Ryzen 7 1700X or i5 8600K for Music Production

[gachevs]

Which one is better for FL Studio ?
Should i take the R7 with much core and thread, but with lower clock speed? (8 core/16 thread ; 3.8ghz/ (4.0GhzOC) )
Or i should take the i5 with faster clock speed, but less core and thread? ( 6 core/6 thread ; 4.3ghz/ (5.0Ghz OC) )

(Ps: i will just using fan cooling like 212 or CRYORIG H7)

Sorry if i'm mistaken with the OC speed cause i'm never doing an OC before, i get that number from any web i see haha.

So which one is better for the music production and gaming a bit just like CS GO, etc but i'm focusing it for music production.

 

[unclebun]

According to this article, http://picknotebook.com/blog/best-fl-studio-laptop/ anything beyond four cores is unnecessary, and clock speed gives better performance in FL Studio.

This article, from FL Studio themselves, corroborates that, and speaks specifically to the processors you mentioned. http://support.image-line.com/knowledgebase/base.php?id=55&ans=214

Quote:
CPU: The CPU is the primary factor in your ability to run FL Studio with large complex projects. Yes FL Studio utilizes multi-core CPUs but, beyond a certain point, more is not necessarily better. Read the section: 'The logic of audio processing' in the manual to learn why. In light of this, the best value for performance is usually to be had a few levels down from the top models. We don't recommend spending more than $500 on a CPU solely for music production! 300 to $400 USD is the sweet-spot.


Intel - The i7-8700K and i7-7700K (and non-K variants) are stand-out processors with: 1. Reasonable prices < $400, 2. Reasonable heat output - 95W TDP and 3. fast single-core performance, win-win-win.
AMD - The Ryzen 1700X and 1800X with their 8 cores are providing good performance. See the this Looptalk thread .


Choose your own - Search for a CPU with the fastest single-core performance you can afford, in a package with 4 to 8 physical cores. Here's how we grade multi-core scores for CPUs with 8 or less cores - Weak: Less than 4,999. Medium: 5000 to 8,999. Strong: 9000 to 14,999. Very strong more than 15,000. For example: An 8 core CPU (14,400) with a single core score of 1800 is probably less well suited to music production than a 6 core CPU (12,000) with a single core score of 2600, since much of what happens with audio-processing can't be computed in parallel. Ideally, you need a CPU in the Strong or Very Strong category.

Psychology - When comparing benchmarks, a 10% performance gain is 'just noticeable', you won't be impressed with this sort of improvement, so don't bother. 20-30% increase is needed before a CPU feels noticeably faster in use (for a while). Of course, the bigger the percentage jump, the happier you will be.

 

[ARICH5]

According to this article, http://picknotebook.com/blog/best-fl-studio-laptop/ anything beyond four cores is unnecessary, and clock speed gives better performance in FL Studio.

This article, from FL Studio themselves, corroborates that, and speaks specifically to the processors you mentioned. http://support.image-line.com/knowledgebase/base.php?id=55&ans=214

Quote:
CPU: The CPU is the primary factor in your ability to run FL Studio with large complex projects. Yes FL Studio utilizes multi-core CPUs but, beyond a certain point, more is not necessarily better. Read the section: 'The logic of audio processing' in the manual to learn why. In light of this, the best value for performance is usually to be had a few levels down from the top models. We don't recommend spending more than $500 on a CPU solely for music production! 300 to $400 USD is the sweet-spot.


Intel - The i7-8700K and i7-7700K (and non-K variants) are stand-out processors with: 1. Reasonable prices < $400, 2. Reasonable heat output - 95W TDP and 3. fast single-core performance, win-win-win.
AMD - The Ryzen 1700X and 1800X with their 8 cores are providing good performance. See the this Looptalk thread .


Choose your own - Search for a CPU with the fastest single-core performance you can afford, in a package with 4 to 8 physical cores. Here's how we grade multi-core scores for CPUs with 8 or less cores - Weak: Less than 4,999. Medium: 5000 to 8,999. Strong: 9000 to 14,999. Very strong more than 15,000. For example: An 8 core CPU (14,400) with a single core score of 1800 is probably less well suited to music production than a 6 core CPU (12,000) with a single core score of 2600, since much of what happens with audio-processing can't be computed in parallel. Ideally, you need a CPU in the Strong or Very Strong category.

Psychology - When comparing benchmarks, a 10% performance gain is 'just noticeable', you won't be impressed with this sort of improvement, so don't bother. 20-30% increase is needed before a CPU feels noticeably faster in use (for a while). Of course, the bigger the percentage jump, the happier you will be.

excellent research, but im wondering, this is for FL. what about other programs such as sonar and others. i wouldnt lump this in with all music production though.

 

[unclebun]

You cannot generalize all software which has a similar purpose. It is highly dependent on how the software engineers utilize processing power and whether they generalize to multiple brands of device or concentrate on one. For example, in graphics software, Adobe products are designed on Intel processors and work best on them, while Corel products are not.

 

[ARICH5]

Which one is better for FL Studio ?
Should i take the R7 with much core and thread, but with lower clock speed? (8 core/16 thread ; 3.8ghz/ (4.0GhzOC) )
Or i should take the i5 with faster clock speed, but less core and thread? ( 6 core/6 thread ; 4.3ghz/ (5.0Ghz OC) )

(Ps: i will just using fan cooling like 212 or CRYORIG H7)

Sorry if i'm mistaken with the OC speed cause i'm never doing an OC before, i get that number from any web i see haha.

So which one is better for the music production and gaming a bit just like CS GO, etc but i'm focusing it for music production.

regarding the OP: true daw's have nothing on them. no internet, no games, no AV, no wireless/bluetooth crap, no video cards, and no soundcards that require drivers and 3rd party programs.
you mentioned gaming also. so that throws everything out the window as to what you want in music production. just build a gaming machine for productivity with a ryzen base and use FLstudio from there.