6Mb L3 Cache vs. 8Mb L3 Cache for gaming.

[lemorte]

I was comparing the i5-2500k Sandy Bridge and the i7-2600k Sandy Bridge and noticed that the only real difference (other than the i5 not supporting hyper-threading) was differences in Cache Size. For gaming, would 2 more Mb of cache size effect performance at all?

i5 - Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K

i7 - Newegg.com - Intel Core i7-2600K Sandy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I72600K

 

[brinks]

Difference in terms of gaming performance is minimal. Better to save the extra $100 or put it towards a better video card.

 

[lemorte]

Alright cool, thanks. By chance could you tell me what someone would be doing that would benefit from those two extra Mbs?

 

[brinks]

People doing encoding, programming, video editing will benefit bit more from a bigger cache size.

 

[lemorte]

Alright good to know. =D Thanks!