i5 or i7 for gaming(disregard the price)

[OdaNobunaga]

wich is better for gaming i5 or i7 and what generation?
please do not consider the price just the performance

 

[CTurbo]

The i7 4770k is the best gaming cpu on the market right now. Period.

 

[Amar Tsogtoo]

^^ what he said

 

[Drew010]

The i7 4770k is the best gaming cpu on the market right now. Period.

Well technically the best gaming CPU would be the 4960X, however it is pretty ridiculous to recommend it for just gaming, as it is complete overkill. My vote would therefore go to the 4770k as well.

 

[Master-flaw]

4670K and open-loop is the best investment....

 

[CTurbo]

The 4770k has better single core performance than the $1000 4960x and would outperform it in 95% of games than can't use the extra 2 cores the 4960x offers.

 

[FALC0N]

The i5 are just I7's with hyperthreading disabled. Hyperthreading doesn't help games much, but if money is no object, the 4770k is probably the way to go.

 

[CTurbo]

i7s have more cache which helps a lot in hard core gaming. Games are starting to utilize hyperthreading also so it will only become more important in the future.

 

[FALC0N]

Hyperthreading will never help games much. It's the ways games load the CPU precludes hyperthreading from being utilized. It not a program awareness issue. It's a hardware limitation.

 

[logainofhades]

i7s have more cache which helps a lot in hard core gaming. Games are starting to utilize hyperthreading also so it will only become more important in the future.

^This. Just to point out, if you are not getting a k series i7, pick up a Xeon E3 1230 v3. They are just i7's without IGP, run a bit cooler and are about $50 cheaper.