Is the 5820K enough?

[asim1999]

I am building a workstation which is also a 1080p gaming rig, will not be running more than 2 graphics cards, I will also be coding and making gameplay videos @1080p. I am using a Rampage V Extreme. The 5960X costs 2.7 times more where I live (UK), here is is over £700! Is the 5960X overkill for my needs and is the 5820k enough

[LukaP]

the 5820k will be enough for 3xSLI/CFX and a capture card. for gaming, there isnt much difference between a sixcore and an octocore so IMO you will be fine.

[Coombzy]

Not exactly a workstation if it's used for "making gameplay videos" stick with Z97 and save a ton of money.

[WereCat]

Just have in mind that this is not only about CPU. X99 platform is expensive and requires DDR4 which are also very expensive right now. So reconsider your options. You can save tons of money going Z97 and i7 4790k. If you want to record video footage and edit it then itwill be enough.

[Enderman]

That's not a workstation. Get a 4790k and you will have more than enough power. You're overestimating your needs.

[simtransporter]

To be honest even the 5820K is most likely overkill for your needs. For 1080p gaming, and maybe some light 1080p video editing, you could save a lot of money and get similar performance by choosing Z97. Bare in mind that Z97 is more than capable of running 2 cards in SLI or crossfirex without any problems.

 

Don't get me wrong, there are reasons to go with X99, but for gaming I don't think it's worth the extra cost, since the performance difference is so small in that regard.

[micedits]

You would more than likely be fine with a 4770k so a 5820k should be more than enough. 

[Real_PhillBert]

Dont bother with X99, you do not appear to have demanding enough needs to justify X99. Get a 4790K on a nice Z97 board and throw a party with your savings.

[asim1999]

Nice rig, it would wait for the GTX 980 on your rig as it is only a couple of week away, you may regret getting the 780 as the 980 will probably deliver on par is not better specs and performance than the 780 Ti

[Burdock]

The 5820k is looking to be a *Sweet Spot* chip for anyone wanting to do any Multi threaded content creation. (AKA, Rendering, Streaming, Some Adobe Sweet Applications, Multi-tasking,  and so on)  

 

The 4790k is the all around, best *ProUser* and Gaming chip ~

 

My opinions aside, Lets brake out a few Benchmarks! (all by tastyPC)

 

Metro Last light: 

 

Although there are many games where the 4790k noticeably OutPerformed the 5820k, (~5-8fps) lets assume multi thread gaming improves over the next few years : 

 

Metro Last Light was the most *Optimistic* 6/8 core performance I could find. Even under the best circumstances there is a negligible difference between Haswell-E and the 4790k, so I will have to say the 4790k is the better "Gaming" chip.

 

Sony Vegas:

 

Moving on to the rendering category its pretty obvious the winner is the 5820k:

The 5820k runs 40%-45% faster then the 4790k, runs cooler, and overall is more sexy while performing fully Thread optimised tasks 

 

 FryBentch: 

 

But what about the 5960x? Is it worth the extra $600+?....... Well...... No but... YEAH?

Compared to the rest of the haswell-E line up, the 5960x's price to performance is CRAP. Only a 15-25% improvement over the 5820k in the BEST of cases? Come on Intel, Why would I want that??....

 

But you can also think of it as a Xeon for HALF THE PRICE!! And you can OVERCLOCK IT!! and EHHHMAGWD I need it NAW!

 

So basically if you ever thought about buying a Xeon, the 5960x is amazing. If this is your first intel xx9 Chipset it is a massive waist of money 

 

 

In conclusion the 4790k is likely your best bet,

And the 5820k would be awesome if you want to go all out and spend an extra $300ish

[asim1999]

thanks, i got the 5820K so it is a beast when it comes to video editing, cant wait to do some productivity on it and overclock this bad boy.

[Burdock]

thanks, i got the 5820K so it is a beast when it comes to video editing, cant wait to do some productivity on it and overclock this bad boy.

 

I have had really good results with Asus's 5 way optimization on the x99 board ~ Even if your an overclocking expert is a great place to start.

[winningsince1337]

If you want to run both cards in x16 get the 5930k as it has more pcie lanes.

[Burdock]

If you want to run both cards in x16 get the 5930k as it has more pcie lanes.

 

This is only really useful if you're going to use more then 2 Pci-e Slots 

 

No Gpu use's a full 8x yet, and you only see 30%ish loss at max from 4x 

 

[-rascal-]

I am building a workstation which is also a 1080p gaming rig, will not be running more than 2 graphics cards, I will also be coding and making gameplay videos @1080p. I am using a Rampage V Extreme. The 5960X costs 2.7 times more where I live (UK), here is is over £700! Is the 5960X overkill for my needs and is the 5820k enough

 

Unless you are doing multi-core or complex coding, doing basic C / C++ / Java / .NET / Python programming ...with only a few hundred lines of code can be done on a MUCH lower-end CPU. It won't make a difference.

Gameplay videos...not really workstation. A i7-4790K would do about the same. An i5-4690K would more than suffice as well.

 

Workstation tasks (some examples):

- AutoCAD / SolidWorks (3D rendering work)

- Constant large data file compressions

- High resolution (waaaay beyond 1080p) rendering -- let it be photos, images, etc.

[Burdock]

Unless you are doing multi-core or complex coding, doing basic C / C++ / Java / .NET / Python programming ...with only a few hundred lines of code can be done on a MUCH lower-end CPU. It won't make a difference.

Gameplay videos...not really workstation. A i7-4790K would do about the same. An i5-4690K would more than suffice as well.

 

Workstation tasks (some examples):

- AutoCAD / SolidWorks (3D rendering work)

- Constant large data file compressions

- High resolution (waaaay beyond 1080p) rendering -- let it be photos, images, etc.

...... He already got 5820K ......

[-rascal-]

...... He already got 5820K ......

 

Oh jeez...

[Burdock]

Oh jeez...

 

It's all good, I think the other posts made the situation pretty clear~

 

He just wanted ALL THE THINGS!