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Autodesk Revit workstation CPU choice

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  • Core
  • Cache
  • Workstations
  • Autodesk
  • RAM
  • CPUs
  • Intel i7
  • Business Computing
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June 12, 2014 10:06:54 AM

Between these two CPU's:

i7-4930K 6-core 3.4Ghz/3.9Ghz 12MB cache (max 32GB RAM) or
i7-4790K 4-core 4.0Ghz/4.5Ghz 8MB cache (max 64GB RAM)

The trade-off is 600Mhz clock speed vs 2 extra cores, 4MB cache, and an extra 32GB RAM supported. RAM will be maxed to either 32GB for the 4930K, or 64GB for the 4790K (appropriate motherboards will be chosen).

Are any of you familiar with how well (primarily) Revit, AutoCAD, & Navisworks uses resources that can provide input on which may be the superior choice? Theorycraft is welcome too.

From my limited understanding, Revit often utilizes only a single core for many of its functions - in which case a higher clock speed seems the better choice. In cases where it does use multiple cores, I would think that surely 4 (or 8 threaded) cores would be sufficient.

However, the extra 4MB cache and 64GB RAM support may make the difference, especially on larger project files.

Since we need this built shortly, we can't wait for better upcoming parts like DDR4 and next-gen CPU's. Though, since they're on different sockets, LGA 1150 and 2011, maybe an argument can be made to sway the decision for future-proofing.

Thank you for your thoughts!

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June 12, 2014 1:22:09 PM

I think you are wrong about CPU.
All major vendors recommend xeon as CPU and not i7 (i7 would work too).
Take a look at major hardware vendors under workstation lenovo,hp,dell,boxxtech .
All comes down to how big is your project files..
2 other recommendations : more ram is better , don't forget put SSD drives.
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