Intel i7 6700K or 4790K?

[Guest]

I want to find out which is better. From the specs, they seem the same. Is it worth the extra dollars?

 

[Karsten75]

Right now the SKylake processors are selling at a price premium, making then not attractive from a price/performance perspective.

 

[Guest]

Thanks! I think im going to go with the 4790K by the looks of it! The specs are identical, and overclocking is (apparently) even better on it!
Thanks a lot!

 

[hapkiman]

I have both procs in running systems and can tell you either is a great choice. Love them both. The i7 6700k is a tad faster with both at stock, but it's pretty much a wash.

The biggest diff is the Z170A chipset which is superior to Z97.

If I was making a new build I'd go with the i7 6700k just for that reason alone.

 

[ccampy]

As above unless you have the money to spare there little benefit from skylake its only around 10% faster and yoy need ddr4 ontop of the more expensive chips

 

[hapkiman]

DDR4 prices have dropped. They are comparable now. Not a big cost factor.

 

[Guest]

I think i changed my mind and im going with the 6700K. It looks like its a nice CPU.
Thanks everyone for the answers!