December 12, 2016 at 4:08PM
i7 Vs Xeon for Editing
Hello,
I'm building a PC workstation for my commercial productions, the difference between an i7 and Xeon processor of the same clock speed is +/- $50.
All other components being relatively solid, is there an advantage to one intel chip over the other for Premiere Pro and resolve?
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The CPU doesn't make as much difference for video rendering as the GPU does. You could even use an i5 and not notice much loss in performance. Without at least a middle of the line GPU though, HD video is horrifically painful, forget UHD.
December 14, 2016 at 4:27AM, Edited December 14, 4:27AM
So rendering and time scrubbing are now more GPU dependent? I would be better off spending the extra money on a better GPU?
December 14, 2016 at 9:26AM
I would say so. Using Vegas, I noticed no added performance going from a mid-level i5 to top-end i7, but a better GPU let me preview graded HD video in real time vs "blocky slide-show". The thing is, CPUs are designed to do a few complex calculations at a time while GPUs are made to do many repetitive calculations at a time, which is exactly what video is! The software has to support GPU rendering of course.
December 14, 2016 at 10:29AM, Edited December 14, 10:31AM
Well as a computer systems tech student, I'd recommend the Intel Core i7 over Xeon. The Core i7 is the more stable processor.
December 14, 2016 at 7:05PM
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