i7 4790 vs i5 6500

[arthurjoshua]

I am currently debating with myself if I should get an i7 4790 or an i5 6500, honestly, I just want the most bang for my buck. If i purcahse an i7 4790, all i need is a new mobo, and I can use my ddr3 ram (correct me if im wrong) on the other hand, if i purchase the newer 6500, i will need both a new mobo and ddr4 ram. The end result of my expenses would be quite similar with the i7 setup costing just a little bit more. Which do you guys think I should go with?

 

[Guest]

Definitely the i7. The i5 is a good CPU, but it's not an i7, it's not as powerful when multitasking/utilising more threads. If you don't multitask, then the difference is going to be negligible, and that small amount of money saved might just be what you want in this case.

 

[jwcrellin]

Snap, i7 4790 every day. Then save up $390 for a 1070.

 

[R_1]

slightly faster RAM or more threads, which will you benefit more from?

if you only game then get the 6th gen, if you are a multitasking menace get the i7.
I would go with the i7.

 

[arthurjoshua]

slightly faster RAM or more threads, which will you benefit more from?

if you only game then get the 6th gen, if you are a multitasking menace get the i7.
I would go with the i7.

well i plan to just game on my pc all day lol. and im not sure what you mean by "multitasking" does using fb, youtube, while playing games count as multitasking? because i tend to do that sometimes, but most of the times my current processor doesn't really allow it lol

 

[arthurjoshua]

Snap, i7 4790 every day. Then save up $390 for a 1070.

i was hoping to get a 1080 by the end of summer, if i can land myself a summer job lol. thanks for the insight!

 

[arthurjoshua]

Definitely the i7. The i5 is a good CPU, but it's not an i7, it's not as powerful when multitasking/utilising more threads. If you don't multitask, then the difference is going to be negligible, and that small amount of money saved might just be what you want in this case.

what exactly is your definition of multitasking? basically all i do with my pc right now is play games and run fb and youtube while the games are loading or something. does that count as multitasking?

 

[Guest]

Definitely the i7. The i5 is a good CPU, but it's not an i7, it's not as powerful when multitasking/utilising more threads. If you don't multitask, then the difference is going to be negligible, and that small amount of money saved might just be what you want in this case.

what exactly is your definition of multitasking? basically all i do with my pc right now is play games and run fb and youtube while the games are loading or something. does that count as multitasking?

Yes, that counts as multitasking. Decoding video isn't exactly CPU intensive though, and even if you were to watch Twitch streams, they've moved to HTML5 now, so even less of an impact on your CPU than before. You won't run into any problems with either CPU, but the Skylake platform does offer support for even faster SSD's. Although the primary reason people upgrade to SSD's is because of the faster access times, which applies to SSD's in general, not just the faster ones, that's just the speeds.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

DDR4 RAM is generally not faster than DDR3 due to slower timings and wouldn't have much impact on gaming anyway.

 

[R_1]

slightly faster RAM or more threads, which will you benefit more from?

if you only game then get the 6th gen, if you are a multitasking menace get the i7.
I would go with the i7.

well i plan to just game on my pc all day lol. and im not sure what you mean by "multitasking" does using fb, youtube, while playing games count as multitasking? because i tend to do that sometimes, but most of the times my current processor doesn't really allow it lol

yes doing more than one thing at a time- ignoring the OS- gaming only get the i5
gaming and anything else simultaneously get the i7. it seems you need the i7.

 

[L0stChild]

DDR4 RAM is generally not faster than DDR3 due to slower timings and wouldn't have much impact on gaming anyway.

holdon..
you're comparing ddr3 to ddr4
how fast does ddr3 max out at?
forget the latency. faster is faster. latency may be twice of ddr3 but the speed has more impact.


op: id prolly go with i7. i7 k if possible
and say u do got with skylake.. id get the 6600k

 

[arthurjoshua]

DDR4 RAM is generally not faster than DDR3 due to slower timings and wouldn't have much impact on gaming anyway.

holdon..
you're comparing ddr3 to ddr4
how fast does ddr3 max out at?
forget the latency. faster is faster. latency may be twice of ddr3 but the speed has more impact.


op: id prolly go with i7. i7 k if possible
and say u do got with skylake.. id get the 6600k

well, the reason i didnt consider getting the 6600k is because i don't and probably never will overclock 🙁

 

[L0stChild]

I hear u man. to overclock you need a z mobo and aftermarket fan, for skylake at least because k chips dont come with fans anymore.
other than that its free performance boost of 10-20%

but im curious why you want an upgrade?
really comes down to that

 

[arthurjoshua]

I hear u man. to overclock you need a z mobo and aftermarket fan, for skylake at least because k chips dont come with fans anymore.
other than that its free performance boost of 10-20%

but im curious why you want an upgrade?
really comes down to that

well my current cpu is trash lol im using an amd a8 6600k and i just really wanna play all my games at high settings 1080p at 60fps. i play a lot of AAA games and some games like dota that dont really need much to be run at optimal settings, but i wanna be ready for the newer games to come 😀 also, i wanna play watchdogs 2 lol

 

[L0stChild]

all u really need is a decent gpu with cpu and ram to meet the game demands.

 

[arthurjoshua]

all u really need is a decent gpu with cpu and ram to meet the game demands.

well, i currently have a gtx 970 and 12gb of ddr3 ram, it's my cpu that really sucks 🙁

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

What is your current CPU?

 

[arthurjoshua]

What is your current CPU?

amd a8 6600k 🙁 so either i go with the i5 6500 and get new mobo and ddr4 ram or get the i7 4790, get a new mobo and just keep my old ddr3 ram. i spend almost the same amount for both options

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

That's a tough choice. Either would be a great improvement. You could also consider moving to Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge for a cheaper alternative.

 

[arthurjoshua]

That's a tough choice. Either would be a great improvement. You could also consider moving to Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge for a cheaper alternative.

well i think im sold on either one of these 2, but which one would you choose if you were in my position? 🙁

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Well no reason to talk you out of them. I'm personally on the i7 multi-threaded bandwagon as I recently got rid of my 4690k for a 4790k because it was bottlenecking Battlefield 1 with a GTX 1060 at 1080p. Not everyone has that issue with an i5 because they could overclock more, but I didn't have a Z97 mobo and I'm glad I got the i7. I think the extra threads will come in good use in current and upcoming DX12/Vulcan titles.

*Even if you can't overclock, the 4790K has a 400MHz higher clock speed over the non k. But whichever fits your budget.

 

[hdgaming]

Well the i7 4790 is quite a bit better than the i5 6500, the i7 4790 matches the i7 6700. I actually run the i7 4790 with my 1070 and I couldn't be more happy. Not gonna upgrade for a long time.

 

[arthurjoshua]

Well the i7 4790 is quite a bit better than the i5 6500, the i7 4790 matches the i7 6700. I actually run the i7 4790 with my 1070 and I couldn't be more happy. Not gonna upgrade for a long time.

well that sounds great. leaning more and more towards getting the 4790 myself 😀

 

[hdgaming]

Well the i7 4790 is quite a bit better than the i5 6500, the i7 4790 matches the i7 6700. I actually run the i7 4790 with my 1070 and I couldn't be more happy. Not gonna upgrade for a long time.

well that sounds great. leaning more and more towards getting the 4790 myself 😀

Sure it's 1 year older, but it's still a top tier cpu and will be so for a few more years, the i7 2600 is now almost 5 years old and still going like a champ. Not that the i5 6500 is a bad cpu, it's just that the i7 4790 is better even though it's 1 year older than the i5. You want the most for your money ofcourse, so then the i7 4790 would be the better cpu.

 

[arthurjoshua]

Well the i7 4790 is quite a bit better than the i5 6500, the i7 4790 matches the i7 6700. I actually run the i7 4790 with my 1070 and I couldn't be more happy. Not gonna upgrade for a long time.

well that sounds great. leaning more and more towards getting the 4790 myself 😀

Sure it's 1 year older, but it's still a top tier cpu and will be so for a few more years, the i7 2600 is now almost 5 years old and still going like a champ. Not that the i5 6500 is a bad cpu, it's just that the i7 4790 is better even though it's 1 year older than the i5. You want the most for your money ofcourse, so then the i7 4790 would be the better cpu.

as long as i get an lga1150 mobo, it should be compatible with the i7 4790, right? im planning on buying the cheapest mobo i can find, since most of my budget will go to the processor itself