i5 4670k > 4770k/4790k?

[kraekek]

Hello there

My i5 4670k has started to pull 100% usage for quite some time now and i've been looking to upgrade to 4770k/4790k. Being able to do some multitasking would also be very nice, since any game eats all my cpu as of now.

So my question is, is there any major difference between those two? I can get the 4770k for about $130-150 and the 4790k would cost me around $250 (both used.)

I will pair this with a gtx 1080 8gb that i will buy cheap through a friend, would love this to last me for at least a year or two.

 

[RealBeast]

You will see little difference with the 4770K. HERE is a site where you can get rough comparisons between different CPU models.

 

[TJ Hooker]

For those prices I definitely don't think the 4790k is worth it. How much do you think you could sell your 4670k for? Do you have a Z series motherboard?

 

[dontlistentome]

You would be doing this primarily for the extra threads, so I would not pay that much more just to get the faster clocked 4790k.

 

[kraekek]

For those prices I definitely don't think the 4790k is worth it. How much do you think you could sell your 4670k for? Do you have a Z series motherboard?

My 4670k goes for around $100 as of now, and I have a z97 gaming something

 

[kraekek]

I can buy the 4790k for $200, and sell mine for $100. Still not worth it? Rather not pay the $700 for a new gen cpu along with new mobo and ram. I'm currently using a gtx 1060 6gb if it matters, but im getting tired of my bottleneck which is the cpu i guess since its constantly on 100% in most newer games.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Probably the best bang for buck would be the 4770k, which only ends up being $30-50 after you sell your current CPU. The 4790K would probably only be a few percent faster than the 4770k.

 

[theonerm2]

The 4770K would give you more threads but possibly won't overclock very high. Even a 4770K at 4GHz would give better results than a 4670k at 4.8GHz in situations that call for more threads. The 4790K would most likely give the best clock speeds for overclocking. It is the same CPU as the 4770K but it's binned higher. The 4770K is a good choice. The 4790K is a slightly better choice but it's not worth the extra price in my opinion. I've tested the 4690K, 4770K, and 4790K. The 4690K is basically the same as the 4670K and the 4770K is the same as the 4790K but the 4790K has high base and boost clocks. The thermal interface material is a bit better too on the 4X90 CPU's. A problem you might run into with the 4770K is heat while overclocking. You can fix that by delidding if you must fix that. For some games like Battlefield 1 or V you'll want hyperthreading more than you'll want higher frequency. Though a good balance of both clock speed and core/thread count is better for that game. Though for most older games you'd be hard pressed to find a good advantage that the i7 provides over your i5. But nobody gets a gaming PC just for older games unless they are strictly retro gamers. So you'll benefit greatly as time goes on with the 4770K or 4790K. I know with Battlefield 1 my 4790K gets 120 to 180 or more FPS sometimes with my GTX 1080 ti. If I disable hyperthreading I only get like 70 to 100 fps and it's a lot more jittery. One way you can cut down on CPU usage and eliminate the jittering somewhat is to set the FPS cap to a playable level but not too high as to cause unnecessary stress on the CPU. Setting the fps cap to 60 fps for example would possibly do the trick but for the times where your system just can't keep up with the demands of the game and your FPS goes into a less than desirable range the only real fix is to upgrade.