Simple i5 vs i7 question

[Vidgeezer]

I record only in OBS x264 (no streaming) with an i5 4570 3.2ghz 4cores 4threads 8GB-Ram
Will an i7 4790 3.6ghz 4cores 8threads make a real difference only recording x264 (no streaming) ? (PS, No dedicated GPU)

Thanks!

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

Is that 7 (soon to be 8 generation old CPU) i7 higher performing, sure
Regardless, that is an under-powered CPU for current real-time video encoding, so everything will help. but... it depends. are there folks who know their way around the OS and OBS, and can record/stream 1080p on such a system - yes. Are there limits on filters, effects, etc on an older system? yes

So with that said, are you having an issue recording now? or limited in a way you are trying to overcome? is there a feature you want to enable and hoping the extra CPU power will make the difference (is yes, please explain)
Just a CPU upgrade will have a certain benefit. But optimizing the Operating System will also help OBS. Using a SSD instead of a HDD should greatly help overall system performance. extra RAM may or may not help. etc

 

[Vidgeezer]

Hi Lawrence, thanks for your reply.

On 90% of my recordings I have no issues with x264-Superfast-60fps-720p-scaled, its just in limited cases where the CPU gets pushed a bit hard and dropping frames. If I use Quicksync 30fps ICQ=20 720p-scaled it fixes this, but with a quality penalty. So I was wondering if the i7 would make a real difference with my Superfast setting?
My system is pretty well optimised.

PS. Will recording on my Windows10-only SSD make a difference compared to the 7200rpm-HDD?

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

PS. Will recording on my Windows10-only SSD make a difference compared to the 7200rpm-HDD?

a 720p recording as you describe should not, by itself, overwhelm throughput on a 7200rpm HDD. BUT.. lot of other settings/activity could cause an issue (including security s/w & settings, replication s/w, etc). For you to know, you'd need to monitor Disk I/O and associated write queue depth to see if you are having on issue with throughput to that drive
As I figure I have more important things to focus on (ie stream content), I record to my NVMe SSD (with OS) and then move recording to HDD for archiving afterwards so I don't have to even worry/think about it

As for recording settings for Quicksync, that is outside my area of expertise. Hopefully someone else will chime in (or respond to your other post)