Confused Between 6800K VS 7700K For Video Editing

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Hi,

Note: I can't buy AMD RYZEN 7 series as it's not available in my region so far and I can't wait for it as my work suffers so please don't suggest.

I need to build a PC for video editing (1080p),
My videos are 20mins to 30mins long.

FYI: I will not use overclocking but just getting K series CPU as it's higher clock speed and budget is not an issue.

Also I will not use Cooler etc.. as I'm not going to use overclocking is it okay if I don't use cooler?

Also I don't play games.

My confusion is someone told me 7700K is latest and has a lot of new features, energy efficient etc... but my excuse is it has only 4 cores whereas 6800K has 6 cores BUT the other person said even though 7700K has only 4 cores, still it is better because it has new architecture and has only little less performance than 6800K so now you suggest me what's the best?


Budget: I easily can buy any of these CPU's

Please suggest me the best CPU among these and MOBO and rest of the configuration.

I'm highly grateful to you for reading all this.
 
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The Original Ralph
i do a lot of video editing - a lot is going to depend on the software you're using, some software are core "hogs", ie they like a lot of cores and use all cores available, while other software doesn't appear to run any faster with additional cores

for example, at the below link, scroll down to the 2nd graph, labeled at top "Adobe CC" and looking down you'll see my cpu (i7-5960x) with 8 cores ranking lower than a 5930 with six cores when running Adobe Premiere Pro CC.. Then hit the scroll button to the right of the graph, and change to Adobe After Effects CC and you'll notice the 5960x is ranked as the fastest.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i7-5960x-haswell-e-cpu,3918-5.html?_ga=1.61181353.464626474.1477413218

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For video editing more cores is almost always better, since you have more cores to do the rendering (6 cores/12 threads for 6800K vs 4 cores/8 threads on the 7700K). So this is mainly why the 6800K would be the better choice between the two.
If money really is no object, consider getting a Xeon CPU for even more available cores.
 
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Racheal6

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Thanks for shedding light on this, really appreciate that.

Could you please recommend any Xeon CPU which is better than 6800K
 
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Along with my above question, please als recommend which MOBO is best for 6800K for video editing.
PSU
RAM
(As I mentioned above I don't want to overclock as I don't like that so I won't like to have cooler )

 
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On http://pcpartpicker.com/ you can build your own computer using virtually any parts available. There are many different motherboards, ram, etc. so I can't really recommend any particular motherboard since all brands usually have a good proposition. You will have to take into account which motherboards are available in your country, and do some research on them. Some offer more connectivity, some have option to crossfire/sli, some have m.2/nvme support, etc.

Xeons have more cores but are $2000/3000 dollar CPU's, so maybe a bit expensive/overkill for the type of work you are going to use it for.
 
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How serious are you about video editing? The 7700k is a very capable CPU and a more well-rounded processor than the 6800K in my opinion because of the blistering single core performance. If you're taking editing really seriously and it's a source of income for you, then I'd get the 6800K. The only reason to get a xeon IMO is if you need ECC support and something absolutely rock solid that for sure won't crash during 12hr+ rendering sessions. If you're just doing editing as a hobby, then I'd get the 7700K to be honest and save a little bit of money for more SSD space and a better GPU.
 
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i do a lot of video editing - a lot is going to depend on the software you're using, some software are core "hogs", ie they like a lot of cores and use all cores available, while other software doesn't appear to run any faster with additional cores

for example, at the below link, scroll down to the 2nd graph, labeled at top "Adobe CC" and looking down you'll see my cpu (i7-5960x) with 8 cores ranking lower than a 5930 with six cores when running Adobe Premiere Pro CC.. Then hit the scroll button to the right of the graph, and change to Adobe After Effects CC and you'll notice the 5960x is ranked as the fastest.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/intel-core-i7-5960x-haswell-e-cpu,3918-5.html?_ga=1.61181353.464626474.1477413218

what you might try is looking for a similiar benchmark comparison (that's an old one from my gen cpu, but I'm sure Tom's has more current benchmark results posted) and look for your program to see what cpu (and how many cores it has) your software runs best with. Or contact the software maker and ask them.

I run Handbrake and it uses all 8 cores at 92-97% usage - a 45 gb file on the 5960x takes maybe 13 minutes to render, but on an i7-4970 cpu with 4 cores on another computer i've got, that same file takes 40-45 minutes. But another program, Camtasia Studio renders a video in nearly identical times whether i run it on the 5960x computer or the i7-4790 cpu (with only 4 cores) - and it only runs either cpu at 30-42% usage or load.

if you want to future proof yourself, go with more cores

fwiw
 
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