Intel i5 4690K 3.5Ghz vs i7 4790k 4.0 Ghz for my needs

[EzTec]

Hey everyone so I have a build I am pushing the button on any second.... should have been yesterday but my job failed to pay me some hours due 😛

Anyways ~ I am had chosen the i5 4690K for it's overclocking potential but my plans are not to overclock yet just to have it so when i want to later.

I am gonna purchase everything for my build but the GPU for right now since i have to wait for my next check but let me to think about maybe getting a better CPU....

For exactly 100 dollars more i can get a i7 4790K running @ 4.0ghz

Now mind you, I will be using my rig for gaming, work, multi-tasking the works.

Is the i7 Cpu much better than the i5? I mean worth the extra 100 bucks??

My build with the i5 is below:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97MX-Gaming 5 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.97 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($359.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($76.18 @ Newegg)
Total: $936.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-11 03:59 EST-0500

 

[legend001523]

for gaming, no nt worth, for 3d rendering etc, yes

 

[DarkSable]

For pretty much anything but HEAVY real-time video editing or 3d rendering... i.e. in cases where time = money and getting a project done faster matters to your livelyhood, there's no reason to spend the extra $100 on an i7.

There's basically zero difference between the two when it comes to gaming.

 

[EasyLover]

i5 has four cores with one thread per core. i7 has four cores with two threads per core. In a single threaded application, you won't notice any difference here but in multi-threaded tasks, i7 would come handy with one additional thread per core.

For gaming, there is no difference bet i5 and i7. Infact, i7 is not needed for gaming.

For your other desktop tasks or multi-tasking - if they are not too much heavy graphics work - i5 would still be plenty. We are running simulators on i5 in our office as well.

Consider i7 only if you are into 3d rendering, graphics editing, sound mixing etc works which requires more cores and multi-threading.

Rest is your choice subject to your budget.

 

[EzTec]

thanks for all the help guys much appreciated

 

[EasyLover]

Glad to have helped. My wife is running i5 dual core CPU in her laptop. She is using this laptop for her higher studies. She needs to run simulators and many other heavy tasks pertaining to her studies. So far, we've not come across any bottleneck or problem.

 

[EzTec]

Yea i am pretty adamant about getting the K series Cpu's because even though I am pretty sure im gonna be ok for the first couple months I know myself and I will overclock this sucker 😛 if i would not have gotten the K series, I would have been kicking myself

 

[EasyLover]

Good luck dear and plz make sure to use a good CPU Cooler with k series CPU.

 

[EzTec]

For the moment I am planning on running the stock cooler, i would never overclock it and use the stock cooler though.... in a couple weeks I am most likely going to get the Cooler Master Evo 212 to replace the stock even though im prob not going to overclock it yet but i just like that cooler more than the stock ugly cooler lol

the overclocking of the cpu isn't gonna happen for a while