Why you assume that, there is nothing that indicates Live is limited to using 4 cores.frankswift wrote:Yeah, thats fine, i was only wondering because right now i'm rocking an Intel i7 4770k overclocked @ 4.4 GHz and the newly released i7 8700k can easily reach 5 GHz with watercooling which is a decent boost in itself, however if Live isn't going to properly utilize those 2 extra cores then it is a bit of a waste.
The truth is that right now both things are important: speed and number of cores. But maybe it also depends on how each one of us works and what we use.
For example I think if you are using Live instruments live, with few tracks more speed (to handle a single track easily) would be preferred.
But if someone uses tons of tracks, then more cores might be more important.
I am using that same CPU BTW and the new 8700 looks super neat, really considering upgrading >If I didn't have other stuff to look at.