i7 2600 vs i5 3570k

[TheErkish]

I have an i7 2600. I just bought a H80i for it. Not really necessary, but it was too cheap to refuse. One of my friends asked me if I would exchange my CPU for his 3570k, since i have a watercooler and he can't be bothered overclocking.

Bottom line: Is it worth trading the 2600 for the 3570k? (Keep in mind I will be overclocking the 3570k.)

 

[WarWolverineWarrior]

yes. 3570k will rip 2600 apart without OC just because of it's architecture. And OC is a big +

 

[wdmfiber]

Rip apart, lol.
Dude, overall it's a downgrade. As you'll be loosing 2mb of cache (8vs.6) and hyperthreading.
Start your task manager and go to performance. See those 8 threads... 4 will be gone!

Now the bright side. The architecture is better, although you won't notice, as it's was a minimal advance. But the OC, may be worth something. If you only game and don't need the hyperthreading (beside the few games that benfit from it).

But if he's a good friend, sure swap it up. Just tell him... it's not a ownership trade, more of a test swap for a period of time."And u owe me😉"

 

[boju]

Differences between the two is 11%. Not a great deal.

http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/574/Intel_Core_i5_i5-3570K_vs_Intel_Core_i7_i7-2600K.html

Both can be overclocked well, many being around 4.5Ghz range either cpu. Ivy bridge gets hotter so would make sense to use the H80i on it albeit good air cooler and case can do just fine as well. If your friend doesn't need it, why not. He wont notice great deal difference between the two, even if similar overclocked.

 

[WarWolverineWarrior]

Rip apart, lol.
Dude, overall it's a downgrade. As you'll be loosing 2mb of cache (8vs.6) and hyperthreading.
Start your task manager and go to performance. See those 8 threads... 4 will be gone!

Now the bright side. The architecture is better, although you won't notice, as it's was a minimal advance. But the OC, may be worth something. If you only game and don't need the hyperthreading (beside the few games that benfit from it).

But if he's a good friend, sure swap it up. Just tell him... it's not a ownership trade, more of a test swap for a period of time."And u owe me😉"

No, it rips it apart http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2012/benchmarks,140.html

I retract this statement

 

[boju]

Needing it i mean, and agree with wdmfiber, if the programs he uses benefit from hyperthreading it will be a downgrade.

 

[sincreator]

The only reason to do this would be for the overclocking capabilities. Like someone else said, you will lose 4 threads, so in heavily multi threaded apps/games you will hurt a little bit. IMO the 2600 would be more future proof should more than 4 cores become the norm.

Bottom line. Neither chip will bottleneck any current video card, so I would probably stay with your i7 2600 if I were you. The overclocking would only really be good for synthetic benchmarks, and 1 or 2 games really. Most games coming out now and in the future will use more than 4 threads/cores. Your friend probably knows this and that is why he wants to trade....

 

[wdmfiber]

You also need to check something so we're not missing the obvious!
Since you have an i7-2600(non K), it's likely your motherboard is a Z68. You can't run a 3rd generation CPU in that. Only the Z77 chipset is backwards compatible.

 

[logainofhades]

You also need to check something so we're not missing the obvious!
Since you have an i7-2600(non K), it's likely your motherboard is a Z68. You can't run a 3rd generation CPU in that. Only the Z77 chipset is backwards compatible.

This statement is so wrong. You can run ivy chips in older P67 and Z68 boards if there is a bios update for it. If I wanted to, I could update the bios of the P67 extreme4 in my file server and drop my 3570k in it no problem.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Fatal1ty%20Z68%20Professional%20Gen3/index.us.asp?cat=CPU

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?cat=CPU&Model=P67%20Extreme4

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8P67/#support_Download

Just to show a few.

 

[wdmfiber]

+1 logainofhades
Yes, just check for the Bios update.
(that felt wrong even when I was typing it; memory lapse)

 

[TheErkish]

You also need to check something so we're not missing the obvious!
Since you have an i7-2600(non K), it's likely your motherboard is a Z68. You can't run a 3rd generation CPU in that. Only the Z77 chipset is backwards compatible.

I actually have a MSI z77a-g45. It automaticly overclocked the 2600 to 3.9 ghz

 

[boju]

Thats the turbo boost kicking in. The 2600 3.4GHz cpu can boost up to 3.8GHz (+400MHz) if single core was being used. 3.5GHz (+100MHz each core) boost for programs using more than 1 core using this feature.

Overclocking can force every core to be at the frequency speed you want. You'd disable turbo boost since it wouldn't be needed anymore and also you wouldn't want your cpu increasing past your intended overclock level without you knowing.

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

I don't care what others say but seriously the i7 2600 is on par with the 3570k. The performance difference is so low that for gaming, you would like never see any difference between the two.

The reason is that the Intel performance has not changed much since the Sandy Bridge --> Ivy Bridge --> Haswell.

So, if you already have the i7 2600, I see no reason to upgrade.

But if you are building a new computer than I would recommend the 4670k which is 4th generation more.

But as I said if you already own the 2600, there is no reason to upgrade. The sandy bridge still makes up a very good gaming system when paired with a good GPU.

 

[TheErkish]

Thats the turbo boost kicking in. The 2600 3.4GHz cpu can boost up to 3.8GHz (+400MHz) if single core was being used. 3.5GHz (+100MHz each core) boost for programs using more than 1 core using this feature.

Overclocking can force every core to be at the frequency speed you want. You'd disable turbo boost since it wouldn't be needed anymore and also you wouldn't want your cpu increasing past your intended overclock level without you knowing.

The multiplier was set to 39 and it was constant 3.9 GHz, even when idling. Everybody take into consideration that I will be overclocking. It's paired with an 7970 DC2 TOP.

 

[logainofhades]

An overclocked 3570k would beat a locked 2600 in gaming.

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

Seriously, the performance difference is not so much to upgrade. The upgrade from Sandy Bridge --> Ivy Bridge --> Haswell has only brought a little change over in the performance with every new generation. It should still get you through at least one more year.

I think the next upgrade should be to the broadwell one directly.

But if you are building a new PC, then the 4670k is recommended.

 

[logainofhades]

My 3570k @ 4.3ghz will would beat a 3.4ghz i7 2600 in gaming. Also we are talking about a free swap here.

 

[Sangeet Khatri]

Well.. since it is a free swap, then definitely go for it. I mean you have the cooling of the H80i, so get the 3570k.

I am sorry, I did not read the post completely. Since you already have the H80i, so just overclock it to like at least 4.4 Ghz. The 3570k is a very good overclocker, so it would not disappoint you.

Just grab it.