CPUs are getting faster.

[Perfect Human]

Intel's latest generation of CPUs ("Coffee Lake") has an i3 processor that outperforms once-flagship i7 2600K in Passmark out-of-the-box.

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It's interesting to me because the 2600K is what I'm still running. There are (believe it or not) 7 years between the release of these processors, and this i3 is maybe not quite what I'd call dirt cheap with a MSRP of ~$180 (availability is limited right now), but that's half what the cost of the 2600K was when I picked it up for $360.

AMD's Ryzen processors have pushed multi-core performance to new limits, and Intel has responded with better performance in that regard in Coffee Lake as well, which is likely beneficial to the audio processing we do.

Meanwhile my overclocked 2600K still obliterates everything I do in FL. I don't even pay attention to the CPU meter anymore, but I never seem to see it pass about 20% with an 8ms buffer.

Soon anyone with a mid-range off-the-shelf PC will be able to run virtually any project in FL with little issue. But it seems a waste to leave all those CPU cycles unutilized. How do you think we'll end up making use of this processing power in the future of music production?

[Scott]

Here's my pick... cpus.png I think we have AM...

[highkoo]

Well thats incredible. I thought their roadmaps...

[kitekrazy]

highkoo wrote:Well thats incredible. I thought ...

[sql_error_uname]

i'd go with amd thread-ripper. forget about int...

[Dunbar]

I'm still using a first generation i7-920, boug...

[J-&dre]

Dunbar wrote:I'm still using a first generation...

[Kaitav]

If we optimize and organize our DAW and plug-in...

[Dunbar]

Getbuzzed wrote:...the Core 2 duo was bought in...

[sql_error_uname]

i bought an amd many years ago - it has 6 cores...

[J-&dre]

Dunbar wrote:Getbuzzed wrote:...the Core 2 duo ...

[FL Studio 4 Life]

Shoot! I still need to upgrade my PC. I have a ...

[Lachra]

That 8700k is quite nice. However, my 5820k (o...

[donkeytugger]

xp2400.JPG You crazy kids and your supercomput...

[audiosabre]

When I was a teen, one of my girlfriends had a ...

[Scott]

8350K Review

[audiosabre]

Scott wrote:Here's my pick...On paper it looks ...

[sql_error_uname]

amd is very stable in multi-threading and i con...

[xbitz]

have Ryzen 7 so danke AMD

[luiscord]

I2400s here no problems performance

[Scott]

audiosabre wrote:Scott wrote:Here's my pick...O...

[Scott]

xbitz wrote:have Ryzen 7 Your i7-8700K price ...

[J-&dre]

audiosabre wrote:Scott wrote:Here's my pick...O...

[audiosabre]

Didn't source my info from YouTube comments, lo...

[audiosabre]

If we're speculating, I think Scott was right w...

[J-&dre]

donkeytugger wrote:xp2400.JPG You crazy kids a...

[Moccan]

Getbuzzed wrote: Funny that you picked exactly...

[steevm]

donkeytugger wrote: You crazy kids and your sup...

[donkeytugger]

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[donkeytugger]

Moccan wrote:Getbuzzed wrote: Funny that you p...

[donkeytugger]

steevm wrote: Atari? Luxury! We had a ZX81 wit...

[steevm]

donkeytugger wrote:steevm wrote: Atari? Luxury...