Best CPU for Handbrake 2017 (Post Ryzen release)

[DLMJOSLIN]

I'm planning to build a new home desktop since my current build is six years old.
I have been trying to see which CPU would be best suited for handbrake. I'm not partial to any CPU manufacturer.
Build budget cap: $1500

*Side Question: Do GPU's have any impact on encoding?

The website listed below is the best thing i have found so far but its outdated.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2013/06/01/intel-core-i7-4770k-cpu-review/4

 

[why_wolf]

Handbrake is a multithreaded CPU bound program, though they are working on a GPU mode, so more CPU cores equals better performance. At this point in time you should look at the new AMD R7 cpus. The intel chips with similar core counts cost about twice as much so are basically pointless for your use case.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007671%2050001028%20601294612

R7 review has handbrake tests in them.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-cpu,4951-8.html

 

[DLMJOSLIN]

Handbrake is a multithreaded CPU bound program, though they are working on a GPU mode, so more CPU cores equals better performance. At this point in time you should look at the new AMD R7 cpus. The intel chips with similar core counts cost about twice as much so are basically pointless for your use case.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007671%2050001028%20601294612

R7 review has handbrake tests in them.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-cpu,4951-8.html

For this application just as an example would the 1800x be better than the 1700?
I'll look into it thank you.

 

[chemmajorp53]

It would be better, but it won't be 52% better, and it's 52% more expensive. I'd get the R7 1700 with a decent cooler (which you'll need with the 1800X anyways) and OC it to 3.8-3.9GHz, which should be pretty easy.

 

[chemmajorp53]

Personally I'd buy something like this

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lwmbr7

And then maybe pick a different CPU cooler, for some reason pcpartpicker isn't giving me many options.

If you want to save a bit of extra money then a smaller SSD, a weaker video card, and a B350 motherboard are the places to do it.

 

[SgtScream]

It would be better, but it won't be 52% better, and it's 52% more expensive. I'd get the R7 1700 with a decent cooler (which you'll need with the 1800X anyways) and OC it to 3.8-3.9GHz, which should be pretty easy.

I agree with this. I've seen benchmarks in YouTube that state the r7 1700 is the "best bang for your buck" and price to performance. There's additional overclocking headroom to further justify this. Besides, if you're only doing productivity, you won't need the 1800x's higher frequency.

 

[why_wolf]

Handbrake is a multithreaded CPU bound program, though they are working on a GPU mode, so more CPU cores equals better performance. At this point in time you should look at the new AMD R7 cpus. The intel chips with similar core counts cost about twice as much so are basically pointless for your use case.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007671%2050001028%20601294612

R7 review has handbrake tests in them.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-1800x-cpu,4951-8.html

For this application just as an example would the 1800x be better than the 1700?
I'll look into it thank you.

The 1800x is better but not worth the major price increase over the 1700. Unless you are straight up desperate for even a fraction of an increase in performance.

 

[DLMJOSLIN]

Why does Handbrake have a screen resolution requirement?

Docs > English > HandBrake 1.0.0 > System requirements:
https://handbrake.fr/docs/en/1.0.0/technical/system-requirements.html

 

[why_wolf]

I imagine that's the minimum size the window can scale down to and still show everything. No idea if using a lower res or not will actually prevent it from running.