Which build is more powerful?

[Nelbrenn]

Hello. I have built a i7 4790k Build and a i5 6600k build. Can someone tell me which one will perform better for gaming, livestreaming, video editing and game recording? My Budget is around $1500 CAD. Thanks.

i7 4790k Build:


PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/wVLjzy

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($433.02 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.99 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($161.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($65.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($89.98 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.94 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($398.49 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($125.49 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($149.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($25.04 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit)

Total: $1546.90

i5 6600k Build:

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/ZW7RdC

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($360.98 @ Newegg Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($36.99 @ DirectCanada)
Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste ($5.75 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus Z170-P D3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.74 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($64.25 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($86.32 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($412.49 @ Amazon Canada)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($124.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($134.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Total: $1586.45

Thank You.

 

[TofuLion]

the first build is better in just about every way. the added threads of the i7 will help much more with the heavy multitasking. and samsung makes MUCH better drives than kingston. i have personal experience with FD cases (i own 2 of them) and can attest to their superb quality, but i cannot offer this opinion as a comparison since i do not own any from NZXT.

 

[Thatguythatexists]

Generally speaking, unless you're looking at more than two generations' difference, an i7 is always superior to an i5 unless the i5 is overclocked. Samsung SSDs are king (never had a problem with my 840 Pro) and the NZXT case is great value for money in terms of ease of build and the aesthetics of the end product (a 3 year old could cable manage in it) but I heard that the paint job on the top panel is not the best, so if you put anything there it's probably not the best choice. I went with a Define R5 instead, since I put my portable amp on the top panel of the PC and it moves about a lot.

 

[Thatguythatexists]

I should mention, the V300 is perhaps the worst SATA SSD on the market, anywhere. Kingston changed the internals a few years back without warning and now it plain sucks.

 

[Archaic59]

First build is much better and has higher quality parts. Gaming performance will be similar between both builds but the first one has much more capabilities to do other things and more raw CPU power.