Alright, this is for an extremely powerful server build for my company, and I was wondering how well would the e7-8870, being one of the most powerful processors on Earth with 10 cores, perform for workstation tasks of the highest order? Would the premium price tag of $4616 justify the purchase of this processor?
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if you are splashing that much cash as a company then get some proper advice. Is it a workstation or a server you are after, they are very different beasts.
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What is the workloads it will be doing?
If the workload is highly threaded, then you might find it more economical to go dual socket + 2x 6 core E5-2620.
Also, many programs can be accelerated more efficiently with co-processors or GPUs, depending on the workload so thats worth bearing in mind, although we need to know what you are doing first.
If the workload is highly threaded, then you might find it more economical to go dual socket + 2x 6 core E5-2620.
Also, many programs can be accelerated more efficiently with co-processors or GPUs, depending on the workload so thats worth bearing in mind, although we need to know what you are doing first.
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+1^ we need a lot more information, for the right software a nomal cpu and a cuda GPU would be better than a top end CPU.
Sorry about he lack of information. This would be the usage Video Editing (greater than 8k ultra hd, premiere), Coloring (DaVinci Resolve), Compositing (After Effects, Nuke), 3D Generalism (Maya, C4D etc), real time rendering of interactive media (games, simulators, etc), reflection and shading models, and 3d projections. It is meant to power multiple monitors at the same time, and runs at over 12 threads per application.
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[No, the e5-2620's would never cut it for the kind of work you are doing and the performance you are expecting. For this sort of work, you need the best of the best, and so the most powerful processor on Earth is the one you need. Go for the E7-8870, and your company will have you to thank for simplifying work at the office greatly. And get Quadros in 4-way SLI. You either go big or go home.
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I dont believe you can 4 way SLI K6000s. And anyway, you dont need to SLI them to use all the cuda cores.
I would still recommend going for a dual socket setup, rather than a single. You can end up with more cores/threads.
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I would say 2x E5-2643 v2 would give higher performance than the single E7-8870. Obviously if money is no object then go dual E7-8870
Now, dual E7-8870's? That would cost more than 9 grand, and I would get the sack if I ever spent that amount of money. Are you absolutely sure that the E5-2643 is better than a single E7-8870? I would have to bring that up at the next boardroom meeting before making a move in the market. If so, what would be the absolute best MoBo to go with that? My job's on the line here.
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Without seeing hard benchmarks its hard to say 100%. However here is my reasoning behind DUAL E5-2643 v2 being better:
1) More overall cache per core 4.1Mb vs 3Mb
2) Significantly higher clock speed, which will give higher individual threaded performance per clock. 3.8Ghz Turbo vs 2.8Ghz turbo
3) More overall cores and threads 12/24 vs 10/20
4) Newer 22nm Ivybridge-EP Arcitecture vs older Westmere-EX 32nm (the 8870 was launched in 2011 and will be replaced soon no doubt)
Worth thinking about also is the fact that you could also get dual E5-2690 v2 which are 10 core cpus also and half the price of the old 8870, and also on the much newer architecture.
1) More overall cache per core 4.1Mb vs 3Mb
2) Significantly higher clock speed, which will give higher individual threaded performance per clock. 3.8Ghz Turbo vs 2.8Ghz turbo
3) More overall cores and threads 12/24 vs 10/20
4) Newer 22nm Ivybridge-EP Arcitecture vs older Westmere-EX 32nm (the 8870 was launched in 2011 and will be replaced soon no doubt)
Worth thinking about also is the fact that you could also get dual E5-2690 v2 which are 10 core cpus also and half the price of the old 8870, and also on the much newer architecture.
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