i7 4770s vrs i5 4460

[timasparagus1993]

is the i7 4770s a good upgrade over the 4460?

 

[julienruc]

Neither. Get the i5-6600k, 6700k, 7600k, 7700k (depending on budget) if your motherboard supports it. Kabylake processors are the smart choice here.
Also, note that getting a 6th generation i5 is much better than a 4th generation i7 like you're suggesting.

 

[timasparagus1993]

woow thanks very much. your input much appreciated

 

[julienruc]

woow thanks very much. your input much appreciated

No problem man. Happy building

 

[RememberThe5th]

Lol, i4th generation was superior with devils canyon, its single thread holds up with i7-8700K at 5.0GHZ oc BOTH!
If you can go for i7-4790/k to save up or new build.
Note, if the cpu is over 150$-200$ I would not buy it.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3610702/tom-hardware-passmark-cpu-benchmark-thread.html
In still on 1150, with xeon e3-1225v3, (70€).

 

[RobCrezz]

If you already have a 4460 then the 4770 is a decent upgrade without changing the motherboard and ram.

 

[julienruc]

Lol, i4th generation was superior with devils canyon, its single thread holds up with i7-8700K at 5.0GHZ oc BOTH!
If you can go for i7-4790/k to save up or new build.
Note, if the cpu is over 150$-200$ I would not buy it.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3610702/tom-hardware-passmark-cpu-benchmark-thread.html
In still on 1150, with xeon e3-1225v3, (70€).

There's always exceptions to the rule. Still, the core i5 I've suggested are still a better option that what he/she was looking at and is at a similar price point.
A new generation CPU also means that it'll generally take much longer before he/she needs to think about upgrading again.

Although Robert Ban has a point in not necessarily needing to purchase a CPU over 200$. It all depends on your needs, if you're looking at playing video games then it's definitely worth it. For workstations, going for a CPU at a cheaper price-point is probably the "smarter" investment.

 

[RobCrezz]

Why do you recommend the 6th and 7th gen? He would have to change mobo and ram anyway, might aswell go to 8th gen or Ryzen 2.

 

[julienruc]

Why do you recommend the 6th and 7th gen? He would have to change mobo and ram anyway, might aswell go to 8th gen or Ryzen 2.

How do you know what Mobo and RAM he's got?

 

[RememberThe5th]

In general, quad core is enough for now, I havent seen my xeon maxed out yet. 4c/4t.
I3-8 with 4 cores would be good with z motherboard, as I saw some mobos of budget doesnt let you turbo propetly, just fyi.

Also depends what budget range and etc.

 

[RobCrezz]

Why do you recommend the 6th and 7th gen? He would have to change mobo and ram anyway, might aswell go to 8th gen or Ryzen 2.

How do you know what Mobo and RAM he's got?

Asking about the 4770 as an upgrade over the 4460. If he has a 4460 at the moment, then its going to be some kind of 4th gen board with ddr3, specifically what board doesnt matter.

 

[julienruc]

Why do you recommend the 6th and 7th gen? He would have to change mobo and ram anyway, might aswell go to 8th gen or Ryzen 2.

How do you know what Mobo and RAM he's got?

Asking about the 4770 as an upgrade over the 4460. If he has a 4460 at the moment, then its going to be some kind of 4th gen board with ddr3, specifically what board doesnt matter.

Fair point. I forgot to take that into account.

@timasparagus1993 Can you give us more specs about your build? Are u just looking at upgrading the CPU or are u looking for a general upgrade? Because as @RobCrezz said, it could be worth thinking about switching to Ryzen altogether. I'm personally a big fan. And if you were ready to spend 300$ to just upgrade your CPU; you can already get a pretty good CPU + Mobo combo for that price. All you would need to change on top of that would be the RAM for an extra 100$ and you'd have a brand new setup.

If that's not an option, then going for the CPU you were looking at is indeed a good choice.

 

[timasparagus1993]

Specs
i5 4460
Msi gtx 770 oc
gigabyte h81 board
i usually game only so thinking if i7 4770s would help a bit with frames. price is not that much

 

[theonerm2]

The 4770s would be a good upgrade over the 4460 but it would only worth doing if you had at least a GTX 1060 or so. Your CPU currently can keep the GTX 770 fed with frames just fine. If you want more performance and especially gaming performance upgrading that graphics card will be much more worthwhile.

 

[timasparagus1993]

Thank you all very muuch