Video editing pc CPU Choice

[TheJedi]

Im building a computer next year and I'm wondering what the best CPU is. I'm mainly building for video editing but I might also do some light gaming. The GPU I'm using is a Nvidia GTX 1660TI. I like the look of the new Ryzen series processors, especially the R5 3600X & 3600. I use premiere to edit video and I want to know the best processor to use. My budget to spend on a CPU is £240 and I want to know if their are any Intel ryzen alternatives with 6 cores+.

 

Many thanks guys

[Faisal A]

The 6700k will be the best you can get with £240 and gives much less performance

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compare/Intel-i7-6700K-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-3600/2565vs3481

[akai3]

1700 for the price and more cores which is good for video editing

16gb ram works fine 

 

 

[Jurrunio]

Just best for Premiere, it will be the 9900k. Faster than Zen 2 per core, has intel iGPU to use Quicksync export (QSV), enough cores to beat the older CPUs...

 

for this budget though, if you cant find 8600k/9600k within the budget then the 8400 will be best from Intel, still worse than 3600 in performance. Dont buy 3600x, you're better off spending the money saved to a cooler sold on its own.

 

5 minutes ago, akai3 said:

1700 for the price and more cores which is good for video editing

16gb ram works fine 

 

 

Premiere Pro prefers faster cores in editing work. It's only the export that cares about multi core performance, which is less of a benefit since you're not actively using it at that time.

[5x5]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Just best for Premiere, it will be the 9900k. Faster than Zen 2 per core, has intel iGPU to use Quicksync export (QSV), enough cores to beat the older CPUs...

 

for this budget though, if you cant find 8600k/9600k within the budget then the 8400 will be best from Intel, still worse than 3600 in performance. Dont buy 3600x, you're better off spending the money saved to a cooler sold on its own.

 

Premiere Pro prefers faster cores in editing work. It's only the export that cares about multi core performance, which is less of a benefit since you're not actively using it at that time.

Premier Pro performs much better on Zen 2 than the i5s. 

 

 

@OP, get a 3600, it's the best option for you ATM. Do NOT waste money on an ancient i7.