I5 2500k 4.5Ghz vs I7 3770 for gaming

[k1ng0d]

Well like the title says I would like to know which is better for gaming the I5 overclocked or the I7 Non overclocked. And if the I7 beats it what overclock would get me closest to the I7. Thanks

 

[Bezzell]

3770 is superior in every way, might be even in single core gaming.

 

[k1ng0d]

3770 is superior in every way.

By how much is it superior a 20% increase 40%?

 

[Bezzell]

I don't know. Google some benchmarks.

 

[potroasted1]

3770 is superior in every way.

By how much is it superior a 20% increase 40%?

'superior' is the wrong word. Yes the 3770 is better and is an i7, but for gaming i5s and i7s don't differ much or at all. 1 generation separates the 2500k and 3770, and the gap is not very big. you won't notice a difference really... maybe between 5-10% improvement going to a 3770

 

[k1ng0d]

I don't know. Google some benchmarks.

Ok thanks.

 

[Bezzell]

I found this.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2012/04/23/intel-core-i7-3770k-review/7

 

[bigj1985]

A 2500k sitting @ 4.5 ghz will be faster than a stock 3770 when it comes to gaming. The gap from Sandy to Ivy is pretty minimal and for gaming it's even smaller than that. Yes the 3770 is the superiror chip for all around compute jusr for the fact it's slightly faster thread for thread and is equipped with hyper-threading. But from a pure gaming stand point an OC 2500k >stock 3770.

There will be certain games that are highly threaded that may make sue of the HT on the I7 and in those cases the 3770 may break even or be slightly faster. However thats pretty rare at this point.

 

[k1ng0d]

Ok thanks for all of your help. You all have been really helpful.

 

[Bezzell]

Other things to consider are if you'll be doing any streaming or multi-tasking. Good luck.

 

[con635]

In newer games the i7 is starting to develop a gap over the i5, the link posted above is a horrible example look at some new games reviews.

 

[RobCrezz]

Barely any noticeable difference in games, especially if the 2500k is overclocked.

 

[Undying89]

In newer games the i7 is starting to develop a gap over the i5, the link posted above is a horrible example look at some new games reviews.

What new games review? Give us some links. An i5 have similiar performance as i7 in any game. No matter if its 2nd or 4th gen, both CPU's perform almost the same in games.

Get your facts straight.

 

[Bezzell]

In newer games the i7 is starting to develop a gap over the i5, the link posted above is a horrible example look at some new games reviews.

What new games review? Give us some links. An i5 have similiar performance as i7 in any game. No matter if its 2nd or 4th gen, both CPU's perform almost the same in games.

Get your facts straight.

Here's one. http://www.tweaktown.com/news/33218/battlefield-4-makes-better-use-of-8-threaded-cpus-uses-more-gpu-too/index.html

 

[con635]

In newer games the i7 is starting to develop a gap over the i5, the link posted above is a horrible example look at some new games reviews.

What new games review? Give us some links. An i5 have similiar performance as i7 in any game. No matter if its 2nd or 4th gen, both CPU's perform almost the same in games.

Get your facts straight.

As said above anything on frostbite engine for a start, dai 92fps min 4770k vs 73fps min 4670k, pay attention to new games as I said, of course Arma2 will run the same.

 

[Undying89]

Well here is the latest BF4 Final Stand benchmark.

i7 push higher fps but is it worth it? I see no bottleneck in i5, look at that 2500k stock, imagine it overclocked to 4.5ghz+?