Is 8 cores enough for ArriRaw grading?

Hi,

I am setting up a middle range system for grading on Davinci Resolve 14 Studio. I would appreciate any advice from the pro colorists here.

(I do coloring for narrative stuff that I shoot when the production doesn't have the budget to get a proper post house to do the coloring, it also helps me learn about the image a lot. I need to color a feature shot on F55 raw 4k which needs a 2k DCP as out, thought its right time to upgrade everything)

Monitoring:
GUI - Dell U23inch x2
Reference Monitor: Benq PV270
(Benq PV270 is 27inch, IPS panel, Covers 100% of Rec.709 Color Space, Covers 96% of DCI-P3 Color Space)

WorkstationHardware:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AM4 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5
Memory: 32GB HyperX DDR4-2400/2666 PC4-19200/21300
SSD Drive: 500GB WD M.2 2280 Internal SSD
DeckLine Mini Monitor
Panel : Tangent Ripple Panel
Calibration Tool: i1Display Pro

Questions:
1) My main concern is 8 cores enough for 4k raw grading? I am shooting a feature in Alexa raw/Prores 4444XQ next, might end grading that project also, would this hardware config be decent enough?

2) I do add filters and film emulation luts in post especially Tiffin DFX, which takes a lot of processing, my current system gives me just 5fps. Will the new 8 core Cpu be a bottleneck?

3) Anybody have experience on Benq PV270? I don't have the budget for Flanders Scientific or high-end Ezio.


Any insights will be highly appreciated.

Thanks,
Regs

Any answers?
(Bump up) Thanks,Reghu

If you can afford the Ben Q at over $1000 you should look for a used "HD SDI MONITOR" on ebay.

You might be surprised what you can get a used HD SDI monitor for.

WorkstationHardware:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X AM4 3.6GHz 8-Core Processor
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB GDDR5
Memory: 32GB HyperX DDR4-2400/2666 PC4-19200/21300
SSD Drive: 500GB WD M.2 2280 Internal SSD
DeckLine Mini Monitor
Panel : Tangent Ripple Panel
Calibration Tool: i1Display Pro

Questions:
1) My main concern is 8 cores enough for 4k raw grading? I am shooting a feature in Alexa raw/Prores 4444XQ next, might end grading that project also, would this hardware config be decent enough?

2) I do add filters and film emulation luts in post especially Tiffin DFX, which takes a lot of processing, my current system gives me just 5fps. Will the new 8 core Cpu be a bottleneck?

3) Anybody have experience on Benq PV270? I don't have the budget for Flanders Scientific or high-end Ezio.

- 32g ram is not enough for a feature, i'd up that to 64 at a minimum
- #1? source cache + node cache where needed, no reason to be running at 5fps ever
- #2? same answer, node cache and playback will not be an issue, waiting for a cache to render might be a PITA, but a lesser PITA than slow playback
- #3? not a clue, never seen one