Future build faster than 3900x

[emosun]

I'm planning a future build for my next main pc , my main goal being for the cpus to be faster than the current 3900x.

I value upgrade ability , longevity , quality , and redundancy.

I don't care for visual/appearance , form factor , noise , power consumption , ram speed. (the actual machine isn't in the same room so these don't matter)

The 3900x is good , however the options to upgrade past it on the same platform in the future are.... basically non existent. With only a single socket and it most likely being the fastest cpu the platform will ever offer until the platform is changed it makes it not a very desirable choice for me. Currently the only desirable factor is its price/performance. My current machine is over 10 years old however , the only reason I can still run a 10 year old machine is due to it being almost twice the speed of a single socket consumer machine from the time. I highly value this "go big and run for 10 years" method.

My plan is to buy a dual or quad socket xeon machine , I don't mind if it's an entire server , or just boards and cpu's loose. My current choice is a supermicro X10QBi system I saw which is 1,700$ and come with 4x e7-4890 cpus. I think this is a very good deal for a system that could last the next 10 years and still be upgradable to 4x v4 cpu's in the future when they are much cheaper.

Parts list 
Mainboard: https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/motherboard/X10QBI
 

Ram: ? (could use some help selecting ram for the system. it can be slow just needs to be compatible. I'd like at least 32gb)

Gpu:  gtx 1060 6gb (already have)

Drives: 2 sata ssds and several 1-8tb drives from current system

Power supply: PWS-1K62P-1R 1620W

Again am open to other ideas/options you have for something that will have several sockets and upgrade paths in about 10 years time.

[2FA]

Faster in terms of what?

[Stormseeker9]

What?! No sense

 

[emosun]

6 minutes ago, 2FA said:

Faster in terms of what?

Total cpu power collectively.

I've found collective cpu power to be my main concern and workload and not single core speed or bus speed on any component.

[emosun]

1 minute ago, Stormseeker9 said:

What?! No sense

 

I appreciate the comment but would prefer a bit more elaboration as I don't mind a discussion.

[MeatFeastMan]

There will be options to upgrade the 3900x on the same platform though. Robert Hallock of AMD said in an interview a few months back that there was nothing on the horizon that would make them change to AM5. Zen3 will be AM4, that's for sure. And Zen4 isn't exactly nailed down for AM5, I'd say that is up in the air. My guess is that Zen5 will change to AM5, with DDR5, PCIE 5.0, 5nm and any other 5's that come to mind. 

 

You've got tons of options. 4900x, 4950x, probably 5900x and 5950x..I definitely wouldn't say the upgrades end at Zen2 because they certainly don't.

 

 

[2FA]

1 minute ago, emosun said:

Total cpu power collectively.

I've found collective cpu power to be my main concern and workload and not single core speed or bus speed or any component.

I meant the type of workload. There is also supposed to be the 3950X 16c/32t coming out at some point on the AM4 platform.

[emosun]

2 minutes ago, MeatFeastMan said:

You've got tons of options. 4900x, 4950x, probably 5900x and 5950x..I definitely wouldn't say the upgrades end at Zen2 because they certainly don't.

well effectively without a current cpu to show or a real upgrade path layed out in stone or without multiple sockets to ensure I could simply double up the current 3900x it's not really an option for me at this time. I'm also still very much enjoying the longevity of server hardware and the supermicro support vs consumer hardware and support but I understand that my personal preference means nothing in terms of a good choice. still , thanks for the constructive words.

[emosun]

8 minutes ago, 2FA said:

I meant the type of workload. There is also supposed to be the 3950X 16c/32t coming out at some point on the AM4 platform.

Live rendering of effects currently

However , 10 years from now it will simply be running common tasks along with whatever software exists 10 years from now. In 2009 nobody could really predict that 12 cores and 24 threads would be useful , but I'm sure glad in 2019 I have it now.