Threadripper vs 1800x Build - Is It Worth It? (Video Editing)

dj2b4life

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Hello guys :D

I am building a workstation (video editing with Adobe CC Premiere and After Effects), and am building 1-2 of these builds.

The 1800x and 1950x are what I'm currently eyeing, but I am more than open to Intel as well. I have built two different builds below; let me know your thoughts.

I currently have (2) 6600k Builds, with GTX 960s and 16GB 3200 RAM; and it's no where near as powerful as I need it to be for video editing. It's okay for Photoshop however.

See the two builds below ::

Build 1) Threadripper 1950x

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hvs2RJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hvs2RJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4GHz 16-Core Processor ($868.70 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Enermax - LiqTech TR4 360 102.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($132.93 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI - X399 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX TR4 Motherboard ($344.02 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($331.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Samsung - 960 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($304.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Pro 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($103.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Other: MSI GTX 1080 ($550.00)

Total: $2883.40
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Build 2) Ryzen 7 1800x

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yGdkTB
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yGdkTB/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1800X 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor ($329.00 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermaltake - Water 3.0 Riing RGB 360 40.6 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($154.39 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI - B350 TOMAHAWK ATX AM4 Motherboard ($79.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($331.99 @ Newegg Business)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ Samsung)
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Pro 5 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.79 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Other: MSI GTX 1080 ($550.00)

Total: $2002.42
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Are these 2 builds really all that different? Considering one of the builds is almost $900 less.
 
Here is the list:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i9-7900X 3.3GHz 10-Core Processor ($922.27 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus - TUF X299 MARK 2 ATX LGA2066 Motherboard ($243.76 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($157.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($67.88 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB ARMOR Video Card ($914.98 @ Newegg)
Case: be quiet! - Silent Base 800 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.00 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Power Supply: Corsair - RMx 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2948.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-21 02:16 EDT-0400

This is well balances for the above listed software. With this build you get great multi-core performance for Premier Pro which performs on par with Threadripper 1950X if not better for multi-threaded workload and performs lot better than 1950X in single-threaded performance.
 
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