How much faster is intel i7 than say AMD Athlon 2 X3 445 ?
Is intel i7 1.5 times faster or 2 times faster than a AMD Athlon 2 X3 445?
I have this HP desktop computer that I have for about 1 year and it is too slow for video editing.I use the comnputer every day for video editing. I have AMD Athlon 2 X3 445 , 4GB RAM and 1TB hard-drive . I'm thinking of putting it on ebay and getting a new computer.Well price is not a problem and will spend 1,500 on a faster new computer . My question is how much faster will new computer be ? And is the AMD Athlon 2 X3 445 any good than say intel i7 ?Or did I got a low budget computer? If the intel i7 is only 1.5 times faster or 2 times faster than a AMD Athlon 2 X3 445 than is it worth it to get a new computer? |
Here's a benchmark:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_look...hlon+II+X3+445 An Intel Core i7-3960X @ 3.30GHz processor will be roughly 5 times faster than your current processor. So video editing should also be much faster, 5 times faster? I don't know. There may also be some video editing benchmarks available. |
How fast your system is in video editing doesn't only rely on the CPU, you have also to consider the environment. You need a large amount of fast RAM, a fast storage subsystem, ... . Also the software you use will make a huge difference.
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There is also a significant difference between 32-bit and 64-bit especially with things like video encoding.
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for a benchmark, you could also look here
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/523?vs=202 (you may have to change the exact processors compared, particularly as i7 isn't a processor but a range). And note, that while one processor wins more than the other, that doesn't mean that the processor that wins the majority of the tests is ahead in all, and even loses some tests by a significant margin. But, beware: with benchmarks, what you get is very dependant on exactly what and how you do the test, and you probably won't find anyone testing exactly your workload and exactly your set of conditions. And, obviously, if, for example, the bottleneck is getting data off disk, even a hyperfast processor will make hardly any difference. Quote:
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i7-3960X 'Extreme Edition', 14019 passmarks- http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?...0X+%40+3.30GHz X3 455, 2969 passmarks- http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?...hlon+II+X3+455 That doesnt mean that the i7-3960X will be 5 times faster, anywhere. Passmark is a dinky little artifical benchmark, it doesnt mean a huge amount in the real world. The i7-3960X isnt a valid choice for nec207 anyway with the possible budget posted....you're looking at $1K US+ for the CPU alone. Whenever you see intel wack 'Extreme Edition' on anything, it increases the price a huge amount. Then you have to add another $200 (absolute minimum) for a motherboard. Then there is the 'new' platform issues that always pop up, etc.. Even if nec207 had money to brun, a i7-3960X isnt a great choice for now anyway IMO. Quote:
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You could possibly drop a Phenom II X4/X6 into your HP system nec207. They have a lot more power than the Athlon IIs for video editing work. Not just from the number of cores (X3 has 3 cores, X4/X6 4/6 cores) but also the CPU cache (athlon II has 512k per core, Phenom II has 512K per core + 6MB L3 cache). BTW, you generally get what you pay for. $175-200 on a AMD CPU will be similar in performance to $200-225 on an intel CPU. Its only if you are using 1 program in particular, and check some benchamrks for it (if they exist) that you can stop being general, and start being more exact. Quote:
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Okay I checked http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
The AMD Athlon II X3 445 comes at 2,707 and the Intel Core i7-2600K come at 9,108 so that is like 4 times faster looking at it. The best of best if one has lots money is Intel Core i7-3960X 3.30GHz that comes in at 14,038 there is no faster CPU. I could get a Intel Core i5-2400S 2.50GHz or Intel Xeon 2.67GHz that come in at 5,000 that would be 2 times faster than what I have. The Xeon 2.67GHz that come in at 5,000 and the top of the line is the Intel Core i7-3960X 3.30GHz that come in at 14,038 almost 15,000 that is 3 times faster than Xeon 2.67GHz that come in at 5,000 . |
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So passmark (right now) lists these CPUs/scores (using slightly older CPUs due the page I am going to compare to)- Intel Core i7 980X = 10234 passmarks Intel Core i7-2600K = 9109 Intel Core i5-2500K = 6742 Intel Core i7-870 = 6172 Intel Core i5-2400S = 5045 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T = 6204 passmarks AMD Phenom II X6 1055T = 5179 AMD Phenom II X4 965 = 4197 AMD Athlon II X3 455 = 2974 (opps, should have used X3 445, thats 2707) Then have a look at this set of results for Adobe After Effects CS5- http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/d...-CS5,2427.html All 'scores' are time in seconds to apply after effects- i7 2600K = 69 i5 2500K= 70 i7 980X = 73 i7 870 = 79 i5 2400S = 91 X6 1100T = 82 X6 1055T = 95 X4 965 = 100 X3 445 = 157 Dont forget that the numbers from the 'Adobe After Effects CS5' set of results _only_ apply to that program, and only to "Rendering 3 Streams into 1 (210 Frames)". Other secotions of teh program can have very different results. The X3 445 is a bit under half the speed of the i7-2600K. The i7-2600K is nowhere near 4 times faster than a X3 445. The i7 980X which passmarks better than the i7-2600K is slower with AAECS5. The X6 1055T gets more passmarks than the i5-2400S, but the intel is slightly faster at AAECS5. BTW, AMD tradionally does worse with AAECS than intel....Do not assume that these figures will apply to whatever program you are using. If that doesnt show you that you cant take 'passmarks' and try to convert them into real world performance, I dont know what will. The X6 1100T would get you into the same sort of performance levels as the newer intel i7s, and you might only have to change CPU/heatsink. Much easier, and cheaper, than getting a whole new machine. BTW, yes, there is no faster single CPU than the i7-3960X. For the cost of a 6 core i7-3960X, you could get up to 32cores (yes, 32, 3-2, 10x3+2) cores from an 2 x opteron CPUs (dual CPU board). Even though the AMD cores are slower, with 6 cores vs 32, the opteron will be faster for multi-core capable programs. |
Also keep in mind that those numbers are only true for the exact system that was used for the benchmarks. Use a different motherboard/chipset, different RAM (speed and size), ... and you will get different scores.
If you really want to know how much faster a specific i7 is for your workload then there is only one way to find out: you have to make your own benchmarks, with your applications and the hardware you have/intend to buy. |
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You know people would tell me in past that evey 18 months CPU would double is speed. By looking at all those CPU listed at that web site it cannot be no more than 3 years. So a CPU made in 2005 and one made in 2010 would be no more than 3 times faster . So by looking at the Passmark that it would be way way way way off moores law. Quote:
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But twice the amount of transistors doesn't double the performance, have a look at the example here. |
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Its still a useful benchmark. Nowhere near as useful as real world benchmarks on tasks that ther user is actually going to do IMO, but still, it has its uses. It not passmarks fault that you are trying to apply passmark scores in a way that they were never intended to be used. Quote:
Even if you DO believe 'CPUs double in speed every 18 months', that doesnt mean that any CPU from september 2010 will be twice as fast as any CPU from march 2009. Quote:
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The PhenomII X6 is a great processor & the newest 1 out is cheaper than when I bought mine.
http://www.frys.com/product/6484202?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG http://www.frys.com/product/6219140?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG Look at the price of the intel processors here http://www.frys.com/catreq/-13350 |
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