I read that Ryzen has issue with low latency/realtime performance. So I create this topic to have some more info about that.
AMD shines in multicore performance where realtime processing is not required, like for rendering video or other CPU tasks which are not time critical.
Should I get the i7 9700?
Hi XSR, 'Ryzen has issue with low latency/realtime performance' - hmm not sure where you read that but no that's not true. Here's one comparison you could look at:
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/compar...en-7-3700X-vs-Intel-i7-9700K/3477vs3485vs3335
The software you want to use is a bit of a corner case, because looks like single core / thread speed is important, but you need to look carefully through the discussions - some forums discussions that sound like 'My ryzen does really badly with Cubase ...' actually turn out otherwise (see example quoted below).
I need to look into this a little further to get back to you. I would recommend do some more research yourself, get some further advice. My gut feeling is still that you will get a better deal with Ryzen but I do need to look further into that.
All the best.
Here's a user that started with a complaint about his new Ryzen 3600 - not as strong as the 3700x you're looking at - who concluded, after further research, that the Ryzen 3600 was actually a good choice for this software (
https://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=165153):
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Re: Upgraded to 3x faster CPU, a Ryzen 3600, seeing only 10% decrease in ASIO performance meter...
Post by Nuieve » Sun Jul 28, 2019 5:47 am
Ok, couldn't find peace with this, did some more testing. Well result is very surprising.
I add a track with 16 instances of Kramer tape to a channel. Asio meter goes up to ~72%.
I add another track with 16 instances (2nd track), nothing happens, still at ~75%.
I add two more tracks with 16 instances each (4 tracks total now), meter goes up to something like 85%.
I add two more tracks, one at a time, meter goes up by a few % each time but after 6th one it starts stuttering a bit but doesn't go red.
(see attached gif)
Each channel takes up about 6-7% of actual CPU use. At the moment of stuttering CPU is used at 43%.
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So the actual ASIO meter graph is not linear at all, and this whole thread is one big confusion.
But the performance is actually very impressive. Kramer's tape is one of Waves most CPU hungry plugins. 96 instances of that, I'll take it. I think 3600 is fine.
Much happier now.
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