I know this is a very unusual comparison, but I need some advice.
I'm looking to build a new gaming rig, with a goal of the absolute best gaming performance.
The problem is that my main focus is on flight sims (like DCS) which require a high clock speed, and only use 2 threads. This is due to the fact that they use old engines which are heavily CPU dependent.
I'm basically thinking about two options:
1. 4790k build:
+very high clock speeds (stock 4.4 GHz boost), also seems it easily goes beyond that
-8 MB cache
-DDR3 ram
-16 PCIE lanes
2. 5960x build
+20 MB cache
+DDR4 ram
+40 PCIE lanes
-lower clock speeds (stock 3.5 GHz boost)
I know I should go for the 4790k given DCS requirements. But I have seen that you can disable individual cores on the 5960x, and I'm hoping that at least 2 cores from a 5960X cpu will be great for OC-ing. This way I would have high clock speeds and also 20MB cache, DDR4 ram and 40 PCIE lanes.
My idea is that a 5960x with the two best cores enabled will easily beat the 4790k in applications with single or double-thread workloads.
I also intend to put in two 980's in SLI.
So what do you think? If money was taken out of the equation, which cpu should it be?
Will a 5960x reduced to perhaps 4 cores beat the 4790k in this scenario?
Thanks in advance for all your input and thoughts!
(I haven't found any info on the 5960x gaming potential when it is reduced to 4 cores and high clock speed, and that's why I'm posting in the OC forum)
I'm looking to build a new gaming rig, with a goal of the absolute best gaming performance.
The problem is that my main focus is on flight sims (like DCS) which require a high clock speed, and only use 2 threads. This is due to the fact that they use old engines which are heavily CPU dependent.
I'm basically thinking about two options:
1. 4790k build:
+very high clock speeds (stock 4.4 GHz boost), also seems it easily goes beyond that
-8 MB cache
-DDR3 ram
-16 PCIE lanes
2. 5960x build
+20 MB cache
+DDR4 ram
+40 PCIE lanes
-lower clock speeds (stock 3.5 GHz boost)
I know I should go for the 4790k given DCS requirements. But I have seen that you can disable individual cores on the 5960x, and I'm hoping that at least 2 cores from a 5960X cpu will be great for OC-ing. This way I would have high clock speeds and also 20MB cache, DDR4 ram and 40 PCIE lanes.
My idea is that a 5960x with the two best cores enabled will easily beat the 4790k in applications with single or double-thread workloads.
I also intend to put in two 980's in SLI.
So what do you think? If money was taken out of the equation, which cpu should it be?
Will a 5960x reduced to perhaps 4 cores beat the 4790k in this scenario?
Thanks in advance for all your input and thoughts!
(I haven't found any info on the 5960x gaming potential when it is reduced to 4 cores and high clock speed, and that's why I'm posting in the OC forum)