Wondering whether to go i5 6500 / 6600k or i7 6700.

Hello all. I'm configuring my p751DM-G and i've come to a cross roads. I want to do heavy gaming and some video editing . However, i've read that using an i7 in gaming really doesnt have that many advantages over an i5 in gaming. Therefore, i was wondering whether i should mabe go for a 980m and instead have an i5.

Could someone help by outlining the advantages of having i5 6500 ( or 6600k , will i be able to use it unlocked potential, realistically , in a laptop without having heat issues? ) and the advantages of having the i7 6700 in a laptop (predominately used for gaming )

 

Here are the results from my benchmarks, have a look at the physics scores. That's at stock speeds too. I'll run them again when I get home tonight, since I'm currently running a 4.3GHz OC on my 6600K.

P770DM-G (i7-6700K)
Desktop (i5-6600K)

And remember, these are benchmarks. In actual use, you'll probably see almost no difference in gaming FPS. Video editing, I'm not sure.

You can likely OC the 6600K to match the speeds of the i7, you just won't have Hyperthreading.

 

I also do some decent gaming and I edit in adobe premiere pro CC for my work. Here are some benchmarks showing a few programs(unfortunately not premiere) that you may use or use in the future. They are surprisingly close. There is almost no advantage to getting an i7 for current gaming, but there is some small gains for video editing. When it comes to real life situations though we are probably only talking seconds to a few minutes in difference. I believe the only thing that may change gaming performance is the difference per clock(not counting boost) in the i5-6500(3.2) i5-6600(3.3) i5-6600k(3.5) i7-6700(3.4) i7-6700k(4.0). I'm sure someone will post on here with much more detail because I mostly draw from personal experience and research myself.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skylake-intel-core-i7-6700k-core-i5-6600k,4252-5.html

 

Get the i5 + 980m. If gaming is your priority its a much better idea. If you only sort of gamed and mostly did editing I would recommend the opposite.

 

Oki thanks. I've gone for the i56600K and the 980M

 

Good Choice! For gaming you'll benefit much more off of the 980m than a 970m with an i7. Video editing can be CPU intensive so depending on how much of that you plan on getting into over the coming years it can be beneficial. Overall it's a great machine and sounds like you went pretty powerful so i think you will be happy with it

let us know once you get it!

 

i5 brings better score? am I having problem with my eyes

 

You just didn't read what I posted - look at the PHYSICS score.

 

Just get the i7+980M... Its about a $100 more... Like seriously, in the long run, the i7-6700K will give you better resale value..

 

yeahh I checked it again, how can you get different scores in graphic?
~10k vs ~ 16k??

 

It's 100$ pretty much wasted unless you totally depend on HEAVY CPU-based rendering. Many programs can use CUDA cores of the GPU for rendering anyway so there is literally almost no use of going for an i7 anymore, especially if you mainly use the computer for gaming/light editing.

For the resale value, I am sure the i7 would buff its price a bit, just because people are generally not well-informed enough to know what the difference in i7 and i5 is and assume i7 must be over 9000 times better. Anyway, a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow, so even if you get 50 bucks extra because of the i7 when you sell the machine, it is not worth it from the point of view of today.

 

Lol that is not a great strategy for saving money. A lot of things are "just 100 bucks more". He doesn't need the i7 and hasn't said anything about selling it. Most people do not resell computers, this forum is a minority with enthusiasts.

 

Look at the graphics cards in each one. They're different.

 

Why would i buy a laptop at this price with the aim to resell it ? If it comes to the time where i want to sell it they can buy it with an i5 and put a i7 in it themselves. I can't see myself actually benefiting from having an i7 . I think spending out on a better GPU will have more resell value / future proofing if anything. It's more powerful than any of my needs but it does more for cheaper than any of the competitors at that price.

 

The other thing that makes the i5 make sense is that it's a lot easier to source and replace an I7 in the future if you decide you want it than an MXM card.

 

I dont really understand what this means . i7 is more difficult to source? What's that got to do with an MXM card? (sorry for my noobing , im new to laptop jargon - this is my first desktop replacement ever!!) .

 

If you go online have a search for Core i7 6700K, then search for MXM 980M. Look in the shopping tab and see the relative ease you can source one vs the other

 

oh i see what you mean now. Aye, that was my thoughts. I actually had a look the other day of how easy it would be to source a 880M - not too easy. Your point is extremely valid!

 

rule of thumb for gaming: quadcore / anything later than sandy bridge / ideally 3.5 Ghz or higher

and youre good to go anything above that wont give u any significant performance boost in games, so in the OP´s case the i5 6600k will be totally fine, especially considering the potential to overclock / undervolt

totally different case for number crunching or cpu-based rendering of course!