Quad Core Vs. 8 Core…. and a few more questions…

[David Block]

Hi,

for the benchmark, here it is.

https://www.barefeats.com/nehal03.html

I’ll be buying the 8-core in a few months. No doubt I’ll take the beast one, especially for video and compositing applications.

Cheers,

David

[Russell Lasson]

[Josh Evans] “1. The Video Cards…
We do want dual display, but what is the real difference between the GeForce GT 120 512MB and the ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB ?? “

I’d definitely go with the 4870. It’s a much better card, especially for Apple apps.

[Josh Evans] “Why is there no option to have 2 X ATI ? Does it take up more than one slot or something? And can it do dual display if its alone? “

Currently, having two display cards causes more problems than it’s worth. Just run both monitors off of one card.

[Josh Evans] “2. Quad Core Vs. 8 Core. OK of course 8 Core is going to be way better, but we just wanted to see some kind of benchmark i.e. for Rendering times etc. in FCP and Motion. Does anyone know of any online? “

The big advantages with the 8-core is first, obvious, but more processors and second, more RAM. If I were going to spend the money, I’d go with the 8-core 2.26 with the ATI and AppleCare.

-Russ

Russell Lasson
Universal Post
Ridgeline Digital Cinema Mastering
Salt Lake City, UT

[David Block]

And now a review of both graphic cards

https://blog.macsales.com/602-testing-those-new-graphics-cards

David

[Terry Mikkelsen]

Apple’s comparison of the cards (and other hardware):

https://www.apple.com/macpro/performance.html
Though keep in mind the source of the information.

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