i7 2600k vs i5 2500k - Hardware & Software

i have a tri core phenom and hd video doesn't even take that long to render

[QUOTE=Cheesemonkey;33999470]i have a tri core phenom and hd video doesn't even take that long to render[/QUOTE] But the tri cores are just defective quads most of the time.

So then evidently video rendering isn't so important to him that he needs to spend money on more than a tri-core?

[QUOTE=Chubbs;34012042]But the tri cores are just defective quads most of the time.[/QUOTE] and sometimes you can active the 4th core

The 2500K is a beast, it's just that the 2600K is a bit more beastly.

I would not spare some money on a 2500K, I'd go for 2600K - My Q6600 is 5 years old, so I don't really care about CPU prices, as long as the performance is still great compared to the price. Might even jump for the 2700K, the price is almost identical when they're on discount.

[QUOTE=AGMadsAG;34016735]I would not spare some money on a 2500K, I'd go for 2600K - My Q6600 is 5 years old, so I don't really care about CPU prices, as long as the performance is still great compared to the price. Might even jump for the 2700K, the price is almost identical when they're on discount.[/QUOTE] There is no reason to buy a 2700K. It's just a 2600K that is guaranteed to OC a bit. Not worth getting for the amount that you pay for it.

[QUOTE=Chubbs;34016908]There is no reason to buy a 2700K. It's just a 2600K that is guaranteed to OC a bit. Not worth getting for the amount that you pay for it.[/QUOTE] As I said, the price is sometimes pretty much the same here, and I'd gladly pay 10$ more for a higher binned CPU.

[QUOTE=Chubbs;34012042]But the tri cores are just defective quads most of the time.[/QUOTE] This was true a few years ago, nowadays the cores are probably all functioning even if cut off. [editline]2nd January 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Chubbs;34016908]There is no reason to buy a 2700K. It's just a 2600K that is guaranteed to OC a bit. Not worth getting for the amount that you pay for it.[/QUOTE] When you grow up a bit, $10 is literally half an hour of work, not a few weeks of savings. Totally worth the price if you know it will give you an OC edge.

2700k is definitely worth it if you're looking to high-end overclocking (as in, 5+ghz).

[QUOTE=SataniX;34020155]2700k is definitely worth it if you're looking to high-end overclocking (as in, 5+ghz).[/QUOTE] No safe yourself some money and buy a 2600K instead. They're exactly the same except the stock multiplier is higher on the 2700K

My 2600k comes tomorrow.

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;34020943]No safe yourself some money and buy a 2600K instead. They're exactly the same except the stock multiplier is higher on the 2700K[/QUOTE] No CPU is the same. You are more likely to end up with a good overclocker, if you go with the 2700K. But if you don't care about that, then sure, save the money - the 2600K is mostly still a great overclocker.

[QUOTE=AGMadsAG;34024751]No CPU is the same. You are more likely to end up with a good overclocker, if you go with the 2700K. But if you don't care about that, then sure, save the money - the 2600K is mostly still a great overclocker.[/QUOTE] 2600K is already a good oc'er as is. A 2700K have the same core as 2600K but have a higher stock multiplier. It really makes very little difference in performance and most likely no difference or very little in OC as well.

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;34025844]2600K is already a good oc'er as is. A 2700K have the same core as 2600K but have a higher stock multiplier. It really makes very little difference in performance and most likely no difference or very little in OC as well.[/QUOTE] You seem to pretty much ignore all I am saying. There's a big difference in how CPU's overclock and how they function. Just look how AMD is using their bad/worst/malfunctioning CPUs and make them a tri-core or whatever suits them, even though they were designed to be quads. Intel uses the best "2600K"s, bangs the multipler up by one, and can therefore deliver a CPU guranteed to run stable at its clock. Remember that a Intel has to do their best to make sure their CPU's work, even though the system might vdrop, has bad airflow and so on.

Wait for Consumer Electronic's Show, right as I bought my AMD Phenom II they debut'd the Sandy Bridge and I suspect they're doing the same for Ivy this year.

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;34025844]2600K is already a good oc'er as is. A 2700K have the same core as 2600K but have a higher stock multiplier. It really makes very little difference in performance and most likely no difference or very little in OC as well.[/QUOTE]2700Ks are slightly higher binned than 2600Ks.

[QUOTE=Allstone;34030578]2700Ks are slightly higher binned than 2600Ks.[/QUOTE] That's what I've been saying the while time

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;34035576]That's what I've been saying the while time[/QUOTE] No, you said they are identical.

[QUOTE=PepperMD;34038903]No, you said they are identical.[/QUOTE] That's because they are the same on the die level. Better binned + 1x multiplier bump makes nearly no physical difference to the cores at all. I miswrote what I meant about overclocking, but yes you guys are correct about being OC better on higher binned chips but 2600K is well capable of pushing over 5ghz, and in my case I pushed it to 5.6 ghz myself. I honestly don't see why you would want to go past that. The amount of OC boost offered by 2700K is not really worth the money.

There are definitely people for whom hyperthreading is worth the premium.

[QUOTE=B!N4RY;34040934]That's because they are the same on the die level. Better binned + 1x multiplier bump makes nearly no physical difference to the cores at all. I miswrote what I meant about overclocking, but yes you guys are correct about being OC better on higher binned chips but 2600K is well capable of pushing over 5ghz, and in my case I pushed it to 5.6 ghz myself. I honestly don't see why you would want to go past that. The amount of OC boost offered by 2700K is not really worth the money.[/QUOTE] The problem is, that if you're looking for a high overclock, then you could end up with a i7-2600k with problems at like 4,5 Ghz. If you really want to get a nice overclock, then you can save yourself the trouble trying to find a high binned 2600k.