Does core/thread count matter (EDITING)

[AYDANN6ix9ine]

So do extra cores and threads, such as Ryzen CPUs, help in the actual video editing or does it only help in exporting and rendering? I have an overclocked AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (4.1Ghz), which has 6 cores and 12 threads which is supposedly "good" for 1080p video editing/rendering/exporting. The main question is that if only helps in the last two actions but not the editing and the single-core speed matters in the actual editing.

 

[TH3R34P3R]

its mostly a bigger help in exporting and rendering. 

 

im not positive in singlecore tho... 

[Earnist_]

3 minutes ago, AYDANN6ix9ine said:

So do extra cores and threads, such as Ryzen CPUs, help in the actual video editing or does it only help in exporting and rendering? I have an overclocked AMD Ryzen 5 2600X (4.1Ghz), which has 6 cores and 12 threads which is supposedly "good" for 1080p video editing/rendering/exporting. The main question is that if only helps in the last two actions but not the editing and the single-core speed matters in the actual editing.

 

everything matters when editing, cores/threads and clock speed  

[Airdragonz]

Multiple cores do make a difference in editing larger, higher res videos, although processor speed is more important. At 1080p, a processor's speed is almost always more important than cores. For rendering and exporting, more cores will almost always be more important than processor speed. 

[Sauron]

It depends on the programs you use and the format you export in, but generally everything helps. If you already have this cpu, why don't you run a few tests with and without your overclock, as well as with some cores or smt disabled?