i7-7820X vs. dual Xeon W-2145 vs. E5-2686 v4

[dunja.danial]

I'm building a postproduction workstation and I would appreciate some advice on deciding which build would be better. I will be using Adobe CC, mostly Premiere & After Effects, no 4K.

1.
i7-7820X 8-Core 3.6 GHz
32GB (4x 8GB) 2666MHz DDR4 ECC

2.
Dual Xeon W-2145 8-Core 3.7 GHz
32GB (4x 8GB) of 2666MHz DDR4 ECC

3.
Xeon E5-2686 v4 18-Core 2.3GHz
64GB (4x 16GB) of 2400MHz DDR4 ECC

I will use GTX 1080 (8 GB) & 500GB SSD, 1TB SSD, 2x2TB 7200

Any advice? I'm googling for the whole day and it seems that the second option could be the best one?

 

[vapour]

Budget on the CPU/RAM/MB combo?
What PSU do you have?
I guess heavy video editing? How large is the material and 1080p or 2k?

 

[dunja.danial]

Yep, budget on the CPU/RAM/MB combo. It'a company computer, so all they request from me are basic specs and everything else will be added accordingly. A bit more than average editing, multicam, AVCHD, XD cam, some simple motion graphics, only 1080p.

 

[vapour]

I am asking about the money you want to spend on CPU/RAM/MB combo
X299 is too hot. I will opt for X399 if you have the budget, or 2700X if not enough budget.

 

[dunja.danial]

I am asking about the money you want to spend on CPU/RAM/MB combo
X299 is too hot. I will opt for X399 if you have the budget, or 2700X if not enough budget.

 

[dunja.danial]

Ah, sorry, CPU/RAM/MB combo budget is 1500 USD, but I have to stick to Intel.

 

[vapour]

My list for you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7920X 2.9GHz 12-Core Processor ($949.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X299 Extreme4 ATX LGA2066 Motherboard ($180.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($310.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1541.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-25 16:57 EDT-0400

 

[USAFRet]

Yep, budget on the CPU/RAM/MB combo. It'a company computer, so all they request from me are basic specs and everything else will be added accordingly. A bit more than average editing, multicam, AVCHD, XD cam, some simple motion graphics, only 1080p.

Does your specific software take advantage of multiple CPU's?

If not, the dual CPU is simply a waste.

 

[dunja.danial]

My list for you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7920X 2.9GHz 12-Core Processor ($949.99 @ B&H)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X299 Extreme4 ATX LGA2066 Motherboard ($180.78 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Sniper X 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($310.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $1541.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-25 16:57 EDT-0400

 

[dunja.danial]

Nice! Thanx!

 

[couch45]

Dual Xeon W-2145 8-Core 3.7 GHz
32GB (4x 8GB) of 2666MHz DDR4 ECC

I know this post is a month old, but just wanting to point out: the Xeon W-Series processors are single-socket only (i.e. there's no such thing as a Dual Xeon W-2145 system).

From the Intel specs: "Scalability: 1S Only"