Ryzen 5 5600u for Ableton 12

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baseinstinct
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Ryzen 5 5600u for Ableton 12

Post by baseinstinct » Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:14 pm

Hi
Partly due to the AVX2 issue, I am thinking of replacing my age-old but capable thinkpad x230. Checking by processors rather than laptop brands, I have found AMD Ryzen 5 5600U to do well. Not sure how this translates to Ableton though, so I would appreciate comments and suggestions. I am aware this is a u series meaning its less power hungry and thus weaker, but the cpu mark is 15400 vs my thinkpad's 2600 (!).

It does avx2, although not AVX-512 if it matters.

Here are some parameters
AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600U
General Specifications
Platform
Desktop
Laptop
Product Family
AMD Ryzen™ Processors
Product Line
AMD Ryzen™ 5 Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics
# of CPU Cores
6
# of Threads
12
Max. Boost Clock
Up to 4.2GHz
Base Clock
2.3GHz
L2 Cache
3MB
L3 Cache
16MB
Default TDP
15W
AMD Configurable TDP (cTDP)
10-25W
Processor Technology for CPU Cores
TSMC 7nm FinFET
CPU Socket
FP6
Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax)
105°C


Is this is a good choice for A12?
Thanks.

favox
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Re: Ryzen 5 5600u for Ableton 12

Post by favox » Tue Jun 11, 2024 11:39 pm

It looks like a neewer version of My hp amd laptop so I guess It'll do the job since mine does It but I have to adress that I replace the hdd with an SSD and stills take about 1 minute to fully load Ableton to use and that can't manage to much processing power also know as I can't have múltiple vst at the same time and I sometimes export the proyect to mix It.
How is the price?
My laptop is a Hp envy m6 n113dx
Stuck with Ableton 11

baseinstinct
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Re: Ryzen 5 5600u for Ableton 12

Post by baseinstinct » Wed Jun 12, 2024 1:13 pm

Hi. Thanks for writing. I actually forgot about this thread. At some point I realized that anything less than ryzen 5 Pro would be questionably a step forward from my ThinkPad X 230. This has to do with the change in approach across the whole laptop market to balancing performance against battery life immediately after these series.
SSD is a must. it turned my girlfriends i3 HP with 8 GB RAM from drowsy to high-sped with 10 YouTube videos running at a time and the system loading at reasonable pace. Before this single change, Windows 10 would take endless minutes just to start.

I've learned to accept ableton 11 ;). It's a hell of a d a w and will remain so for years, although I will welcome 12 or 13 as soon as I have upgraded my machine. No sooner probably than it burns.

Good luck with your music.

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