(09-15-2015, 11:26 AM)drhycodan Wrote: Which is the better CPU? I know the 5820K is a 6 core CPU but the 6700K is skylake based. Is Skylake as big an improvement in IPC as Sandy Bridge to Haswell?No, according to my testing, it's around 8.23% faster than Haswell.
(09-15-2015, 07:09 PM)z10m Wrote: I would go for the 5820K as the price is the same or lower than 6700K but you get 6 cores/12 threads instead of 4/8 and it is overclockable as well.Actually that depends. The 5820K is around 30 euros more expensive here for example.
Quote:Also 5820K has more pci-e lanes so it is better for multi GPU setup.The difference is very insignificant.
Quote:Add to that quad channel vs dual channel memory and you have the winner...Again this is insignificant especially in real world usage. If you like to run benchmarks and stuff then sure, you'll see (slightly) higher numbers.
(09-15-2015, 08:15 PM)z10m Wrote: Even cheapest X99 board has SLI support where with Z97/Z170 you have to go for the more expensive ones.The cheapest X99 board is already 100+ euros more expensive than the 'more expensive' boards that support SLI/CF. Heck there are CF boards that are much cheaper.
Anyway OP, if you're looking to upgrade, I'd recommend not to. Save the money for a later generation. Your CPU is plenty fast already, especially when overclocked.
