Hi Editors, Avid Tech Dave, & Marianna:
How many CPU cores can Media Composer grab to process data ?
Sincerely,
Mark J.
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The thing is don't peak too early in life.
From my experience it depends on what task its doing.
The Avid developers have been leavering CPU core counts more and more so newer functions often use more cores. But some underlying functions are still less able to use mutiple cores.
My advice is still fewer fast cores are better than more slower cores.
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Hi Pat:
Pat Horridge:My advice is still fewer fast cores are better than more slower cores.
Actually, I understood the CPU execution math to be the opposite of this statement ? The theory is the more cores in operation processing the more threads simulataneously, then the CPU Frequency would not have to be so screaming high in order to be fast and efficient (??) I have read several articles on various sites from Tom's Hardware to intel which seem to be saying silicon has an upper speed limit of approximately 5 GHz, thus, the only way to proceed with silicon based CPU core technology is out, or, across multiple processing thread capability. I've noticed Intel seems to be heading full bore in the direction of single die CPU, but with multiple core technologies in them. In other words the focus looks to be on how the CPU is processing data versus frequency rate alone to sustain overal speed increase.
I suppose there is plenty of room in the area of heat dissipation and thread processing efficiency to make four core die silicon based CPU's faster.
100% agree with Pat,
for now using Media Composer go for the most possible Ghz. if 5GHz is the limit go for it. if 64GB RAM is enough for your tasks i would prefer the consumer i7 8700k with 4,7GHz Turbo.
Hi fsm:
fsm:100% agree with Pat,
Well, this seems to be the general direction I'm heading in. Here's a direct link so you can see what I've got.
https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i7-2.2-17-early-2011-unibody-thunderbolt-specs.html
Now, I will hot rod the heck out of it, and there is some considerable hot roding which can be done on a Macbook Pro, (In particular the older models circa 2011 to 2014) which allot of folks don't generally know about. You can hot rod the Ram up to 16 GB of DDR 3 1333 MHz instead of the standard 4 GB the orginal configuration came in. There is a well known company in the USA which sells apple certified after market OEM replacement parts. Here's the link for that site below............
https://beetstech.com/store/apple-parts/?utm_source=everymac
I see there is another popular online company called "OWC," which sells some very cool current level accessories compatible with new macs and old ones that will help squeeze more life out of the old MAC some of us are too cheap to upgrade from . Here's the link to OWC's interesting site below..................
https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/docks/owc-thunderbolt-3-dock
**TECH QUESTION: Can you plug a Thunderbolt 1st Generation output into a Thunderbolt 3 Generation input and expect the devices to play nice with each other or is there a basic incompatibility between the Thunderbolts 1,2, and 3 ? I am assuming (Read hoping), it's like the wonderful world of USB 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 3.1 being backwards compatible (??)
Perhaps those on this forum more lerned than I can inform me ?
P.S. EDIT: The company is Mac Sales, not OWC. OWC is a line of Mac related accessory products manufactured by a company called "OWC."
Hi Editors:
Mark Job:Now, I will hot rod the heck out of it, and there is some considerable hot roding which can be done on a Macbook Pro,
As I stated earlier in this thread, here are some of the Mac acssesories which enable your old MAC to have an extended life span and cut back on the upgrade life cycles.
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MMEL2AM/A/thunderbolt-3-usb-c-to-thunderbolt-2-adapter
and
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TB2DOCK12T1/
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Samsung/MZ75E4T0BAM/
Mark J
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