# New Mac Pro and Cubase: How many cores is optimal? **URL:** \ **Category:** Steinberg Lounge\ **Tags:** computer-and-devices\ **Created:** [December 11, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/new-mac-pro-and-cubase-how-many-cores-is-optimal/138526 "2019-12-11T20:44:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ambient\_Sound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Ambient\_Sound](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Ambient_Sound)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/new-mac-pro-and-cubase-how-many-cores-is-optimal/138526/1 "2019-12-11T20:44:48Z")
Can those using multi-core processors provide some insight? I’m looking at purchasing a 2019 Mac Pro for orchestration within Cubase, 50-100 tracks per project (EW, Spitfire, and VSL mainly), individual instrument effects, a handful of plug-ins including Kontakt. What would be the optimal processor to avoid any latency/CPU overuse during real-time midi playback? I’m not sure at what point tick speed/core becomes more important than number of cores used. - 8-core, 3.5GHz Intel Xeon W, 24.5MB cache - 12-core, 3.3GHz Intel Xeon W, 31.25MB cache - 16-core, 3.2GHz Intel Xeon W, 38MB cache - 24-core, 2.7GHz Intel Xeon W, 57MB cache - 28-core, 2.5GHz Intel Xeon W, 66.5MB cache Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![boom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c4cdca/32.png) [@boom](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/boom)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/new-mac-pro-and-cubase-how-many-cores-is-optimal/138526/2 "2019-12-12T11:33:13Z")
Be interested to know this as well! I found this video that could be helpful maybe: [This 2019 Mac Pro Review is Different... - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv5HIrOrn2o) ---
**Author:** ![simsung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@simsung](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/simsung)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/new-mac-pro-and-cubase-how-many-cores-is-optimal/138526/3 "2019-12-24T13:35:52Z")
Rumor 1: Logic can handle multiple cores better than cubase → that makes that video irrelevant for cubase user Rumor 2: Cubase and Multiple Cores: - many user had problms with Mac pro 12 core 5.1 claiming very bad performance - it seems since Cubase 10 the multple CPU performance has become better (id like to see evidence) - but still Steinberg writes: better performance when less cores with higher Speed [https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/de/articles/206929270-Computer-für-Audioanwendungen-DAW-](https://helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/de/articles/206929270-Computer-f%C3%BCr-Audioanwendungen-DAW-) So i think the only way to find out is to test it … ---
**Author:** ![Freya009](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Freya009](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Freya009)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/new-mac-pro-and-cubase-how-many-cores-is-optimal/138526/4 "2019-12-25T19:46:15Z")
The 12-core, 3.3GHz Intel Xeon W, 31.25MB cache option is powerful enough for Cubase ---
**Author:** ![RuskinF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/46a35a/32.png) [@RuskinF](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/RuskinF)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2019, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/new-mac-pro-and-cubase-how-many-cores-is-optimal/138526/5 "2019-12-27T09:05:41Z")
I would suggest you use 16-core, 3.2GHz Intel Xeon W, 38MB cache. It would serve well for any version of Cubase you choose to use. ---
**Author:** ![simsung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@simsung](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/simsung)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 7:20am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/new-mac-pro-and-cubase-how-many-cores-is-optimal/138526/6 "2019-12-28T07:20:22Z")
> [@RuskinF](#): > > I would suggest you use 16-core, 3.2GHz Intel Xeon W, 38MB cache. It would serve well for any version of Cubase you choose to use. i don’t want to be rude but that wasn’t the question. it won’t help to find out which constellation fits best for working with cubase. or is there a reason why you think 16 is best? if the multiple cpu problem still remains 8 core will have the best performance, right?