i5 3470 vs 3570 vs i7 3770

[Versuz]

Asking on behalf of my friend,

He needs a cpu upgrade for gaming and these are the pc specs,

Gigabyte H61M,
8gb ddr3 @ 1333Mhz
gtx 1050ti 4gb G1 gaming
120SSD & 1TB HDD
ASUS IPS 1080p

In here, 3470 cost $40, 3570 - $70 and 3770 - $120
So according to the cost, what is the best pick up ?
Will 3470 enough for modern/future gaming ?

 

[atomicWAR]

No if he is gaming he wants a 4C/8T CPU minimum (3770) in this day and age since he is doing a drop in solution, Ideally 6C/12T is best for gaming now a days. Games like The Witcher 3, Rise of the Tomb Raider, GTA V use 8+ threads whereas games like BF1, Watch Dogs 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands use 16+ threads. I couldn't in good conscious recommend an Intel 4C/4T cpu to someone unless a super strict budget strictly dictated otherwise. I answer several threads a week with i5's bottlenecking modern games with mainstream+ (even some entry level is settings are low enough) GPUs.

 

[Tom Tancredi]

As your talking OLD 3rd Gen cores, there is a greater difference in performance of a i5 vs a i7, but they won't do that great of a increase because your going to get bottlenecked on the 1050TI.. The 1050TI is great, but it still is LESS than (in performance etc.) than a 1060-1080 will do especially with a i7 Core.

Honestly, at this point you shouldn't even be considering the upgrade your doing but to look at PC replacement at this point and getting on board the new chipsets which revolve around DD4. We all had to do that before leaving the DDR2 machines behind to now DDR3, and so now it is time to step into DD4 based machines.

 

[Versuz]

No if he is gaming ......................

Thanks & yes totally agree with you, but the point is will that be worth to upgrade to an i7 since his gpu is a 1050ti ? can we see considerable difference with that kinda gpu ?
forgot to mention that his budget is low.

 

[atomicWAR]

That will depend on the settings he uses, frame rate he is targeting and the games he plays. If he is playing games like I mentioned above then maybe but he would also have to be playing at low enough settings the CPU would bottleneck. i5s can bottleneck near 60 FPS in BF1 in large multi-player servers. If he had his gtx 1050Ti set at say low or close with a 720P resolution (maybe a lil higher) he may well hit that 60FPS mark and bottleneck in 64 player servers. Now if your buddy is only looking for a 30FPS CPU then that changes things, an i5 might not be as bad at least for a little bit. In the end I think an i7 will have more life no matter what. If he adds any kind of game streaming then once again the i7 is the clear go to chip. I disagree with tom that a platform replacement is needed. An i7 will buy him a number of years. just look at this article.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/11549/the-intel-kaby-lake-x-i7-7740x-and-i5-7640x-review-the-new-single-thread-champion-oc-to-5ghz/11

Old sandy bridge (2nd gen) can keep up with even the newest CPUs in most games at 1080P even winning a couple. At 4K then it becomes a tie in most games. The bigger thing in games today vs the past...more threads are needed. Those who claimed quad cores 4c/4t would falter have finally seen that day come.

 

[con635]

If his budget is low check the mobo support on gigabytes website and see if it'll take v2 xeon like the one in my sig rig. An i7 or 1230 v2 will still have a few years left and take a few gpu upgrades. Mine does not bottleneck my 980 in any title I've tried and I feel no need to upgrade.

 

[Versuz]

That will depend on the settings he uses, ............................

Thanks atomicWAR and one last thing, No need to worry about multiplay scenario coz he only play as a SP but he'll play most of AAA title games. So what is your opinion ?

 

[Versuz]

If his budget is low check the mobo support on gigabytes website and see if it'll take v2 xeon like the one in my sig rig. An i7 or 1230 v2 will still have a few years left and take a few gpu upgrades. Mine does not bottleneck my 980 in any title I've tried and I feel no need to upgrade.

It's hard to find 1155 socket xeons in my area, Thanks for your suggestion.

 

[atomicWAR]

I'd still go i7 3770. Multiplayer is where BF1 tends to bottleneck but every game is different. In GTA V it is in big areas with lots of grass, by the mountains, near the ocean and when a lot of buildings cars and people are around when CPUs choke. So as i stated every game is different. The 3770 will give his platform more life then an i5 would.

 

[Versuz]

I'll notify him, Thanks atomicWAR!