Processor Selection

[johcla958]

I am building an audio pc with the spec below but have read on another thread a post by Keynes that said

The i7-3770 will perform better than the i7-3820 for more cpu intensive applications.

Is there any explanation for this surely the i7-3820 is faster and with bigger cache. How does this equate to worse performance.

Any other advise on my spec is welcome.

Many Thanks


I am planning on using the following system for Audio production with a dual monitor setup, focusrite Scarlett 2i2 sound card and KRK rocket speakers. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions.

Case
COOLERMASTER SILENCIO 550 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3820 (3.6GHz) 10MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 LE: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 8GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE 210 - DVI, HDMI, VGA
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
650W FSP RAIDER SERIES RA-650 80 PLUS® BRONZE (£59)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND (£9)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
2 PORT USB 3.0 INTERNAL PCI-EX CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£109)

 

[keynes]

Is there any explanation for this surely the i7-3820 is faster and with bigger cache. How does this equate to worse performance.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/551?vs=523

 

[johcla958]

I would like to be able to upgrade to 64gb hence selecting the i7 extreme however based on this for audio production would you recommend the 3770 over the 3820. Still doesn't make any sense to me but thanks for the help

 

[keynes]

I would like to be able to upgrade to 64gb hence selecting the i7 extreme however based on this for audio production would you recommend the 3770 over the 3820. Still doesn't make any sense to me but thanks for the help

I am afraid I don't know what the requirements are for the software you are planning to use. Does the software benefit from 64gb memory ram? Seems like a lot but again I don't know the requirements.