CPU for DAW

[TekRa]

I am into music production and many times get stuck while producing.....

 

 I use ableton as my main DAW and it uses enormous cpu processing

 

Thinking about assembling system specifically for DAW.

Suggest CPU (both intel and AMD) focusing on Multi-Threading and Multi-core processing !

*(Have already considered upgrading RAM)

*(Will not consider upgrading to an SSD)

 

Currently using a mobile Intel i5-5200U @2.20GHz (Low to mediocre loads only; Pathetic)

 

P.S. : DAWs and the VSTs used in it are like CPU Hogs

[Enderman]

[ewiuf]

For a cpu, I would suggest an i7 4790k/4790 or 6700k/6700 since rendering would be faster and loading cpu intensive vsts will also be more quick and also since most DAWs utilize multi-core cpus. More info: http://support.image-line.com/knowledgebase/base.php?id=55&ans=214 (Based off of my knowledge on FL Studio).

[TekRa]

What would be more efiicient : Intel or Amd .......... like i can get more cores at the same cost of an intel 

[ewiuf]

6 minutes ago, TekRa said:

What would be more efiicient : Intel or Amd .......... like i can get more cores at the same cost of an intel 

I don't really know, I have limited knowledge on AMD CPUs compared to Intel cpus. I (personally) would pick an intel cpu due to its hyper threading but thats just my opinion so take it with a grain of salt. The best advice I can give you is to look up the recommended hardware requirements for your DAW.

[ewiuf]

This chart could possibly help: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html 

"Weak: Less than 3,999.Medium: 4000 to 6,999. Strong: 7000 to 9,999. Very strong more than 10,000" (From FL Studio requirements page). 

[ewiuf]

I think an AMD fx 8300 could work since it's at 7,577 falling under the Strong category.

[SLAYR]

47 minutes ago, TekRa said:

What would be more efiicient : Intel or Amd .......... like i can get more cores at the same cost of an intel 

INTEL , but it depends on your budget, used xeons like the e5 2670 go for like $70 US on ebay and are 8c/16t but a mobo can cost around $200, but if you have a bigger budget you can get two of them and run them off of a dual socket mobo.