Intel is simply not there at this point, which is relevant to this thread since there is only one OS option for AMD processors.Īs a quick example. But if you live in buffer sizes of 128 or above, it’s AMD by a mile in both absolute performance and cost to achieve it. For straight up, lowest latency music production, which is me, Intel still wins. To allay any suspicions of Fanboy talk, I’m currently on Intel CPUs and have no intention to change that until AMD resolves their cache implementation that constrains Ultra low-latency performance. The dominance by AMD appears to be long-term and Intel is struggling remain competitive which looks to be the case for sometime in the future. There are operating system advantages and disadvantages to be sure, however, AMD processors are only available in a PC. So a bit of deeper research would be advantageous before committing to either platform. The fact that their pricing also undercuts Intel is icing on the cake. By 128 samples things are evening out and at 256 and above it’s no contest at all. Intel still has superior performance at extremely low latency such as 32 or 64 sample buffers. They are simply the most powerful processors currently available by a substantial margin with one caveat. If you are strictly in post-production and not concerned with real-time latency for performance for either recording vocals or playing, that should probably affect your decision.Īt higher buffer settings, the current AMD processors are unbeatable in terms of horsepower. Okay that’s getting very close to ranting but wow what is the deal? For people like me not privy to the Mystique it certainly appears to be the polar opposite of a customer-oriented approach. I can’t believe how much time my Apple ecosystem friends spend figuring out what is and isn’t compatible with whatever OSX flavor of the month Apple is releasing. And I would say for that reason alone, if I was starting from scratch I would go PC all the way. I ended up up with a maxed out used trash can and things are working fine but for those of us not addicted to any specific company it is really difficult to understand how insane the maze of OSX revisions has become. This was on a timeline for a client for whom I’m designing and building a full on Studio.Īt the exact point I needed to put the system together it was impossible to buy a new computer from Apple Corporation that was certified to work with Pro Tools, the most common application used by professionals on Mac. Here is how ridiculous the Apple situation has become.
It’s an interesting comparison because I just set up a Pro Tools HDX rig on a trash can with a Sonnet chassis with a combination of Burl B80 and Avid HD IO converters for different tonalities in December of last year.
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