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serr · 03-01-2017, 08:32 AM

For audio work in general there will be one thread that handles the real time delivery of audio data to your connected interface. (Called the RT thread in Reaper and Reaper's performance meter.) If your system cannot keep up with that thread it doesn't matter if there are 1000 cores still available. You're done!

The rule of thumb for a DAW system is still CPU speed first, multiple cores 2nd.

And since we're dealing directly with streaming data with the I/O system, a SSD in the system can give more bang for the buck than a faster CPU with a standard HDD.

There are multiple variables and a threshold for everything of course but those are the bullet points.

03-01-2017, 08:32 AM	#39
serr Human being with feelings Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 12,627	For audio work in general there will be one thread that handles the real time delivery of audio data to your connected interface. (Called the RT thread in Reaper and Reaper's performance meter.) If your system cannot keep up with that thread it doesn't matter if there are 1000 cores still available. You're done! The rule of thumb for a DAW system is still CPU speed first, multiple cores 2nd. And since we're dealing directly with streaming data with the I/O system, a SSD in the system can give more bang for the buck than a faster CPU with a standard HDD. There are multiple variables and a threshold for everything of course but those are the bullet points.