i7-3770 vs i5-6600K - What's better?

[daanmate]

What's better for gaming? i7-3770 or a i5-6600K?

 

[Archaic59]

It's likely that performance would be close. The i7 is far more versatile for things besides gaming.

http://ark.intel.com/compare/88191,65719

 

[sizzling]

I haven't seen a benchmark, would be good if someone has one. I would expect the 6600 to be better due to its stronger single core performance, very few games get any benefit from more than 4 threads but they all do better with stronger core performance

 

[sizzling]

Have a look at this
http://anandtech.com/bench/product/1544?vs=551

 

[iam2thecrowe]

would say the 6600 would be faster for most games, but there are some games like bf4 online with large 64 player maps which may run better on an i7 as its able to handle more threads. These are rarely benchmarked so its hard to confirm.

 

[Renegogier]

Hi, though it is going to be REALLY late , I hope other people will see my post.

if you are gaming and play a game that is cpu limited, go for the 6600k.
Sounds strange but listen: The min. FPS are much higher on a 6600k due to it being a newer generation and so your gaming experience will benefit from it.

But: If you are streaming , photoshopping n stuff I would still go for the 3770 as it has more virtual cores and in general it wont be that much difference you will be seeing in games as you would need a real HIGH-END GPU to see the Difference. And these ppl are probably who can a afford a gtx 980ti or a TITAN are not going to settle with the 3770 anyway. They will probably go with the 6700k or maybe 6600k .