Intel core i5-4670K good for video editing?

[VagelisZampras]

I will build a new desktop pc with the beastly Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Edition, 8GB of ram and an Intel core i5-4670K. Is the i5-4670K good enough for gaming? What about video editing and rendering?

I really don't want to buy an i7 and stretch my budget to 1500€, if the i5-4670K is capable to handle 1080p games and 1920x1080 videos being rendered. How much will it take me to render a medium sized 1080p clip (about 15 minutes or more) in after effects or sony vegas pro, using the i5-4670K?

~Thanks in advance!

Intel Core i5-4670K Specs: http://ark.intel.com/products/75048/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz

 

[hapkiman]

The i5 4670k is only adequate for editing, not great. You said you are on a budget, but you'll regret not having an i7 for that. Also you'll do better with more than 8GB of RAM if you want to do video work- this can be a big problem as you'll quickly saturate 8GB. Any of the i5's which are without hyper-threading will not do so well with editing. They'll work -but it'll just take longer.

 

[coozie7]

It really depends on how serious you are about the video side, the i5 4670K/GTX980Ti is capable of owning pretty well any game out there at 1080, or even 1440 rez but the 4 extra threads available to an i7 will significantly speed up your video work.
You could always rebalance the build and go for a GTX980/R9 Fury/R9 Fury Nano and put the money saved towards a i7 CPU.
And yes, 16Gb would be a good idea if you're serious about the video side as well, either that or a fast SSD.

 

[VagelisZampras]

Ok, First of all, my build has an Samsung 840 Evo 250GB SSD
-I decided that I would point most money towards getting a GTX 980 Ti, because I may upgrade to a 2K/4K monitor in the future.
-I'll maybe add some more ram and bring it to 12GB, as RAM is not very expensive.
-I've also been thinking of an AMD FX-9590, which is much cheaper than an i7, but I would need a different motherboard. (I haven't actually decided about the mobo yet, as the choice is so wide, any advice on the motherboard appreciated)

So to conclude:

It's either going for that i7-4790K and hoping the price goes down later this year.
OR
Redesigning the whole build and looking for an AM3+ Mobo that supports the GTX 980 Ti

But:
1-How good is the FX-9590 for video editing?
2-Any motherboard suggestions are welcome (Please consider price 100-150$ and maybe 2-way sli)

Thanks

 

[synphul]

Between the heat and power consumption along with potential struggles of keeping the 9590 running without throttling you'd be better off with intel. The 9590 is essentially a factory oc'd 8350. Despite having 8c/8t it would be about on par with an i5. The 4c/8t i7 would easily outperform it in video editing which is reflected in the price. More performance, more price.

It also depends on the program. If using handbrake a 4690k i5 is slightly faster in handbrake than the fx 9590. In another test for 4k video the 9590 is around 40% faster but the i5 k series can be oc'd where the 9590 is pretty well out of headroom to oc. It's been pushed about as far as it'll go out of the box from amd. That's also comparing to the 4th gen i5, not the 6th gen and not even considering the i7.

4690k vs 9590
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1289?vs=1261

4790k vs 9590
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1289?vs=1260

i5 6600k vs 9590. The latest i5 catches up to the 9590 in 4k editing and can also be oc'd so would likely surpass it.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1289?vs=1544

After Effects, i5's and i7's come out ahead of the 8350
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2015/-30-Adobe-After-Effects-CC,3721.html

Premier Pro, same story.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2015/-31-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CC,3722.html

It's true that additional threads/cores improve editing performance but high clocked cpu's with lower performing lower ipc cores struggle to keep up even when there's 8 of them. That's why cpu's have to be compared head to head rather than based on core count or clock speed and why cpu's are priced the way they are. It's pretty competitive and relative to performance when it comes to pricing structure.