5820k vs 6700k - Having a hard time deciding!

[BabyJenny]

Hello!

I've been trying to decide on what CPU to get for my new build. I'm currently deciding between the 5820k and the 6700k, since they are similar in price.

I use my machine mainly for 3d programs (zbrush, 3ds max, maya, etc), so viewport speed is important. I also do a fair amount of offline rendering (VRay).

From what I understand, hands down the 5820 is better for offline rendering. What I do a lot more of however, is Zbrush, and i'm having a hard time tracking down how many cores it uses effectively. I'm wondering if the 6700k would be better for zbrush since each core is clocked faster.

I also plan on doing a lot of GPU rendering. I plan on buying a 980 Ti, but I also plan on putting an old Quadro 4000 (2gb) in the machine (since most GPU renderers get a linear performance increase, even without SLI). I read a bit about the amount of lanes in each CPU, and I didn't fully understand what meant but it seemed to have some bearing on the amount of GPUs you can put in your machine? I'm not sure if this has a bearing on which CPU to get, so I put it here just in case.

I don't play a lot of games at the moment, but I do plan on playing a few games in the future when time permits. That being said, I don't want gaming to be the main decider for this, as from what I've seen both CPUs preform well with most games out today.

Here's what I currently have on my parts list, if that helps:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NwwpZL

If you have any other info that you need clarified, I'll do my best to answer.

Thank you so much!
Mike

 

[Darkbreeze]

So, basically what you're saying is that if they do their job in a way that doesn't agree with your personal views, then they are "trying to do their job in the way that isn't the best". Honestly, that doesn't surprise me. Most of what you say has a good base in fundamentals, even if I don't necessarily agree with all of your recommendations, but that doesn't. That's ok though, I don't need to. We are each entitled to our own opinions so long as what we recommend isn't inclined to be the kind of bad advice that puts members or their hardware at risk from stupidity, which is not what I'm indicating of you, but happens a lot here in other cases.

In reality, either platform is fine for pretty much anything you want to do. From all the results I've looked at, when it comes to multi-threaded processes, the Haswell-E platform beats Skylake by a rather small margin, while in single threaded performance Skylake smashes Haswell-E by a pretty large one. For me that says either go with Skylake and IT'S potential for future upgrades or hope that Broadwell-E brings something to X99 that makes it worth the investment. I do not think Haswell-E is a sound choice over Skylake at this point, but again, that's MY opinion, which I'm entitled to the same as anybody else.