Q: Performance of a NEW Mac Pro compared to my mid-2012 model
Posted this on the Mac Pro page, but went around in circles and got no answer, so I'll try here where the experts are!
I'm looking to upgrade to a faster machine - mainly for editing 4k video and the like.
When trying to compare my existing model with what's available on the Mac Store, I was confused by the specs.
My existing model is mid 2012 with:
- 2 x 2.4 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon processors
- 20 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ECC
- ATI Radeon HD 5870 1024 MB
On the Apple website the specs are worded like this:
- 3.5GHz
- 6-Core
- Intel Xeon E5 with 12MB L3 cache and Turbo Boost up to 3.9GHz
Configurable to 3.0GHz 8-core processor with 25MB L3 cache or 2.7GHz 12-core processor with 30MB L3 cache
In layman's terms, what does all that mean - particularly when compared to my existing machine editing video?
Any help with this will be gratefully accepted.
Andy
Final Cut Pro X, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
Posted on Oct 20, 2015 2:14 PM
Andy, You may already have come across this speed comparison article. It's not exactly what you're trying to compare, but it may shed some light on the subject. I couldn't help but notice that the iMac acquitted itself pretty well.
Russ
Posted on Oct 21, 2015 5:44 AM