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I am upgrading my box (replacing Mobo, GPU and memory) and contemplating how Resolve uses system resources.
As I have not found many current specifications how Resolve 12.5 (PC) leverages CPU cores and Threads, in addition to system memory. I have heard that Resolve does not access more than 16GB of Ram however, is that accurate and if so is that specific to scrubbing multi-layered projects.
As my initial thought with respect to Mobo's would be to look at a Skylake, the X99 will accommodate six, eight and 10-core CPU's. While a 8-Core i7-6900k may not be worth an extra $400 plus verses the i7-6850 for an additional 2-cores and 4-threads, it is even worse when you go to the 10-core i7-6950X which lists for over $1,600
Going the other way, perhaps it might be worth losing the ability to overclock in favor of a Xeon e5-2640 v4, which while it sells for $900. One could add a second proc down the road for a build of 20-core/40-threads, this for about the same cost as the 6950X
So returning to the beginning of this thread, how many cores verses clock speed will Resolve leverage? Further, perhaps a good X99 with twin NVIDIA GTX-1080's would be a better spend as part of the overall system.
gbh
As I have not found many current specifications how Resolve 12.5 (PC) leverages CPU cores and Threads, in addition to system memory. I have heard that Resolve does not access more than 16GB of Ram however, is that accurate and if so is that specific to scrubbing multi-layered projects.
As my initial thought with respect to Mobo's would be to look at a Skylake, the X99 will accommodate six, eight and 10-core CPU's. While a 8-Core i7-6900k may not be worth an extra $400 plus verses the i7-6850 for an additional 2-cores and 4-threads, it is even worse when you go to the 10-core i7-6950X which lists for over $1,600
Going the other way, perhaps it might be worth losing the ability to overclock in favor of a Xeon e5-2640 v4, which while it sells for $900. One could add a second proc down the road for a build of 20-core/40-threads, this for about the same cost as the 6950X
So returning to the beginning of this thread, how many cores verses clock speed will Resolve leverage? Further, perhaps a good X99 with twin NVIDIA GTX-1080's would be a better spend as part of the overall system.
gbh