I7 2600 vs i5 3570 vs i5 4690 vs i5 3470

[Shadow-Pumpkin]

Title says it all.
Hi all!
A quick question. What will be the performance difference of all these 4 cpus in gaming at stock with a gtx 970 playing all the new titles? Don't take oc'ing into account. And one more thing which of these will last me longer like 2 3 years or maybe more?

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

None of those CPUs will have an advantage. The only difference is that multi-threaded games will show less usage per-thread on the 2600, whereas the others will have a higher usage per-thread. This won't give you higher frame rates or an increase in graphical fidelity, however, it simply allows the CPU to be more efficient.

It's impossible to say how long a CPU will last as your needs may change, as could gaming demands.

 

[Shadow-Pumpkin]

Well there won't be any fps difference? And yes if later on i may add a better gpu like 980ti or r9 fury x? Which of them will bottleneck?

 

[Ecky]

The i7 2600 will probably have the edge in games that can fully utilize its 8 total hardware threads, while the i5 4690 will be faster in everything else.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

If you buy a GTX 980 Ti or an R9 Fury X, then all of those CPUs will probably create a bottleneck. In that instance, a Haswell or Skylake i7 would be the way to go.

 

[Shadow-Pumpkin]

I would be ok with either of these in games? Well i want them to be holding me from upgrades like 2 years. Just a major gpu upgrade later. Which of them will be a good choice in this case?

 

[Shadow-Pumpkin]

@bicycle_repair_man what about a i7 3770? Or maybe if i get three cpus in k version and i can oc them excluding i5 4690. Then they would be good holding a gtx 980ti?

 

[dklims]

Hi Shadow,
here, http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-2600-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3570/620vsm793 this is a test between the 2600 and the 3570.
This is only one benchmark so don't take it for law but I think it is relatively accurate in displaying the difference at least.

Here is another for 3570 vs the 4690 http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-4690-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3570/2311vsm793
another slight improvement.

And lastly the 3570 vs the 3470 http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-3570-vs-Intel-Core-i5-3470/m793vs2771

Again this is only one benchmark but it emulates my point.

Each of these with work fine with a 970, from sandy bridge (2000 series) to skylake the most current intel series. There has not been any major changes in overall performance. The biggest thing with different generations in that range is feature set. For example skylake with ddr4 memory (I think another chip can use it too but not sure).

I would say get the most current gen you can afford for longevity. Mainly so you can keep up more easily without having to upgrade your motherboard and cpu. Also, Cpu's dont really drop in price for the most part as new gen's come out. So it would be most worth while to spend a little bit extra now on a more recent cpu than a lot later to get that little bit of extra performance gain.

As far as bottle necking, my i7 3770k is still kicking with my 980ti sli setup. My cpu is definitely working in games but I don't think I have reached a bottleneck yet. So none of those you listed should bottleneck an i5 and should give you a little bit of room to upgrade.

 

[Ecky]

Why are you looking at used and discontinued CPUs with motherboards that are hard to find?

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

All of those CPUs are more than capable for gaming today, but in two or three years, who knows? Personally, I'd take the cheapest option so I have more money for a big upgrade later.

Yes, a 3770K would be a good choice and wouldn't bottleneck either GPU, however, you need a motherboard with a Z series chipset to overclock.

 

[joe90_remy700]

i would say get the i5 4690 as it is newer and if you feel it is holding future gpu upgrades back, it can be swapped out for i7 4790 on the same motherboard (i would suggest z97 mobo, it is the "newest" that supports the 4th gen cpu and will allow for overclocking should you upgrade to a k series chip), and should at that time be more widely available than the older generations. where i am the 2nd and 3rd gen seem to be the same price if not more, than the 4th.

 

[Shadow-Pumpkin]

@Ecky Coz they are in my budget and also available here in my country Pakistan

 

[Shadow-Pumpkin]

@dklims thanks bud that was helpful. And yes i if i am buying i5 3rd gen or i7 2nd gen. I can get a k series chip and add a mobo to oc them. In case of 4690k it is expensive here and a mobo will also cost me more

 

[Shadow-Pumpkin]

I think i am gonna go with i7 2nd generation or maybe i5 3rd generation. The one which is cheaper And oc them if needed. Thanks for the help all of u

 

[dklims]

@dklims thanks bud that was helpful. And yes i if i am buying i5 3rd gen or i7 2nd gen. I can get a k series chip and add a mobo to oc them. In case of 4690k it is expensive here and a mobo will also cost me more

Gotcha, Good luck on all your endeavors!