Hyper Threading vs No Hyperthreading

[Blueprint]

      Has anyone used hyper threading and noticed a significant difference (benefit) when editing in comparison to using no hyper threading? I will be editing a lot of video in the future when I build my new PC and I'm just checking as to whether it is worth the extra money.

 

Thanks,

Blueprint

[Owen]

It'll be worth it if you're doing heavy editing

[nsyedhasan]

If your gaming, it doesn't matter. If you're editing then yes.

[Sernyhough]

Get hyper-threading as you are an editor

[WoodenMarker]

Less hiccups but it won't make much of a difference if what you're doing is fairly light.

[deathjester]

This will give you a good idea of rendering speeds. 

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlC81MjwelBgdEZNV3l6aHl1eUNwSUR4Rml0MXMzN1E&usp=sharing

 

The HT is quite a bit faster. Games? Not so much. In the games they are faster (BF4), they are just plain overkill. Now if you want to render and game? They are freakin awesome.

 

My 4.3 speed (which darn near every i7 should be able to hit on cheap cooling) was 880 something on multicore. I think I have a screenshot in the thread. That is with 1600 cheap gskill oc to the timings in my sig and a 3900 cache. 

 

If going I7, try to price match Microcenter at 249.99 on the 4770k if you can through Staples Online. Many are doing it through live chat and they just extended the sale. If you have a microcenter by you? Even better. You get 30 dollars more off a boar/cpu combo. 

[heineygoat]

I got a hyper-threaded 3770 with a locked multiplier and put it on a z77 motherboard and I was still able to overclock it to 4.5Ghz using the baseclock.

If you can get hyper-threading and still overclock then why do people opt for the K version with no hyper threading?

[Blueprint]

Thanks guys. That google Doc link was very useful as well. I guess I will opt for hyper threading then as I will be doing heavy editing and gaming whilst rendering and streaming possibly.

[brob]

I got a hyper-threaded 3770 with a locked multiplier and put it on a z77 motherboard and I was still able to overclock it to 4.5Ghz using the baseclock.

If you can get hyper-threading and still overclock then why do people opt for the K version with no hyper threading?

 

Cost is the principal reason. In gaming benchmarks an i5 generally performs within a couple of fps of an i7 of similar clock, some caveats. For pure gamers, the savings can be ploughed into a better gpu which makes for a better gaming experience.

[ologiic]

Yes it helps a ton with rendering and editing.

[deathjester]

I got a hyper-threaded 3770 with a locked multiplier and put it on a z77 motherboard and I was still able to overclock it to 4.5Ghz using the baseclock.

If you can get hyper-threading and still overclock then why do people opt for the K version with no hyper threading?

 

It all depends. If you live near a Microcenter I see no reason to get the I5. If you have to buy online or are in another country? The prices are FAR apart and AMD's can actually be a good buy. Most people think you need a fancy z87 MB and that factors into price also. You don't. They will all OC very well. 

 

If I was looking at a 230 dollar I5 and a 330 dollar I7 online and if I mostly game? There is no way I would buy the I7. I would buy better video cards. If this was older gen where you needed a fancy MB and the VRM wasn't on die? I would also get the I5 and overclock it higher on a more expensive board then I could afford with the I7. 

 

Haswell on die VRM and some real low prices on the I7? Have made it very attractive. 

 

You really can't lose either way. They both rock at games. Old games AND new games. 

[heineygoat]

Cost is the principal reason. In gaming benchmarks an i5 generally performs within a couple of fps of an i7 of similar clock, some caveats. For pure gamers, the savings can be ploughed into a better gpu which makes for a better gaming experience.

I didn't mean i5 vs i7, I just meant K vs non K.

[brob]

I didn't mean i5 vs i7, I just meant K vs non K.

 

Sorry. For some it's a matter of cost. For others, they have no interest in overclocking. They simply want a decent system that lets them run the software they want to run.