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i7-5930k on X99 upgrade options

Satchfanuk

Satchfanuk

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I'm currently running a Gigabyte GA-X99 SOC Champion with Intel i7-5930k which has been a fantastic setup since I got it. However, I find myself encoding more and more 4k videos with Handbrake and these take hours and hours to complete.

A CPU with a higher core count seems to be the answer but I was wondering what the best option would be. Can I stick with the X99 and change the CPU for another i7 or even a Xeon? Or would I be better off rebuilding entirely with a Ryzen or something?

The cheapest option would be preferred or perhaps he best value option is what I mean. That might be the same thing :P

Threadripper is a prospect for a much later date, when AMD bring 7nm versions to the table.

Thanks for any thoughts, tips and pointers.
 
A 2700X will probably give a ~50% boost going by my scores although I don't overclock. For anything more you will need Threadripper or a high core(12+) count Xeon. I would have a look on e-bay for 12+ core Xeon and compare the price. You could also build a second rig and split the rendering if that's possible?
 
I would go for a used E5 Xeon with as many cores as you can get, your board has a pretty long list of supported E5 v3/v4 chips! There are plenty of sellers for CPU's pulled from servers, I would be aiming for a 6c12t or 8c16t cpu with as high clocks as you can get, maybe stick to V3 Xeons to keep costs down though...

https://www.gigabyte.com/Ajax/SupportFunction/Getcpulist?Type=Product&Value=5129

Di you game on the system at all?
 
How effectively does Handbrake utilise cores? You sometimes see performance hits with more cores. Ie some apps peak performance is 8 cores, any more can actually reduce performance.
 
BongoHunter said:
I would go for a used E5 Xeon with as many cores as you can get, your board has a pretty long list of supported E5 v3/v4 chips! There are plenty of sellers for CPU's pulled from servers, I would be aiming for a 6c12t or 8c16t cpu with as high clocks as you can get, maybe stick to V3 Xeons to keep costs down though...

https://www.gigabyte.com/Ajax/SupportFunction/Getcpulist?Type=Product&Value=5129

Di you game on the system at all?
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Yeah, I use it for gaming so I wouldn't want to compromise it's gaming performance if I can help it.
 
FredFlint said:
A 2700X will probably give a ~50% boost going by my scores although I don't overclock. For anything more you will need Threadripper or a high core(12+) count Xeon. I would have a look on e-bay for 12+ core Xeon and compare the price. You could also build a second rig and split the rendering if that's possible?
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I've been looking at the 2700X and it seems like a good option but I'd have to replace the motherboard and ram if I went that route, but it might be the best plan.
 
There's a nice Intel Xeon E5-2699 v4 (22c/44t) chip, on that auction site for £595, probably a bit slow for gaming though :D
 
Satchfanuk said:
I saw that one but was put off by the 'engineering sample' statement in the write up :p
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ES CPU's are great, well in my experience, always ended up with better OCing chips, not that it matters on a Xeon. He's selling the board, and CPU for only £675, which is a decent deal, and he's happy to setup it up if collecting to show it working, so seems genuine enough.
 
I'd go TR4 if the price makes sense. The high core count Xeons aren't the best for a desktop system as they get very hot if you start upping the clock speed.
 
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