4790K versus 5820K "budget" builds

kramard

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So, I'm surprised how close these two proposed builds landed. My plan would be to OC the 4790K to 4.6 or OC the 5820K to 4.4; either option on liquid cooling. I've been averaging a build once every six years so some longevity is desired. My Core 2 Duo E8400 OC to 4.2 has hummed until it ran into the GoPro 1080P @ 120FPS fotoage :(.

The net difference between the two builds is a total of $237.53; while not "nothing" its not nearly as much as I expected. Specifically on the 5820K - does anyone have experience with overclocking and the ASRock Extreme 4 motherboard? I don't plan on chasing a clock speed of more than 4.4 or 4.5.

Uses:

  • Video editing (have a GoPro 4+ black) - would like to edit 1080P @ 120FPS, possible 2K @ 48 FPS.
    Gaming and potentially streaming to an Nvidia Shield Tablet

The Proposed Builds:
4790K

    Intel Core i7-4790K $309.99
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer $124.99 (114.99 A/R)
    G.SKILL Ares Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1333 $129.99
    CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i $99.99
    PNY Optima SSD7SC240GOPT-RB 2.5" 240GB SATA III $99.99 ($79.99 A/R)
    EVGA 04G-2974-KR GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 ACX 2.0 PCI Express 3.0 339.99
    EVGA 600 B 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified 600W $59.99 (49.99 A/R)

    Total: $1,124.89 shipped (after rebates)



5820K

    Intel Core i7-5820K $299.99 (Microcenter)
    ASRock X99 Extreme4 $239.99 (Microcenter)
    Crucial 8GB DDR4-2133 (PC4-17000) C15 * 2 $199.99 (Microcenter)
    CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i $99.99
    PNY Optima SSD7SC240GOPT-RB 2.5" 240GB SATA III $99.99 ($79.99 A/R)
    EVGA 04G-2974-KR GeForce GTX 970 Superclocked 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 ACX 2.0 PCI Express 3.0 339.99
    VGA SuperNOVA 750 750W Watt Bronze $84.99 (64.99 A/R)

    Total: $1,362.42 w/ local taxes and shipped (after rebates)

 
Solution
I have a very similar 4790k system, but if you were throwing down the cash, i would choose a better board, like the ASUS Z97 Deluxe if you want it to hold out a good 6 years. I'd also use a Samsung EVO SSD.

Everything out looks great to me. You may find better performance from your 5820K with video encoding (if you're encoding video). I would run the benchmarks against the 4790K. But for the price, the 4790K really can't be beat.

cirdecus

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I have a very similar 4790k system, but if you were throwing down the cash, i would choose a better board, like the ASUS Z97 Deluxe if you want it to hold out a good 6 years. I'd also use a Samsung EVO SSD.

Everything out looks great to me. You may find better performance from your 5820K with video encoding (if you're encoding video). I would run the benchmarks against the 4790K. But for the price, the 4790K really can't be beat.
 
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c-torres

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Since what you'll mostly be doing, as far as I understand, is video editing, I'd go for the 5820K. It'll give you more flexibility and faster rendering times.
When it comes to multitasking, the new Intel chips have proven to be way ahead. You can search a video that NCIX put up on YouTube on this matter, comparing these processors we're dealing with here.
Good luck.
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($81.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive ($109.23 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX XTR 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1170.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-23 15:47 EDT-0400
 

mtsavage

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The i7-5820K will give you an option for processor upgrades where the i7-4790K will likely give you none. The i7-5820K needs 4 DDR4 dimms for best performance (quad channel memory controller). The memory below is the same cost as the two dimms you had before.

Crucial 4GB DDR4-2133 (PC4-17000) C15 * 4 $199.96
 

bsod1

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($69.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($139.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($349.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair RM 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1124.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-23 16:12 EDT-0400
 

thepcguru

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Yes, I do as a matter of fact. This my build:

ASRock X99M Extreme4 LGA 2011-3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $250.07
Corsair CX500 V2 CX Series CP-9020047-US 500W Power Supply - 80 Plus Bronze, 120mm Fan, Active PFC, Single +12V Rail $49.99
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4-19200) Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15Q-16GRB $269.99
Intel Haswell-E Core i7-5820K CPU - Six Cores, 3.6GHz, Unlocked, 15MB Cache, 4 Channels DDR4, 140W, Socket 2011-v3 $389.00
Noctua NH-U12 S for Intel LGA 2011,1156,1155,1150 and AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/3+,FM1/2 Sockets, U Type, 5 Heatpipe,120mm CPU Cooler $61.90
Samsung 850 Pro MZ-7KE128BW 128 GB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive - SATA - 256 $108.20
Samsung 850 Pro MZ-7KE128BW 128 GB 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive - SATA - 256 $109.99
Grand Total w/o Case & Video Card $1,239.14


I'm running a GTX-260 that I had lying around in the meantime and have never seen it runs as good as it has in the past. Also using a XION Black Colored Gaming Case for $39.99 which is of great quality for the price; It has water hose ports in the back if you wanted to water cool, its ready. Note: I went with the Micro-ATX MB and Case to save weight and space. I'll upgrade the video later.

Memory is overclocked @ 2667 on 1.36 volts perfectly stable. I even lowered the command rate to 1T and all the timings down to 14, and it works with superiority. My CPU cores are also overclocked from 3.3 to 4.5ghz (i7-5820, Vcore 1.36v, 1.920 input volts). So it seems this memory works great considering I'm pushing my system significantly further than normal. I went with a an ASRock motherboard and I love how this G.Skill blue colored memory matches it perfectly! I didn't really need the Killer LAN so I went with the X99M Extreme 4. This MB also tied for #1 in OC performance, offers a speedy M.2 slot, and is priced very well. I didn't even need water cooling with the awesomely quiet and cool Noctua Fan.

Ran Passmark 10x sequentially and temps rose slightly, maxing out after 7 runs and I stopped at 10.
Avg Temperatures (Idle): CPU = 37C/98F, MB = 37C/98F
Under Full Load: CPU = 76C-83C (Max of 10), MB: 41C (Max of 10)

So I am blasting this thing with performance and staying well below 105C and see no benefit to water cooling at this point. I'm scared of water anyway. 8 ]

Passmark Rating: 4363
Passmark CPU Rating: 17,398
Passmark Memork Mark: 2900
Passmark Disk Mark: 4454


Haswell-E overclocks better from what I've seen so far around town...

http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-5820K-vs-Intel-Core-i7-4790K/2579vs2384