What 2011-v3 CPU would give the best performance in gaming?

Jason Burge · Nov 18, 2015

I am building a new PC and I need advice on what CPU would benefit me best for overall quality.
I made a thread of this before about what CPU would be best for gaming and 3D modeling/rendering and I found out that you need the right CPU for a specific job. So This build will be strictly for gaming.

Here is the parts list I have made alread:. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2qTtZL

Just some extra notes on my build. For SLI/Crossfire I want to be able to do link up to 4 cards. Also be able to support my RAM speed which is 3000 MHz.

So what will benefit me best?

Darkseiders · Nov 18, 2015

If you want to do a 4 way SLI setup, I would recommend the i7-5930k. If you want to do dual or tri, I would recommend the 5820k. I don't know why you would want four way SLI titan x cards for gaming or 3d modeling, so I would recommend the i7-5820k and the two GTX 980ti GPUs, as well as a Max of 32GB of RAM.

bambiboom · Nov 18, 2015

Jason Burge,

The i7-5930K (6-core @ 3.5 / 3.7GHz) would be a good choice:

http://ark.intel.com/products/82931/Intel-Core-i7-5930K-Processor-15M-Cache-up-to-3_70-GHz

I don't recommend the i7-5280K here as supports 28 PCIe lanes to the i7-5930K's 40 lanes. As each GPU uses X16, the system will need all the lanes it can get if there is more than one GPU.

> And this can be overclocked. On Passmark, there are 13X i7-5930K / MSI X99A SLI PLUS systems:

CPU Scores

16750 (4.6GHz)
15220 (3.9Ghz)
14951 (4.0GHz)
14175 (3.7GHz)

The highest CPU score for the i7-5930K is 17329 @ 4.7GHz on an ASUS Rampage V Extreme.

GPU's: The tests I've seen of GPU;s in SLI suggest that the advantages drops off rapidly after two cards, that is, each card after two provides proportionally less improvement. In the i7-5930K / MSI X99A SLI PLUS systems on Passmark the top three scores in the 3D test were 10663 GTX 980, 10660 GTX 980ti, and 10334 GTX 980. The highest 3D score using the i7-5930K is 11528 GTX 980 and for GTX Titan Black is 10118. Of the top 10 3D scores, 8 were GTX 980 and two were 780Ti. On the charts, the average GTX 980ti score is 11492 and No. 2 is the Titan X at 10982- which is also about $400 more expensive than the 980Ti.

Drives: If you're using X99, there's an astounding advantage to M.2 drives. On the i7-5930K / MSI X99A systems, a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB scores 5061. There is no M.2 listing, but the average disk score of a Samsung SM951 is 8433 and the Crucial BX100 1TB is 3827. Prices for M.2 have dropped rapidly too.

Looks like a very good project.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

LookItsRain · Nov 18, 2015

Above dual sli, the performance gain when adding extra cards decreases by a big margin.

I would suggest a 5820k and sticking to dual sli to save money to put into other parts.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($340.78 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($107.78 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($182.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($330.13 @ Micro Center)
Storage: Toshiba X300 6TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($228.00 @ Other World Computing)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($639.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($639.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 750D Airflow Edition ATX Full Tower Case ($127.78 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($154.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($17.75 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 OEM (64-bit)
Total: $2845.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-18 04:39 EST-0500

I suggest this, saves money and gives better performance, remove one 980ti now if you decide to not go sli from the start.

Jason Burge · Nov 18, 2015

bambiboom :

Jason Burge,

The i7-5930K (5-core @ 3.5 / 3.7GHz would be a good choice:

http://ark.intel.com/products/82931/Intel-Core-i7-5930K-Processor-15M-Cache-up-to-3_70-GHz

I don't recommend the i7-5280K here as supports 28 PCIe lanes to the i7-5930K's 40 lanes. As each GPU uses X16, the system will need all the lanes it can get if there is more than one GPU.

> And this can be overclocked. On Passmark, there are 13X i7-5930K / MSI X99A SLI PLUS systems:

CPU Scores

16750 (4.6GHz)
15220 (3.9Ghz)
14951 (4.0GHz)
14175 (3.7GHz)

The highest CPU score for the i7-5930K is 17329 @ 4.7GHz on an ASUS Rampage V Extreme.

GPU's: The tests I've seen of GPU;s in SLI suggest that the advantages drops off rapidly after two cards, that is, each card after two provides proportionally less improvement. In the i7-5930K / MSI X99A SLI PLUS systems on Passmark the top three scores in the 3D test were 10663 GTX 980, 10660 GTX 980ti, and 10334 GTX 980. The highest 3D score using the i7-5930K is 11528 GTX 980 and for GTX Titan Black is 10118. Of the top 10 3D scores, 8 were GTX 980 and two were 780Ti. On the charts, the average GTX 980ti score is 11492 and No. 2 is the Titan X at 10982- which is also about $400 more expensive than the 980Ti.

Drives: If you're using X99, there's an astounding advantage to M.2 drives. On the i7-5930K / MSI X99A systems, a Samsung 850 EVO 250GB scores 5061. There is no M.2 listing, but the average disk score of a Samsung SM951 is 8433 and the Crucial BX100 1TB is 3827. Prices for M.2 have dropped rapidly too.

Looks like a very good project.

Cheers,

BambiBoom

Ok this sounds good to but why ditch the Titan X for two GTX 980 Ti s? Is that more powerful than 1 Titan? The reason why I have 1 Titan X is because I want to game at 1080p until 2k and 4k becomes more affordable in the future and I plan to SLI more than 2 Titan Xs. Will 2 GTX 980 Ti s be able to handle that one day?

LookItsRain · Nov 18, 2015

Jason Burge :

bambiboom :

Ok this sounds good to but why ditch the Titan X for two GTX 980 Ti s? Is that more powerful than 1 Titan? The reason why I have 1 Titan X is because I want to game at 1080p until 2k and 4k becomes more affordable in the future and I plan to SLI more than 2 Titan Xs. Will 2 GTX 980 Ti s be able to handle that one day?

980tis perform almost identically to titans xs for 350 dollars less. 2 980tis in sli would do 4k 60 fps on most games

Darkseiders · Nov 18, 2015

You don't need the titan x for gaming. It is only useful for rendering. A tri sli config wouldn't be worth it, I would recommend the 5820k, as even a titan x cannot saturate a PCI-e x8 connection.

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