i7 4790 vs i5 6500

[shuvonaz]

Intel® Core™ i5 6500
Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI (more expensive --$175 )
A-Data XPG 8GB DDR 4 2133

Total Price -- $466

Intel® Core™ i7-4790
ADATA 8GB DDR3 1600
GIGABYTE GA-H97-D3H (Less expensive -- $113)

Total Price -- $475

Which one should i buy?

 

[Illumynization]

Intel® Core™ i7-4790
ADATA 8GB DDR3 1600
GIGABYTE GA-H97-D3H

Total Price -- $475

 

[Suxces]

Why not an i5 4690 or 4590? Also if you buy a H97 board, why not one of the cheaper ones? You can get them for 50-80?

You could optimze so much.

 

[rgd1101]

the i7. higher speed, and with HT

 

[shuvonaz]

i5 4690 is not available in the market, i5 4690K is available which will cost $260

 

[geofelt]

If this is for gaming.....

I5-6600K $259
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117561
$30 cooler like cm hyper212
Z170 motherboard $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157637
8gb ram kit ddr4 $48
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148858
total... $447.

If it is for rendering/editing, i7-4790. The extra $20 for a i7-4790K would be worth it.

 

[theonerm2]

Get the Core i7 4790. It's a better processor even though it's older than Skylake.

 

[shuvonaz]

What are the performance difference of DDR4 ram, Z170 motherboard and the GA-H97-D3H, DDR3 ram?

 

[theonerm2]

What are the performance difference of DDR4 ram, Z170 motherboard and the GA-H97-D3H, DDR3 ram?

For gaming the RAM speed doesn't matter very much. You wouldn't notice a difference for gaming. With things like rendering there would be a measurable difference though.

 

[Suxces]

You know you can't OC a K CPU on a H97 board?

So why not the i7-4770?

 

[Zerk2012]

Intel® Core™ i5 6500
Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI (more expensive --$175 )
A-Data XPG 8GB DDR 4 2133

Total Price -- $466

Intel® Core™ i7-4790
ADATA 8GB DDR3 1600
GIGABYTE GA-H97-D3H (Less expensive -- $113)

Total Price -- $475

Which one should i buy?

The 4790 all the way anybody that tells you different is missing something.
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/432/Intel_Core_i5_i5-6500_vs_Intel_Core_i7_i7-4790.html

 

[Zerk2012]

You know you can't OC a K CPU on a H97 board?

So why not the i7-4770?

Not true.

 

[shuvonaz]

i know the i7 4790 is more powerful but the newer processor is i5 6500, and socket for the i7 is older, which will be discontinued

 

[rgd1101]

i know the i7 4790 is more powerful but the newer processor is i5 6500, and socket for the i7 is older, which will be discontinued

How often do you upgrade the cpu? for a more expensive model?

 

[Suxces]

You know you can't OC a K CPU on a H97 board?

So why not the i7-4770?

Not true.

It's not true? Can you explain why?

 

[theonerm2]

i know the i7 4790 is more powerful but the newer processor is i5 6500, and socket for the i7 is older, which will be discontinued

Unless you plan to upgrade your CPU every year it doesn't matter that you're on a dead socket. What you need to do is to get the best CPU that you can get now and keep it as long as possible. The Core i7 will last you a bit longer because it's a better CPU. By the time you need to upgrade your CPU socket 1151 will be a dead socket too so either way you will need a new motherboard whenever you upgrade.

 

[Suxces]

i know the i7 4790 is more powerful but the newer processor is i5 6500, and socket for the i7 is older, which will be discontinued

Performance differences between 4th and 5th gen. are very small. Considering that an i5 is sufficient for your needs, because you consider a 5th gen i5, you should actually go for a 4th gen. i5 4690, 4590, 4570, 4440, 4460 etc. or what fits your needs best.

Not only will the CPU and mainboard be sufficient for anything for the next years, it will also save you a lot of money, which you can either use for more future or present upgrades, or to invest in other things.

 

[Zerk2012]

You know you can't OC a K CPU on a H97 board?

So why not the i7-4770?

Not true.

It's not true? Can you explain why?

That is very old news,
Here is a H81 board with a 4770K clocked to almost 4.6
http://extremespec.net/gigabyte-ga-h81m-s2pv-motherboard-review-testing-performance-based-intel-h81-express/3/
Here's you a H97 with a 4670K clocked to 4.8
http://www.pcgameware.co.uk/reviews/motherboards/asrock-fatal1ty-h97-performance-motherboard-review/
The list goes on and on, welcome to 2015.