I7-3930K v i5-3570k

[Livingston]

As far as gaming goes, which of these processors have the advantage?

Also which is going to have the better longevity for upgrades?

 

[killerhurtalot]

Well... the 3930k doesn't really outperform the 3570k that much....

but it does have more cores... which games might take advantage of it in the future...

Longivity wise, I bet both are going to be around the same since games are just being optimized for 2 cores...


I'd save the money by going with 3570k and a good cooler to overclock it...

 

[Livingston]

Thanks. I had settled on the 3570k initially, but then I read Tom's gift guide and they listed the 3930k for their high end machines and the 3570k for their mid range. So I thought I might be missing something.

 

[Livingston]

Best answer selected by Livingston.