Hi All,
Before I built my last computer for Cubase Pro, the talk on the forum was that processor speed was more important than number of cores. Is that still the consensus? I’m about to update with a new 'puter as it’s been 5+ years since the last step up.
I know there’s been changes in the grand scheme of technological advances with Cubase, including graphics, engine, track allowances etc.
Looking at the the Intel i9 series, I’m seeing as many as 24 cores but the speed is less than my existing i7 series. (although it’s only 4 core)
I know it won’t hurt to upgrade the graphics card and RAM but I would like to hear your thoughts on the processor end of the spectrum. I was looking at the i9-14900K series which has 24 cores and a speed of 3.2G.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the reply and charts!
Not being an expert I think the rules of thumb are something like this:
- high core count helps when running instruments and effects parallel (in terms of audio signal flow), e.g. two instruments tracks that are not routed to the same group
- high CPU clock speed helps when the audio signal flow is sequential, ie. one track has a dozend insert effects, then goes to a group with again a lot of inserts
- high amount of RAM and high RAM speed and high SSD speed are helpful when using instruments that are basically comprised of samples, e.g. orchestral libraries
Thanks for the reply Johnny. Sounds like a plausible explanation.
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