Modartt user forum - Dual core vs quadcore

Re: Dual core vs quadcore

null@example.com (EvilDragon) — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 08:04:17 +0000

amhosib wrote:

What advantage would a quad core provide in the above.?

More polyphony/instances of plugins.

Re: Dual core vs quadcore

null@example.com (JerryKnight) — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 05:38:04 +0000

I'm not sure about the impact of quad-core vs dual-core for sample-based software. I'm also not sure exactly what additional gains you would get in Pianoteq, since dual-core has served me perfectly so far. Maybe there are situations where you would get more polyphony from having more cores available, but I get all the polyphony I could ever use in my dual-core system. I would suspect that the only significant benefits in either case would be if the computer is going to be doing anything else while it's running the piano software.

Re: Dual core vs quadcore

null@example.com (amhosib) — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 01:02:17 +0000

Are we therefore saying that currently the best compromise would be:
a, high clock speed dual core (for pianoteq) coupled to
b, large amount ram/ssd storage (for samples based software)

What advantage would a quad core provide in the above.?

Re: Dual core vs quadcore

null@example.com (EvilDragon) — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 22:43:19 +0000

JerryKnight wrote:

As I understand things, sample libraries benefit more from faster storage I/O and memory.

RAM is very important for samples indeed, but for those samplers that have direct-from-disk streaming, random seek time of the hard drive is the most important factor - the lower, the better.

Re: Dual core vs quadcore

null@example.com (JerryKnight) — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 22:16:00 +0000

As EvilDragon recently said, Pianoteq benefits more from a higher single-core clock speed.

As I understand things, sample libraries benefit more from faster storage I/O and memory.

Dual core vs quadcore

null@example.com (amhosib) — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 21:20:09 +0000

Which would be the preferred option for pianoteq:
a, a high clock speed dual core.
b, a lower clock speed but quad core.

What would be the choice for more conventional sampled software.