i7-5930K Rig Barely Outperforming i7-4700MQ Laptop In Video Encoding/Authoring

[muskyx1]

So I finally pulled the trigger on an i7-5930K rig to replace my i7-3770k system lost in a fire. System includes Asus x99 Deluxe, 4x4Gb 2400Mhz DDR4 ram, 1000W EVGA Supernova Gold, H105i water cooler, SX900 256Gb SSD and a pair of R9 270 in crossfire.

Problem is, it's barely outperforming an i7-4700MQ laptop with only 8Gb of DDR3 and a non-SSD drive. At most, the i7-5930k system is 15% faster when I ran Nero 12 and AVS Video converter. Even turning off the energy saver mode on the 5930k and overclocking it from 3.5 to 4.1 Ghz barely made a dent in improving computational time.

Any ideas of what might be causing a bottleneck?

Can't see the absence of Quicksync on the 5930k is causing these disappointing results.

 

[SithSolo1]

My money is on lack of Quicksync. I haven't used but from what I've heard it makes a pretty big difference in some types of video encoding.

 

[Zodiark1593]

Quicksync could very well be making the difference for the laptop.

 

[muskyx1]

My money is on lack of Quicksync. I haven't used but from what I've heard it makes a pretty big difference in some types of video encoding.

Can anyone confirm if AVS Video Converter and Nero 12 supports Quick Sync ? I'm pretty sure Nero does, just not sure if Nero 12 did.

 

[Burpo]

Yes Quick Sync is FAST!
Both your programs use Quick Sync..

 

[Ken g6]

Quick Sync shouldn't be something the programs are using on final encoding. And that doesn't explain the lack of improvement from overclocking.

Is there a filter, such as deblocking, that might be limiting the number of cores you can use?

Maybe try Handbrake and see how they compare.

 

[videogames101]

Quick also tends to be lower quality though, do they look the same?

 

[jkauff]

Quick also tends to be lower quality though, do they look the same?

QuickSync encoding quality continues to improve, but you still shouldn't use it for archival quality videos/movies. x264 software encoding remains the quality champ, but of course it's much slower. QuickSync is great for doing a quick encode of a movie to carry on your phone or tablet where you're not going to notice the visual difference.

Eventually Intel will perfect QuickSync encoding quality (probably not before H.265 replaces H.264), but that day is not here yet.