Intel Core i7-5820K vs Intel Core i7-7700K

[John2090073]

I am getting ready to build a new rig. I am wondering which would be the best cpu for me to get? The 5820K or the 7700K. I am looking for the best gaming cpu. I know that you can push the 7700K more and that the single core is a lot faster but from what I have read it seems that the 5820K multi core is faster. This is what I was using to look http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-5820K/3647vs2579
Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[Adrian Ocampo]

Most games do not fully utilize multi core processing. You are better off with a 4 core 8 threads high performance per core in this case.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The 5820k has no place in a gaming build.... the only reason to use the LGA platform for gaming is to use > 2 GFX cards,

 

[sizzling]

For gaming the 7700k should be better. It's been a while since I looked up any benchmarks but I remember the 4790k edging in front of the 5820k due to better single core performance.

 

[theonerm2]

Realistically it's not going to matter much which processor you pick as far as gaming goes. For gaming the Core i7 7700K would be faster but could you tell the increase in speed or would it even matter? No, not really. It's not like one's going to give you a drastically better experience than the other in gaming. The Core i7 5820K has more CPU power due to the extra cores BUT the extra cores don't do a whole lot for gaming so the higher single core performance of the Core i7 7700K is going to perform better. It depends on what you want. Do you want extra cores so you can do other things faster such as rendering or video encoding? Do you want The best single core performance for a few extra FPS in gaming? The choice is yours.

 

[Thomas Maher]

I am getting ready to build a new rig. I am wondering which would be the best cpu for me to get? The 5820K or the 7700K. I am looking for the best gaming cpu. I know that you can push the 7700K more and that the single core is a lot faster but from what I have read it seems that the 5820K multi core is faster. This is what I was using to look http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-7700K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-5820K/3647vs2579
Any help would be greatly appreciated

I think i7 5820k good choice though it gonna e outdated by end of 2017 or 2018. I7 5820k uses socket 2011v3 while i7 7700k uses lga 1151 i think. I built high end pc using i7 5820k in january and still working perfectly and fast. Does great for gaming to. But game sdo not use extra cores so not gonna matter. Choice is yours if pure gaming then chose 7700k and upgrade easier and cheaper in long run.