8-core Haswell-E processor

john_dennis wrote on 8/29/2014, 6:12 PM
For those who are overdue for an upgrade...

"Power users had to wait (and wait) for Ivy Bridge-E parts to get their next fix."

"Intel claims the Core i7-5960X is up to 20-percent faster at editing 4K video..."

"140 Watts TDP"

I'm due in Q3 2016.

Comments

ushere wrote on 8/30/2014, 12:09 AM
we share the same upgrade date ;-)
dxdy wrote on 8/30/2014, 8:38 AM
With 16 threads running on this processor, I wonder if a GPU is even relevant for Vegas. Does anyone know how many threads Vegas can use?
OldSmoke wrote on 8/30/2014, 9:08 AM
I am sure it's a great CPU but my next build will be a dual CPU setup with two 8 core Xeons. You can see how many threads Vegas can handle under options, I believe it's 16 at the moment.

Proud owner of Sony Vegas Pro 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 and now Magix VP15&16.

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Motherboard: ASUS X299 Prime-A

Ram: G.Skill 4x8GB DDR4 2666 XMP

CPU: i7-9800x @ 4.6GHz (custom water cooling system)
GPU: 1x AMD Vega Pro Frontier Edition (water cooled)
Hard drives: System Samsung 970Pro NVME, AV-Projects 1TB (4x Intel P7600 512GB VROC), 4x 2.5" Hotswap bays, 1x 3.5" Hotswap Bay, 1x LG BluRay Burner

PSU: Corsair 1200W
Monitor: 2x Dell Ultrasharp U2713HM (2560x1440)

Stringer wrote on 8/30/2014, 10:13 AM
Now, if only " building peaks " would use more than 7% of the CPU ...
john_dennis wrote on 8/30/2014, 10:32 AM
"[I]building peaks[/I]"

That's when I go pee...twice.

"[I]You can see how many threads Vegas can handle under options, I believe it's 16 at the moment.[/I]"

There was a discussion and some experimentation with the maximum threads and cores in this post.

In the nineties, I had an associate that bought one of the first Xeon processors on the market. The processor was very quickly eclipsed by the next wave of Pentium processors.

I slyly asked him if his Xeon system was still fast enough for him. His reply, "It may not be the fastest machine, but it's never slow."
BruceUSA wrote on 8/30/2014, 12:32 PM
"I am sure it's a great CPU but my next build will be a dual CPU setup with two 8 core Xeons. You can see how many threads Vegas can handle under options, I believe it's 16 at the moment."


A dual 8 core Xeon along with my 2X 290X GPU setup myself in the future as well. I just have to wait a little longer, maybe a couple of yrs from now.

CPU:  i9 Core Ultra 285K OCed @5.6Ghz  
MBO: MSI Z890 MEG ACE Gaming Wifi 7 10G Super Lan, thunderbolt 4
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NVMe: 2TB T705 Gen5 OS, 4TB Gen4 storage
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Pete Siamidis wrote on 8/31/2014, 12:42 PM
So who will be the first to post before and after render speeds with the 8 core Haswell-E?
DataMeister wrote on 8/31/2014, 2:55 PM
Well, I am not going to be first. I'm due for an upgrade but it will probably be the i7-5930K. I'll wait for the extensive reviews to decide for sure. I just have a hard time paying above the sweet spot when it comes to computer hardware.
DataMeister wrote on 9/1/2014, 3:12 PM
And here's a good review.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8426/the-intel-haswell-e-cpu-review-core-i7-5960x-i7-5930k-i7-5820k-tested
T Reynolds wrote on 9/3/2014, 1:44 PM


X99 Intel 8 Core i7 5960X & 6 Core 5820K Inital Overclocking, Benchmarks & X79 Z97 Comparison

One of the tests uses Vegas Pro 12. Rendering Test.

Check it out below.