i7-920 vs i7-3770k vs i7-4930k For Heavy Video Encoding/Authoring

[muskyx1]

Currently have an i7-920 and an i7-3770k setup.

Authoring a 700Mb AVI file to DVD using AVS Video Converter which takes advantage of multiple core systems.

i7-920 @ 2.667Ghz system took 42 min
i7-3770k @ 3.5 Ghz Took 11 min,

Any Guesses How Much Faster a 6 core i7-4930k Will Be ?

 

[itsmydamnation]

not much more then linear scaling of cores/clock speed.

3770k kills the 920 because of 256avx vs 128bit sse and the cache/memory system. effectively 3770 has more memory bandwidth, more throughput and more efficient instructions (AVX).

 

[KentState]

My guess would be a few minutes faster.

 

[Rakehellion]

Depends on the app, but conventional wisdom suggests 50% faster.

 

[rtsurfer]

Wait till Haswell-E comes out.
Get 8 Core & BAM double the performance of the 3770K.

 

[postmortemIA]

Wait till Haswell-E comes out.
Get 8 Core & BAM double the performance of the 3770K.

Assuming it will still have 8 cores and 16 threads, sure.
These extra threads do make difference in such loads.
then it would finish the work in 5.5 minutes.

Where 6 core 12 threads system would be 50% faster plus few extra % due to architectural upgrades over 3770K, meaning about 8 minutes to complete the job.

 

[rtsurfer]

Assuming it will still have 8 cores and 16 threads, sure.
These extra threads do make difference in such loads.
then it would finish the work in 5.5 minutes.

Where 6 core 12 threads system would be 50% faster plus few extra % due to architectural upgrades over 3770K, meaning about 8 minutes to complete the job.

Intel confirmed that Haswell-E is going to have an 8 Core CPU.

 

[FlanK3r]

Use Handbrake, much better software for video (quicker, better optimilization)

 

[BrightCandle]

At best you'll see linear scaling to a 4930k (since its basically the same core as the 3770). So about 7.3 minutes. Haswell-E presumably with 8 cores would cut that down to more like 5.5 minutes maybe a little bit faster than that.

 

[Phynaz]

Use Handbrake, much better software for video (quicker, better optimilization)

Since when does Handbrake do DVD authoring?

 

[Makaveli]

Currently have an i7-920 and an i7-3770k setup.

Authoring a 700Mb AVI file to DVD using AVS Video Converter which takes advantage of multiple core systems.

i7-920 @ 2.667Ghz system took 42 min
i7-3770k @ 3.5 Ghz Took 11 min,

Any Guesses How Much Faster a 6 core i7-4930k Will Be ?

Can you overclock the 920 to 3.5 ghz also and report the time curious to know what the numbers are at the same clock speed.

Since when does Handbrake do DVD authoring?

What exactly is DVD authoring are you talking about just converting a avi file to mpeg2?

 

[Phynaz]

What exactly is DVD authoring are you talking about just converting a avi file to mpeg2?

No

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_authoring

 

[UaVaj]

At best you'll see linear scaling to a 4930k (since its basically the same core as the 3770). So about 7.3 minutes. Haswell-E presumably with 8 cores would cut that down to more like 5.5 minutes maybe a little bit faster than that.

wow. talk about diminishing return. definitely an eye opener.

at the end of the day - it is about getting it done.
if you got time to grab a lunch. 920 be fine
if you need in about 10 min. 3770k
if your job requires you to get it done in asap then IVB-E.
if time is money. HW-E

 

[Burpo]

I use an X5650 (LGA1366) 6 core Xeon & drop 40 videos (2.2Gb) into DVD authoring software and it takes 7 1/2 minutes to create a ready to burn ISO. Since you have an I7-920 setup, just swapping it out for a $110 6 core X5650 will make a HUGE difference.
Sell the I7-920 and recoup 1/2 that for a cheap upgrade that gets things done a whole lot faster.

 

[Makaveli]

No

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_authoring

So from Wiki

DVD authoring is the second step in the process of producing finished DVDs: Step 1 is the creation of the movie (or programme); Step 2, the authoring, is the creation of user menus, insertion of chapter points, setting autoplay and/or repeat options; Step 3 is the manufacturing (replication) process to mass-produce finished DVDs.

However this doesn't add the encoding part which to me seems to be one of the main reasons he created this thread.

 

[TuxDave]

wow. talk about diminishing return. definitely an eye opener.

at the end of the day - it is about getting it done.
if you got time to grab a lunch. 920 be fine
if you need in about 10 min. 3770k
if your job requires you to get it done in asap then IVB-E.
if time is money. HW-E

Yeah, the point on "time is money" is very true. Honestly if encoding was a once in a blue moon thing, the 920 would probably be fine with me. However, my past experience with one video had me re-encoding numerous times. I made a mistake in the encoding setting, found something I didn't like AFTER encoding, wanted send out samples for review and would encode segments of the video throughout development. So yeah, I can see faster always equals better, but only because I make lots of mistakes and I'm an impatient man.

 

[Phynaz]

So from Wiki

DVD authoring is the second step in the process of producing finished DVDs: Step 1 is the creation of the movie (or programme); Step 2, the authoring, is the creation of user menus, insertion of chapter points, setting autoplay and/or repeat options; Step 3 is the manufacturing (replication) process to mass-produce finished DVDs.

However this doesn't add the encoding part which to me seems to be one of the main reasons he created this thread.

Most authoring apps also do any conversions, re-encodes as necessary. The point I was making is the op said authoring, which encompasses a lot more than what handbrake does. For example rendering high quality menus is very time consuming.

Video authoring is one of the applications where there's no such thing as enough CPU.

 

[Makaveli]

Most authoring apps also do any conversions, re-encodes as necessary. The point I was making is the op said authoring, which encompasses a lot more than what handbrake does. For example rendering high quality menus is very time consuming.

Video authoring is one of the applications where there's no such thing as enough CPU.

ahh I get it thanks for the clarification.

 

[WhoBeDaPlaya]

It's sad to see that 920 so gimped. At least clock it to 3.6GHz (or better yet if it's a D0, 4GHz).