2009 Mac Pro (upgraded CPU) or 2014 MBP i7 for PT12HD.

[littlesicily]

Running PT12.7.1HD w/ HD-Native PCIe.

I've been using a 2009 Mac Pro w/ an upgraded CPU 3.46GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon, 32GB RAM, ATI 5770 Graphics Card running 1080p out to a 60" Samsung. All SSD's... system, samples, audio drives.


Wondering if I'd get any better performance on my Mid-2014 Macbook Pro 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM w/ SSD. I'd get a TBolt HD-Native box and run my other SSD's via external USB3 cases.

Main issue is the CPU spike issue w/ even small sessions or with many VI's (Spire, BreakTweaker, etc). I know the CPU spike issue affects many users on different machines, but generally speaking does this seem like a move forward w/ a newer Mac w/ i7 over older architecture? Or possibly a reduction in performance due to less Ram, less cores?

Many thanks for any insights offered.

[albee1952]

Based on my reading, I'd stay with what you have and hope for a build of PT that solves the cpu spikes(because those seem to happen on a lot of systems). Troubleshooting can be a PITA, so I would image or clone your current system drive, and then experiment a bit(maybe different versions of OSX, remove some 3rd party plugins, make sure all plugins are up to date, etc). Just my 2 cents

[littlesicily]

Yeah... it's the waiting for a solid PT build that troubles me. Who really knows when.
That aside, do u think my current MP rig has better performance specs for PT12 than the MBP?

[littlesicily]

Well, seems my answer has been address in another thread.
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=390226
And... my take away is to stay with my MP and not mess with switching to the MBP.

[john1192]

Originally Posted by littlesicily

Well, seems my answer has been address in another thread.
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=390226
And... my take away is to stay with my MP and not mess with switching to the MBP.

as soon as you believe you are Stable - Freeze that system in time .. use as is, off-line etc ..

build a new MAC system side by side .. not sure there is going to be much news from Apple until about 3-6 months from now .. a fall / xmas Teaser .. for 2018

or: if you can function on Windows as well as MAC OS - build, or have a PC built from Scratch for you .. ie: ADKaudio or someone that knows their S_ _ T ..

cheers john

[littlesicily]

The CPU/Performance problems seem to stem from Pro-Tools, regardless of the Computer or OS, generally speaking.
Until Avid fixes this at the code level, throwing money into different/new computers is a waste, IMO.