2x 6 Core Xeons vs i7 6850k

[Tedster]

2 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

2x E5-2620 v3's

Alright. Judging by scores on Passmark, the dual Xeons would be substantially better for heavily multithreaded workloads; however you could potentially overclock the i7 to the point where the difference would be negligible, and that it'd do way better for you for more single threaded things.

Another thing to consider is that dual socket motherboards are often pretty expensive...

Go with the 6850k.

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Tedster said:

Alright. Judging by scores on Passmark, the dual Xeons would be substantially better for heavily multithreaded workloads; however you could potentially overclock the i7 to the point where the difference would be negligible, and that it'd do way better for you for more single threaded things.

Another thing to consider is that dual socket motherboards are often pretty expensive...

Go with the 6850k.

Im ok with the price of the dual socket mobo

 

Would the dual xeons perform well in gaming situations? 

[Tedster]

Just now, VirusStorm said:

Im ok with the price of the dual socket mobo

 

Would the dual xeons perform well in gaming situations? 

Not as well as the 6850k, as most games aren't optimized as well for more, slower cores as they are for fewer, faster ones.

[VirusStorm]

Just now, Tedster said:

Not as well as the 6850k, as most games aren't optimized as well for more, slower cores as they are for fewer, faster ones.

would there be much of a difference? If so would it be noticable? 

[Tedster]

Just now, VirusStorm said:

would there be much of a difference? If so would it be noticable? 

I'm sure you could notice a definite difference if you actually had the two hypothetical systems there to play with.

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Tedster said:

I'm sure you could notice a definite difference if you actually had the two hypothetical systems there to play with.

so its a no go on the xeons for gaming then

[VirusStorm]

I do a lot of gaming and 3d work, so i'm not sure if the extra cores are necessary for rendering. If I get the 6800k, I can get an extra gtx 1070 and get a 1440p monitor. If I get the 6900k I can only choose between one of them.  

[Guest]

Id go with 6700k and 1080

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Id go with 6700k and 1080

But I already have a 1070, and 4 cores wont be enough for rendering

[VengeanceGamer]

Go for 6800k. Its really enough for 3d work and gaming.

[stealth80]

Is probably take the 6800k and the 1070 gonna be nice for gaming and rendering 

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

But I already have a 1070, and 4 cores wont be enough for rendering

Yeah then stick with 6800. You'd be much happier knowing you have to wait a tiny bit of time in rendering while having a gorgeous monitor

[VirusStorm]

All right, i'll take the 6800k then, thanks for all of your responses!

[Guest]

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[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, VirusStorm said:

But I already have a 1070, and 4 cores wont be enough for rendering

It feels slightly weird have such overpowered CPU and match it with a 1070, I mean at very least doesn't feel like this was well planned, I would go with the 6800k and not bother to SLI the 1070 at all, save all this money for the next gpu line up maybe it ends up better deal to sell the 1070 and buy the 1080ti for instance.

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

It feels slightly weird have such overpowered CPU and match it with a 1070, I mean at very least doesn't feel like this was well planned, I would go with the 6800k and not bother to SLI the 1070 at all, save all this money for the next gpu line up maybe it ends up better deal to sell the 1070 and buy the 1080ti for instance.

I was originally going to get a 4790k, hence the reason I got the 1070, but then I decided to look at the rendering benchmarks and well.....

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, VirusStorm said:

I was originally going to get a 4790k, hence the reason I got the 1070, but then I decided to look at the rendering benchmarks and well.....

I mean with a 4790k the 1070 would pair great especially for high end gaming however if you'll make a lot of hard work on 3d content, adobe premiere and whatever more editing and rendering you want, and is willing to go for an i7 6900k probably a high end motherboard to OC it and fancy cooling system, it would make much more sense go with a Titan X Maxwell/Pascal or Quadro series, those perform better on these applications and also deliverer the gaming experience you could desire.

 

[VirusStorm]

2 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

I mean with a 4790k the 1070 would pair great especially for high end gaming however if you'll make a lot of hard work on 3d content, adobe premiere and whatever more editing and rendering you want, and is willing to go for an i7 6900k probably a high end motherboard to OC it and fancy cooling system, it would make much more sense go with a Titan X Maxwell/Pascal or Quadro series, those perform better on these applications and also deliverer the gaming experience you could desire.

 

budget....

[Princess Luna]

1 minute ago, VirusStorm said:

budget....

All more reason why a 6900k or a second 1070 would be no more than wasting money better spent in the future ;]~

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, Princess Cadence said:

All more reason why a 6900k or a second 1070 would be no more than wasting money better spent in the future ;]~

I would love to, if it was in my budget

[VirusStorm]

3D Modelling, 3D Sculpting, 3D Painting, 3D Rendering, 2D Painting, 3D Animation, Gaming

 

About 40% Gaming and 60% Workstation

 

Note: Both Gaming and Workstation use are EXTREMELY Important To Me, But I Take Workstation > Gaming

[Electronics Wizardy]

What programs and what are you rendering with?

 

The 7700k is looking pretty good.

[IHirs]

7700k is to new to accurately know its perforance and were its stands compared to the other cpus, but its looking pretty good so far 

[VirusStorm]

2 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What programs and what are you rendering with?

 

The 7700k is looking pretty good.

Modo, Zbrush, Substance Painter, Krita

 

Rendering with Modo

[VirusStorm]

1 minute ago, IHirs said:

7700k is to new to accurately know its perforance and were its stands compared to the other cpus, but its looking pretty good so far 

Yeah, but some reviews are out already