file or a CPU heavy game?

 

[Suztera]

Depends on what you doing. For gaming, it can be only a few extra fps or no increase at all. There are some application where an increase in clock speed can help but for an average consumer, overclocking is mainly a hobby or an achievement.
Most of the time, not many people benefit from overclocking but some do it as a hobby or interest.

What about for a program that is CPU intensive like converting a video file or a CPU heavy game?

For converting video file, possibly it might be a bit quicker but that a huge amount, the i5 4690 or i5 4690k is already good with cpu intensive games.

 

[Legolas8181]

Depends on what you doing. For gaming, it can be only a few extra fps or no increase at all. There are some application where an increase in clock speed can help but for an average consumer, overclocking is mainly a hobby or an achievement.
Most of the time, not many people benefit from overclocking but some do it as a hobby or interest.

What about for a program that is CPU intensive like converting a video file or a CPU heavy game?

For converting video file, possibly it might be a bit quicker but that a huge amount, the i5 4690 or i5 4690k is already good with cpu intensive games.

So is there any point shelling out the extra £130 for the 4.4GHz variant over the 3.5GHz variant?

 

[Suztera]

if you want to overclock the perhaps so or get the 4.2 Ghz one.
If you not going to overclock the cpu then get the cheaper one.

 

[Legolas8181]

if you want to overclock the perhaps so or get the 4.2 Ghz one.
If you not going to overclock the cpu then get the cheaper one.

Probably gonna go with the 4690 cus if I try to OC it, knowing my luck it will break and literally start a fire. Aside from the CPU there is something else I am not settled on. I have a monitor downstairs that I can use but it's got no speakers so i gotta use externals. How would a monitor with speakers inbuilt sound compared to the monitor and extenral speakers I already have?

 

[Suztera]

most of the time monitors with inbuilt speaker are rubbish.

 

[Legolas8181]

most of the time monitors with inbuilt speaker are rubbish.

I have had a PC before and last time I had to have the monitor right in front of me cus where I actually wanted to put it, on a little rasied part, the speaker would stretch up. This is the speaker BTW http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004QTBPYQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 just a clip on laptop speaker

 

[Legolas8181]

most of the time monitors with inbuilt speaker are rubbish.

To those used to 5.1 audio they might be bad but what about someone like me who's used to £20 external 2.1 laptop speakers?

 

[Suztera]

most of the time monitors with inbuilt speaker are rubbish.

To those used to 5.1 audio they might be bad but what about someone like me who's used to £20 external 2.1 laptop speakers?

They might be ok. I still have my really old cambridge soundworks speakers but use my headset always now. I not update to date with the best external speakers.