Intel 4930 versus 5920

[Bartmole]

Not very knowledgeable on Intel CPU's so pardon my ignorance but what makes the 4930 worth so much more than the, soon to be released, 5820? I'm assuming a price in the low $400.00's for the 5820 but the 4930 is  so expensive here (Canada) that the extra cost of DDR4 is, probably, offset and the Motherboards will likely be comparable and I will only be looking at a moderate Overclock around 4 Ghz with 1 VGA installed so newer technology for less money and equal performance seems like a no brainer. Also, totally OT, but when NCIX says that an item will be available in 2-5 days but not in stock at any location, is the 2-5 days accurate, I'm looking at the NZXT 630 (white)? Thanks

[Sintezza]

well the 5820k will also be a 6 core 12 threads cpu, but it will only get 28 pci-e 3.0 lanes.

the 4930K is a 6 core 12 threads cpu, with 40 pci-e 3.0 lanes.

 

However since the 5820k is a diffrent architecture haswell-E instead of 4930K ivy-e.

This should mean that the 5820K is alittlebit faster wenn it comes raw cpu power.

 

However the compromise is the less pci-e 3.0 lanes, which will limited you if you wanne go crazy on multiple gpu setups.

But basicly you could still run dual gpu setups on 8x with a 5820K.

[Bartmole]

I wouldn't be running more than 1 GPU ever so sounds like the 5820 wins there.

[Sintezza]

I wouldn't be running more than 1 GPU ever so sounds like the 5820 wins there.

 

definitely

 

Haswell cpu´s are faster core for core then ivybridge cpu´s.

[Bartmole]

Thankyou but I'm a bit confused, is the ability to run multiple GPU's worth an extra $200,00 +?

[dragoon20005]

Thankyou but I'm a bit confused, is the ability to run multiple GPU's worth an extra $200,00 +?

you will be ok with dual GPUs

 

unless you need to run like 3 or 4 gpus do you need the 5930K for the PCI-E lanes

[Sintezza]

Thankyou but I'm a bit confused, is the ability to run multiple GPU's worth an extra $200,00 +?

 

in my opinnion no.

[Bartmole]

Well, I may be wrong but the percentage of people running 3-4 GPU's, let  alone 2,  must be very low and I don't imagine those people are worried about a little more expense in purchasing a 5930 over a 4930.

[TriBeard]

The trend seems to be that more and more stuff is going to need PCI-e lanes. Storage is using it now, GPU's are using more than ever, etc. If I were buying a new Motherboard and CPU, I would either look for a sale on the 4930 or spring for the 5930, but that's just me. The extra 150 USD or so seems worth it to me.