i5 2500K @ 4.2 GHz vs stock i7 4770 (non-K) for WoW

[jak3676]

I currently have my i5 2500k OC'd to 4.2 GHz to power a pair of AMD 7950's OC'd in Crossfire. I was given a free i7 4770 (non-k edition) when a friend upgraded. I'm trying to figure out if it's worth buying a 1150 motherboard for the newer i7, which I can't OC, or if I should just stick with my older i5 which has been running like a champ for years now.

If it helps, I play on a triple monitor setup 20" 30" 20" in PLP mode for 5760x1600 total resolution - all gfx settings on "ultra". I'm generally well over the 60 Hz limits of all 3 monitors, but I do occasionally dip to the 50s with lots of on-screen action. I'm just not sure how much any of those dips may CPU related or if it's something else (GPUs, RAM, writing to disk, network latency, etc)

*edited for grammar/spelling

 

[kawininjazx]

That's a tough one, if you overclock is solid, maybe just sell the i7 and keep the money for future upgrades.

 

[CompuTronix]

Download and run PassMark, then compare your CPU benchmark to the 4770 in their charts. This will give you the answer.

 

[Undying89]

Do it. 4770 is faster by a good margin. 2500k is no slouch but needs to be at 4.5ghz to compete with haswell 4ghz. Also maybe you'll need more threads one day...

 

[jak3676]

Hmm, someone else pointed this article out to me. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28517633-I5-2500K-vs-I7-4770K-Gaming-Benchmarks They were comparing a 2500k vs 4770k, which isn't quite what I'm looking at, but looking at the OC'd 2500k, it's well above the stock 4770k. I guess the 4770 benchmarks much better, but it's not noticeable in most gaming scenarios. I'll keep digging to see if I can find some WoW specific benchmarks to help finalize my decision, but I'm leaning toward just keeping my 2500k.