Are you using a 6th generation Intel processor?

[JuanPC]

Originally Posted by YYR123

What's the best most powerful processor out there for PT?

I don't keep up, I suppose b/c I am happy where I am at...currently not indefinitely

The server version of the i7-5960x,
ECC memory is important.
The Xeon E5-1680 v3,
Or a bit less powerful dual E5-2640 v3,

Has 8-cores/16-threads faster than my 32-core AMD Opteron dual 6276 @ 2.6GHz
In Cinebench R15 Multi-CPU.

http://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare...e5_1680_v3-490
http://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-int...e5_2640_v3-494
...
http://duc.avid.com/showpost.php?p=2335239&postcount=4
http://duc.avid.com/showpost.php?p=2334516&postcount=25
...
board? Supermicro X10DRG-Q "sorry Tyan."
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...0/X10DRG-Q.cfm

The Tyan S7082 (S7082GM4NR)
http://tyan.com/Motherboards_S7082_S7082GM4NR
Slim!
or the S7070
http://tyan.com/Motherboards_S7070_S7070A2NR-B
Other boards:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...600/X10DAX.cfm
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...600/X10DAi.cfm
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...600/X10DRX.cfm

[Quickdraw]

Originally Posted by JuanPC

The server version of the i7-5960x,
ECC memory is important.
The Xeon E5-1680 v3,
Or a bit less powerful dual E5-2640 v3,

Has 8-cores/16-threads faster than my 32-core AMD Opteron dual 6276 @ 2.6GHz
In Cinebench R15 Multi-CPU.

http://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/compare...e5_1680_v3-490
http://www.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-int...e5_2640_v3-494
...
http://duc.avid.com/showpost.php?p=2335239&postcount=4
http://duc.avid.com/showpost.php?p=2334516&postcount=25
...
board? Supermicro X10DRG-Q "sorry Tyan."
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...0/X10DRG-Q.cfm

The Tyan S7082 (S7082GM4NR)
http://tyan.com/Motherboards_S7082_S7082GM4NR
Slim!
or the S7070
http://tyan.com/Motherboards_S7070_S7070A2NR-B
Other boards:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...600/X10DAX.cfm
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...600/X10DAi.cfm
http://www.supermicro.com/products/m...600/X10DRX.cfm

Almost nothing here is correct. You are talking about a benchmarking app that will give you no indication of actual real world performance in pro tools.
There is no need whatsoever for ECC RAM that's a complete myth.
You don't need to spend $2,000 on a processor just to get decent latency out of pro tools.
If you really want to be sure a system will work consult a competent professional and ignore this nonsense.

[mykhal c]

Originally Posted by chrismeraz

Chris,

Thanks for the screenshots.

I fixed it! I reinstalled EVERYTHING, including the newest drivers for every mobo component and graphics card etc. At this point I still had high latency and audio dropouts in PT. Then:

I disabled my wifi adapter, and
Made sure my Digi 003 was NOT the default audio device for Windows

and now I think everything works. I actually have lower latency reports than you do.

Thanks for your encouragement.

glad you got things dialed in. i'll gladly add to the confusion here no seriously, to look at the lowest level in system delay causes one should first look at the event timer(s) being used. the main 2 are HPET and invariant TSC timers. there's lotsa info out these on both and how to chose and what might be best. i've tested both on my rig. HPET produces higher DPC latency but seems more stable, for me. both allow me to run at 32 to 128 buffer size for my sessions. here are some links. happy reading...

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/10...mance-and-fps/

and of course the white paper…

http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www...t-2-manual.pdf

[YYR123]

Originally Posted by mykhal c

one should first look at the event timer(s) being used. the main 2 are HPET and invariant TSC timers. there's lotsa info out these on both and how to chose and what might be best. i've tested both on my rig. HPET produces higher DPC latency but seems more stable, for me.

Are these two timers (?) Windows only? Or related to the CPU?

[johnnyv]

Originally Posted by guitardom

You are the only person mentioning Cinebench here. Comparisons are typically made with Geekbench. If you want direct Pro Tools comparisons, the Dverb test is what is used.

You are still running a first gen i7. You really need to work on newer systems before making generalizations about them.

Can you tell me how to set up and run the "Dverb test"?

[LochNESS]

Originally Posted by johnnyv

Can you tell me how to set up and run the "Dverb test"?

Pretty sure I read an incredibly detailed explanation of the Dverb test setup on the "i7 builds" thread (the link is in user mykhal_c's signature... just scroll up a few comments).

Check it out. First post, or second, but it's there for sure.