Video editing system: 8 core i7 7820 vs 10 core Xeon 2017

[ben.axtell]

Hi, I'm looking at building a video editing workstation. Been Mac up until now, but going to move across to PC due to price / upgradability etc.

I run a small company, so we use the machines daily. Generally our work is mainly editing HD and 4k single and multicam (using Premier / Adobe CC) encoding, some AE and then we're doing an increasing amount of 360 video.

I've spec'd some machines, but bit of a newbie in terms of PCs. My main questions are whether I go with a workstation (seems that it will be more solid and less downtime) or a PC (which I think I can get a faster system)

I'm looking to spend around £2k approx on the tower. And something that can keep running for a couple of years, as we edit more 4k, 8-12k 360 etc.

My main questions are whether I go for a Xeon or i7 chips?

Here's my thoughts on setup:

Either i7 7820 8-core 3.6ghz (which gets some amazing benchmarks)
or
Xeon E5 2640 v4 10 core 2.4Ghz

Rest of the system
- 8GB Nvedia 1070
- 64 GB Ram
- 240 SSD for OS
- 1 TB SSD scratch drive
- 2 TB HHD
- We have a QNap setup over LAN
- a processor liquid cooling system

Any advice would be welcomed, I was leaning towards the i7 - as the benchmarks come out with some great workstation scores. The i7 is also a touch cheaper than the E5, and I can overclock if needed. However maybe the Xeon will be far more robust and dependable.

If anyone had advice be great to hear!

 

[Kasper Jorgensen]

Get a Threadripper with as many cores as you can afford.
Between the 2 Intel, go with the I7 as the higher clock speed will more than make up for the missing 2 cores.

 

[ben.axtell]

Hi thanks for the advice - that is what I imagined.

The Threadrippers would be great, the 1920 12core or even 1950 16 core both look incredibly fast when running all cores. Tho add a lot to the build - 1950 about twice as much for the for the CPU - so a balance against budget.

Guess you'd put the Threadripper above the i9 12 core too? 1920 looks similarly matched / priced in this bracket. Again loses out on single / quad speed but ahead with all cores.

Maybe worth the extra 10% or so cost across the whole build to go for the 1920.

Just if others are considering similar chips - found this article offers a thorough comparison. Supports idea 1920 is good value for what I need
https://www.techspot.com/review/1465-amd-ryzen-threadripper-1950x-1920x/