Best upgrade for Adobe Premier?

[Bob Gnarley]

A friend has asked me to upgrade his AM4 rig which is mainly used for Adobe Premier, After FX etc. His budget is around £500.

Which would be better?

5900X 4.8ghz(12c/24t) + 32GB@3600 or

5700X 4.6ghz(8c/16t) + 64gb@3600

I ask because he's hardware illiterate and I'm clueless, well, about most things really...

Any knowledgeable answers gratefully accepted.

 

[blekenbleu]

Any knowledgeable answers

CG Director recommends high clock rate (PBO?) and 5950X
https://www.cgdirector.com/adobe-premiere-pro-system-requirements-pc-recommendations/
Puget Systems shows benchmarks:

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/a...Gen-Intel-Core-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5000-Series-2242/

 

[Bob Gnarley]

Ok, the slightly faster 5950x is slightly quicker than the 5900x but how important is memory? Would more cores and less memory be better than less cores and more memory?

Also, how important is the GPU in the equation? Currently Radeon RX480 8GB.

Cheers.

 

[blekenbleu]

how important is memory

"You’ll need 16-32GB of RAM for editing 4K Video Projects at 8bit color.
If you’re working with lots of Effects or higher Bit-depths, though,
consider 64GB for best performance."
https://www.cgdirector.com/ram-video-editing/

"You can get away with a lower-tier GPU when using video editing programs.
GPUs don't have as large an impact on Premiere Pro as the CPU"
https://www.cgdirector.com/adobe-premiere-pro-system-requirements-pc-recommendations/

 

[Bob Gnarley]

Great answer Blekenbleu, and thank you for the links. I'm spending someone else's money and would hate to think i've wasted it. Many thanks!