x264 Encoding Speed : Dedicated Server

[ben45]

Hi
I'm going to spend some money to buy dedicated server(s) for video encoding

Which one is good for encoding?

1. 1 x (Intel® Core™ i7-6700 | 32GB Ram | 2x500GB SSD) = $40

2. 2 x (Core™ i7-920 | 160GB Ram | 2TB Sata) = $40

Which one is better? One i7-6700 cpu vs two i7-920 (disturbed encoding) ?

[svcdmaker]

What software are you planning on using?

[KarMa]

I would go with the first one with the "i7-6700". RAM looks like more than enough, and the storage is good if you think that's enough. But the i7- 6700 is quite a bit better than the i7-920.

[ben45]

I would go with the first one with the "i7-6700". RAM looks like more than enough, and the storage is good if you think that's enough. But the i7- 6700 is quite a bit better than the i7-920.

So you say one "i7-6700" is better than two "i7-920" ?

[vhelp]

The i7-920 has no support for DDR4 ram, and no hardware encoder (should you decide to explore that).

http://ark.intel.com/products/37147/Intel-Core-i7-920-Processor-8M-Cache-2_66-GHz-4_80-GTs-Intel-QPI

[KarMa]

I would go with the first one with the "i7-6700". RAM looks like more than enough, and the storage is good if you think that's enough. But the i7- 6700 is quite a bit better than the i7-920.

So you say one "i7-6700" is better than two "i7-920" ?

Yeah around double.