Ryzen 5 2600 vs Intel Core i5-8400 for video encoding/recoding

[wongnog]

Hi guys,

I've got an aging i7-2600K with 8Gb RAM that I'm looking to upgrade. My boot drive is a Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250Gb, and recently got an EVGA SuperNOVA 550 G3, 80 Plus Gold 550W GPU. So I'm looking to upgrade my CPU, RAM, Mobo, and GPU if I need to. I don't play any games, and am comfortable with light overclocking (ideally with stock cooler, simplicity and stability are most important to me). My main use cases are in x264 and x265 video encoding using Handbrake, and video remuxing using Avidemux or MKVToolNix. Looking to spend max $400-500 CAD. I can see that prices for the i5-8400 are up with stock levels low, so I'm willing to wait a few months if prices will drop. What are your thoughts about my 2 choices, or would you recommend I consider an alternative?

Thanks!

 

[WildCard999]

I would go with the Ryzen 5 2600 as it has the same amount of cores as the 8400 however as has 12 threads which should be beneficial. Plus you can overclock the 2600 and not the 8400 as it's locked.

 

[captaincharisma]

between the 2 i believe the 2600 would be best. both CPU's have 6 cores but AMD put their own version of hyperthreading on it so it will have a total of 12 threads which will be better for multitasking, both have the same clock speed

 

[wongnog]

My friend has recommended the following parts for me on a 2600 rig. What are your thoughts?
- Gigabyte B450M DS3H = $95 CAD
- Zotac GeForce GT 710 1GB = $50 CAD
- Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8Gb) DDR4-3000 = $130 CAD

 

[WildCard999]

My friend has recommended the following parts for me on a 2600 rig. What are your thoughts?
- Gigabyte B450M DS3H = $95 CAD
- Zotac GeForce GT 710 1GB = $50 CAD
- Vulcan 16 GB (2 x 8Gb) DDR4-3000 = $130 CAD

Those will work for your needs and as long as you don't need a strong GPU and just visuals then the GT 710 will work fine.

 

[iamacow]

between the 2 i believe the 2600 would be best. both CPU's have 6 cores but AMD put their own version of hyperthreading on it so it will have a total of 12 threads which will be better for multitasking, both have the same clock speed

You can't compare Intel to AMD clocks speeds. Thats like Apples to oranges . Also can't compare "Thread" count because AMD and Intel threads do not operate the same. Only real way to find out is by checking benchmark results for video encoding using handbreak. It looks like the i5 8400 is a few fps faster for encoding. Not a big deal. Go with whatever is cheaper.

 

[TerryLaze]

Do you have a GPU? Newer Nvidia cards have excellent speeds at x265 no need for CPU encoding.

 

[iamacow]

Only program that uses NVIDIA GPU for H.265 encoding is NVENCODE https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-video-codec-sdk. Unless you want to write your own program, you'll have to wait until someone does. H.264 on the other hand, is widely available for years now.

 

[LordVile]

AMD would be better due to higher thread count unless the program is heavily weighted for intels architecture.

 

[TerryLaze]

Only program that uses NVIDIA GPU for H.265 encoding is NVENCODE https://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-video-codec-sdk. Unless you want to write your own program, you'll have to wait until someone does. H.264 on the other hand, is widely available for years now.

This guy makes a cmd tool for every type of card nvidia amd and even intel qsv it's also supposed to integrate into some video editors when using the installer but I never managed to make this work,cmd is more to my liking anyway.
https://rigaya34589.blog.fc2.com/

Edit: avidemux uses nvidia hevc encoding for years now.

 

[iamacow]

Avidemux is not user friendly at all. Plus AVID codec is and has been MP4 / H.264. I guess it could be HEVC....