Intel Core i7-4930K vs. i7-5820k

[MoonDefender]

Which is better in your opinion? I'm a little stuck because I can't find much info on these two CPUs.

 

[CTurbo]

They are pretty even with each other, but the 4930k and it's entire platform is about to be EOL, and the 5820k's platform is better in a lot of ways. ie DDR4 RAM

 

[helpstar]

what´s the purpose of these CPUs?
Gaming,
professional use, like foto/video editing, CAD

 

[MoonDefender]

They are pretty even with each other, but the 4930k and it's entire platform is about to be EOL, and the 5820k's platform is better in a lot of ways. ie DDR4 RAM

Price is also a con on DDR4 if you were to go with that platform.

 

[MoonDefender]

what´s the purpose of these CPUs?
Gaming,
professional use, like foto/video editing, CAD

Gaming, video editing, server hosting. A little bit of everything.

 

[CTurbo]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/N2MYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/N2MYQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($645.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($209.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($158.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1014.36

vs

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/QvrXMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/QvrXMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($445.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($248.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($281.54 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $975.83


I went with the cheapest motherboards for each i7, the cheapest 4x4GB kit of DDR3 and the fastest 4x4GB kit of DDR4. It seems to me like the biggest con is the price of the 4930k

 

[Vici0us]

4930K is on X79 platform which is now dead since X99 came out.

5820K is on X99 but it requires DDR4 which is a bit expensive.

Either one is good for gaming, video editing/rendering, photoshop, etc.

 

[helpstar]

go for a 5820k setup,
upgrading will be easier in the future .

 

[DubbleClick]

Meanwhile nobody has mentioned the only real tradeoffs with each choice.

I7 5820k pros: m.2/sata e motherboard support.
I7 5820k cons: very high ram price, you'll be paying a premium for 32/64gb of ram, only 28 pcie lanes, no 4way sli support, expensive motherboards

I7 4930k pros: I7 5820k cons
I7 4930k cons: I7 5820k pros.

 

[MoonDefender]

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/N2MYQ7
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/N2MYQ7/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($645.50 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($209.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($158.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1014.36

vs

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/QvrXMp
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/QvrXMp/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($445.34 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($248.95 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory ($281.54 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $975.83


I went with the cheapest motherboards for each i7, the cheapest 4x4GB kit of DDR3 and the fastest 4x4GB kit of DDR4. It seems to me like the biggest con is the price of the 4930k

4930K is on X79 platform which is now dead since X99 came out.

5820K is on X99 but it requires DDR4 which is a bit expensive.

Either one is good for gaming, video editing/rendering, photoshop, etc.

go for a 5820k setup,
upgrading will be easier in the future .

Yeah that's also what I was thinking, the X99 build will be easier to upgrade.

 

[helpstar]

Meanwhile nobody has mentioned the only real tradeoffs with each choice.

I7 5820k pros: m.2/sata e motherboard support.
I7 5820k cons: very high ram price, you'll be paying a premium for 32/64gb of ram, only 28 pcie lanes, no 4way sli support, expensive motherboards

I7 4930k pros: I7 5820k cons
I7 4930k cons: I7 5820k pros.

e.g. Gigabyte GA-X99-UD3 has 4way SLI support

 

[DubbleClick]

The motherboard, yes. The cpu, no. 28 pcie lanes are not enough to run 4 gpus at sli minimum of 8 lanes per gpu.

 

[helpstar]

Ah, thanks for the enlightenment, didn´t see that in the tech spec.
so up to 3-way sli is possible with this CPU or am I wrong?

 

[DubbleClick]

3 way is doable with x8 x8 x8 (=24) opposed to x16 x16 x8 (=40). Not that there would be any performance difference there.