Mac: more cores vs. higher speed...?
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 3:32 am
so I'm currently working on a iMac Pro, and thinking a few steps ahead about potentially upgrading to a Mac Pro tower, given I tend to use alot of plugins in my projects and max out the CPU rather quickly...
my current machine has 8 cores, and is 3.2gHz. (turbo boost to 4.2gHz).
Mac Pro towers can go up to 28 cores... but only 2.5gHz. (turbo boost to 4.4gHz)
so curious:
- are the extra cores worth the slower speed? or is that of less of an issue as the "turbo boost" would typically compensate?
- would all the extra cores solve the issue of CPU maxing out from lots of plugins in Ableton, even if 20% slower clock speed?
- how/where/when would that difference in speed be most noticeable while working in Ableton?
my current machine has 8 cores, and is 3.2gHz. (turbo boost to 4.2gHz).
Mac Pro towers can go up to 28 cores... but only 2.5gHz. (turbo boost to 4.4gHz)
so curious:
- are the extra cores worth the slower speed? or is that of less of an issue as the "turbo boost" would typically compensate?
- would all the extra cores solve the issue of CPU maxing out from lots of plugins in Ableton, even if 20% slower clock speed?
- how/where/when would that difference in speed be most noticeable while working in Ableton?