Need advice on Building new Encoding PC.

[wade7575]

I'm looking at building a new PC to video encoding and I use Handbrake a lot and other video encoding software.

Here's my problem I'm running an ASUS Z390 i9 9900K with a GTX960 card.

I know that the Intel Arc cards are the fastest video encoding cards on the market from what I have on multiple websites and reviews.

My problem is my i9 9900K accroding to Intel when I called them said it doesn't support Hyper Encode and only 10th Gen and up CPU's support that and so that means I wouldn't get the full benefit of upgrading my system and they also said there's a strong chance that the Intel Arc cards won't work at all with the Z390 motherboards.

What I was wondering from a CPU stand point does it matter much if you get and Intel CPU over AMD as far as encoding speeds go.

I like the look of the Ryzen 9 9900X but if the AMD stuff is known to encode video slower then Intel then I would rather just buy another Intel based system.

So what I really want to know is what are your guys thoughts on AMD over Intel CPU's for encoding speeds.

[microchip8]

Currently, AMD is faster at encoding than Intel.

[wade7575]

Currently, AMD is faster at encoding than Intel.

Do you run an Intel card for encoding.

[microchip8]

No, I don't do GPU encoding. No matter the speed, it can't match fine-tuned software encoders in quality

[jfcarbel]

AMD might be the better route as looks like AMD soon be released Zen 5 has full 512bit like Intel and TestSpot article is showing some crazy handbrake gains and wonder if attributed Zen 5 with better optimizations and prediction for encoding AVX512 implementation support.

https://www.techspot.com/news/103823...head-july.html

Would love to see if the Zen 5 is really that much impact on x265 encodes with AVX512 vs prior Zen 4.

[Emulgator]

Working link:
https://www.techspot.com/news/103823-amd-teases-ryzen-7-9700x-performance-ahead-july.html