i7 2600K or i5 3570K ?

[Zatlon]

Am currently building a budget system that I want to keep it with me while traveling, I managed to snag an Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe, 8GB 2400mhz ram, Evga GTX 780 FTW for really cheap and wondering what cpu would fit here, they are both the same price in my country so which one should I get (I will be overclocking it with a venomous x dual fan setup)

Will be using it for primarily gaming, do games support HT yet ?

 

[Gon Freecss]

I would have recommended an i7-4770k, but since you've already gotten the motherboard, and you're targeting a budget system, go for the i5-3570k unless you play very heavy CPU demanding titles such as Watch Dogs 2.

And yes, games support HT.

 

[The Paladin]

consider
i5-3570K, 3.4 GHz, L3 6 MB, TDP 77 Watt, Rev E1, Integrated GPU, Quad-core
i7-2600, 3.4 GHz, L3 8 MB, Rev D2, Integrated GPU, Quad-core

board handles TDP (Watt):35 - 95

so with that I would say I5-3570K only uses 77w and board looks like it can handle overclocking

 

[Ecky]

The i7 is faster in 100% of cases, but is also more power hungry. I've thought about upgrading to an i7 2600(K) given how cheap they are, but I have a SFF ITX machine and I think I'd rather have the lower watt CPU.

 

[Zatlon]

The i7 is faster in 100% of cases, but is also more power hungry. I've thought about upgrading to an i7 2600(K) given how cheap they are, but I have a SFF ITX machine and I think I'd rather have the lower watt CPU.

Power wont be a problem, so I should go with the i7 2600K ?

 

[Zatlon]

I would have recommended an i7-4770k, but since you've already gotten the motherboard, and you're targeting a budget system, go for the i5-3570k unless you play very heavy CPU demanding titles such as Watch Dogs 2.

And yes, games support HT.

So if games do support HT shouldnt be i7 2600K overall better in games especially ?

 

[Ecky]

HT is not something a game has to support or not. An i7 is an 8 thread CPU, whereas an i5 is a 4 thread CPU. i7's have about 30% more throughput, and if a game is well-threaded enough it may run up to 30% faster.

 

[The Paladin]

if a game is well-threaded enough it may run up to 30% faster

So very true, I wished the gaming industry would just spit out if they have a game optimized for 4 cores or 8 cores or more.
would make purchasing so much easier knowing in advance like " if optimized for i7 my I5 will struggle."

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

The i7 is faster in 100% of cases, but is also more power hungry. I've thought about upgrading to an i7 2600(K) given how cheap they are, but I have a SFF ITX machine and I think I'd rather have the lower watt CPU.

Power wont be a problem, so I should go with the i7 2600K ?

In a word, yes.

Ivy Bridge wasn't much of an improvement over Sandy Bridge; most of the performance gains came from the iGPU. Ivy also runs hotter and generally doesn't overclock as high as Sandy.

 

[The Paladin]

your motherboard according to :http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ASUS/P8Z77-V_DELUXE.html

It can even handle i7-3770K soothing to consider when shopping

 

[Zatlon]

HT is not something a game has to support or not. An i7 is an 8 thread CPU, whereas an i5 is a 4 thread CPU. i7's have about 30% more throughput, and if a game is well-threaded enough it may run up to 30% faster.

so do you suggest buying the i7 2600K ?

 

[Gon Freecss]

I would have recommended an i7-4770k, but since you've already gotten the motherboard, and you're targeting a budget system, go for the i5-3570k unless you play very heavy CPU demanding titles such as Watch Dogs 2.

And yes, games support HT.

So if games do support HT shouldnt be i7 2600K overall better in games especially ?

Yeah, but again, not all games make use of more than 4 threads. For games that don't make use of more than 4 threads, the Ivy Bridge's IPC of the i5 could turn the tides. Especially for a GPU that isn't quite as strong as the latest high-end graphics cards.

 

[bicycle_repair_man]

The IPC gain in the 3570K is minimal and the fact that both CPUs are unlocked makes it irrelevant anyway. A 10% boost in IPC won't make a blind bit of difference when it comes to gaming, but an extra four threads can have substantial benefits.