i7 920 vs Athlon 64 6000+ For Video Encoding

[jj463rd]

Yes,I agree that it's a pity that it's only a video transcoder and doesn't have full editing capabilities.Perhaps in the future AMD will change that.
Also I've seen that apparently there are some issues with the Avivo transcoding software that are in dire need to be worked out.I see this here.
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3475
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=647

 

[Shadow703793]

Assuming your software has multi threading (or will have it in the future) go with the i7, else a Quad core (ie Q6600).

 

[B-Unit]

Yeah but you can get 8gb of ddr2 for less than $50 (not A-data crappola either) and you can get a Killer overclocking P45 for less than $100 with crossfire ability.

So excuse your math but thats at least a $280 difference for about 10% performance increase over a Q9400. Not to mention that QXXX prices are dropping like rocks now.

Id love to know where your buying RAM for that price. Cheepo RAM on newegg is at least $70 for 8GB.

 

[someguy7]

Where is this 8GB of "not crappola either" ram for $50 at. I will order a 8gb right now.

 

[nsimo86]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227199

8GB for $40 after rebate

 

[apache_lives]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227199

8GB for $40 after rebate

makes you wonder why these idiots running xp still dont spend that $40 for 8gb and try vista x64 and see for them selves how good it is, and on that note, why do people call it heavy and resource hungry when "resources" are only $40...

 

[someguy7]

For some reason in my head I read a 8GB kit. Instead of just 8GB total.

 

[someguy7]

Thats still not 50 bucks. You only get a rebate from one kit. If you order 2 kits you only get on rebate from I can from reading the PDF

 

[Shadow703793]

makes you wonder why these idiots running xp still dont spend that $40 for 8gb and try vista x64 and see for them selves how good it is, and on that note, why do people call it heavy and resource hungry when "resources" are only $40...

Good question. I still run XP x64 because I run CAD software (SolidWorks), which don't work well with Vista x64. I still run Vista x64/OSX/Fedora/SUSE on a day to day basis.

 

[Scotteq]

makes you wonder why these idiots running xp still dont spend that $40 for 8gb and try vista x64 and see for them selves how good it is, and on that note, why do people call it heavy and resource hungry when "resources" are only $40...

Any reason to not change. This same crowd rails against UAC, yet can't seem to figure out how to turn it off, or how to use the Superadmin account. Clue: If you can't do those things, then you *NEED* to have UAC on your computer.



Regarding the OP - Check the encoding benchmarks for an I7, already posted in this thread, versus those for your processor. The Answer you seek is readily apparent.

 

[xx12amanxx]

Having just came from a x2 6000+ to a phenom2 x4 940 i can attest that the 6000+ is not going to cut it if you want to finish your work in any amount of decent time! I would start encoding a video and i could feel the performance hit when trying to run other app's.

If you have to stay dual core at least go for the 7750x2 it is clock for clock faster and Oces to 3ghz and more.

 

[esox]

After finally getting my new i7 setup running, here are some results:

Converting a 700 Mb AVI to DVD format (no burning) using Nero 7 , Single Pass and fit to disk:

Athlon 6000+ x64 3.0Ghz with 3Gb ddr2 ram took 40 minutes and 7 seconds

i7 920, 2.67Ghz with 6Gb of ddr3 ram 1600 took 12 minutes and 14 seconds

so my i7 system is about 3.3 times faster

Using Winavi for the same video above:

Athlon took 16 minutes 12 seconds
i7 took 7 minutes and 22 seconds

so my i7 system is about 2.2 times faster