I'm doing some research on a new workstation and the what I can get within my budget of $4K. I've read a lot of good reviews about the AMD Ryzen ThreadRipper and its multi-core and threading abilities. I don't have extensive knowledge about hardware and all the differences with processors, memory, etc., but from what I've read the AMD ThreadRipper seems to outperform comparable Intel processors. To provide some basic details of how I'd be using the workstation, I do software development and audio recording and editing. The primary applications being used are MS Visual Studio Professional, Visual Studio Code, SQL Server, Eclipse, ANT, Data loader, MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Power Point), Notepad++, Adobe Acrobat Professional and audio recording and editing software like Audacity. There are a few other apps that I use that are open source and free downloads. I do some minor photo editing with Photoshop, but nothing extensive.
I've been trying to spec an Intel based system and an AMD system and make sure that I have compatible parts and the right specs for the build. I was using PC Parts Picker website to make a compatible build. Would anyone have recommendations on which would be a better workstation for the uses specified above? I don't do any gaming. Are there any components selected that should be replaced with another option for compatibility and/or performance issues? I'm trying to stay within my budget and preferably under $4K. Also, the reason I selected the NVIDIA T400 graphics card is because I have three Dell widescreen monitors that use the mini display port inputs. I have a Razer mouse and keyboard, Logitech speakers with sub woofer and an APC UPS.
To get a general idea of the components that I've spec'd here is a list:
Intel based workstation build:
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3.2 GHz 16-Core
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
ARCTIC Intel LGA1700 Upgrade Kit - For Liquid Freezerr II Series
Gigabyte Z690 AERO G DDR4 ATX LGA 1700 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws V 128 GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Western Digital Black SN850 2TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
PNY NVIDIA T400 Graphic Card - 2 GB GDDR6 - Low-Profile - 64 bit Bus Width - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Mini DisplayPort
Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case
NZXT C 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Total $2,360
AMD based workstation build:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor
Asus ROG RYUO 240 RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler 240mm Radiator Dual 120mm 4-Pin PWM Fan with OLED Panel & Fan Control 1.77"
ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI sWRX8 AMD WRX80 SATA 6Gb/s Extended ATX AMD Motherboard
NEMIX RAM 128GB 8x16GB DDR4-2666 PC4-21300 1Rx4 ECC Registered Memory
Western Digital Black SN850 2TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
PNY NVIDIA T400 Graphic Card - 2 GB GDDR6 - Low-Profile - 64 bit Bus Width - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Mini DisplayPort
Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case
Corsair RMX Series, RM850x, 850 Watt, 80+ Gold Certified, Fully Modular Power Supply
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Total ==> $3,870.20
I just want to make sure I'm getting the right parts and they are compatible components. The AMD workstations is about $1,500 more in cost. I'm wondering if the cost difference would be worth the gain in performance.
I've been trying to spec an Intel based system and an AMD system and make sure that I have compatible parts and the right specs for the build. I was using PC Parts Picker website to make a compatible build. Would anyone have recommendations on which would be a better workstation for the uses specified above? I don't do any gaming. Are there any components selected that should be replaced with another option for compatibility and/or performance issues? I'm trying to stay within my budget and preferably under $4K. Also, the reason I selected the NVIDIA T400 graphics card is because I have three Dell widescreen monitors that use the mini display port inputs. I have a Razer mouse and keyboard, Logitech speakers with sub woofer and an APC UPS.
To get a general idea of the components that I've spec'd here is a list:
Intel based workstation build:
Intel Core i9-12900KF 3.2 GHz 16-Core
ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 420 72.8 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
ARCTIC Intel LGA1700 Upgrade Kit - For Liquid Freezerr II Series
Gigabyte Z690 AERO G DDR4 ATX LGA 1700 Motherboard
G.Skill Ripjaws V 128 GB (4 x 32GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Western Digital Black SN850 2TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
PNY NVIDIA T400 Graphic Card - 2 GB GDDR6 - Low-Profile - 64 bit Bus Width - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Mini DisplayPort
Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case
NZXT C 750 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Total $2,360
AMD based workstation build:
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor
Asus ROG RYUO 240 RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler 240mm Radiator Dual 120mm 4-Pin PWM Fan with OLED Panel & Fan Control 1.77"
ASUS Pro WS WRX80E-SAGE SE WIFI sWRX8 AMD WRX80 SATA 6Gb/s Extended ATX AMD Motherboard
NEMIX RAM 128GB 8x16GB DDR4-2666 PC4-21300 1Rx4 ECC Registered Memory
Western Digital Black SN850 2TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
PNY NVIDIA T400 Graphic Card - 2 GB GDDR6 - Low-Profile - 64 bit Bus Width - PCI Express 3.0 x16 - Mini DisplayPort
Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case
Corsair RMX Series, RM850x, 850 Watt, 80+ Gold Certified, Fully Modular Power Supply
Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer
Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit
Total ==> $3,870.20
I just want to make sure I'm getting the right parts and they are compatible components. The AMD workstations is about $1,500 more in cost. I'm wondering if the cost difference would be worth the gain in performance.