i7 2600k @ 3.4::4.0::4.2 GHZ Vegas 10 Benchmarks

[wannabeapilot]

I had next to no information on what kind of performance i could expect from a core i7 2600k

So I hope these test are useful to someone looking to buy a new computer and wondering about the performance increase.

My previous best computer was a:

q6600 @2.4ghz
4 gb ram @800mhz ddr2
3x samsung f3 1tb hdds

I ran the same benchmark on it and the 1080p render took 1:05:38

that's more than the total time my i7 2600k took to render all 3 versions together

So here are the new Computer specs:

Core i7 2600k 3.4ghz (3.8 TurboBoost)
16gb DDR3 @ 1600MHZ
5x Samsung f3 1TB (2 in raid 0)
windows 7 64bit
vegas 10e 64bit

For this test i used some canon t2i 1920x1080 29.97fps footage (straight from the camera, no transcoding)

no plugins or effects

I rendered the videos with the main concept avc/mp4 codec

So on to the results:

Stock i7 2600k 3.4ghz

9:59 source. Render time 7:56 4mb/s 320kbs h264 480p

9:59 Source. Render time 15:46 10mb/s 320kbs h264 720p

9:59 Source. Render time 25:18 14mb/s 320kbs h264 1080p


i7 2600k OC 4ghz

9:59 Source. Render time 7:00 4mb/s 320kbs h264 480p

9:59 Source. Render time 13:45 10mb/s 320kbs h264 720p

9:59 Source. Render time 22:06 14mb/s 320kbs h264 1080p


i7 2600k OC 4.2ghz

9:59 Source. Render time 6:53 4mb/s 320kbs h264 480p

9:59 Source. Render time 13:11 10mb/s 320kbs h264 720p

9:59 Source. Render time 21:01 14mb/s 320kbs h264 1080p


4.2 ghz is as far as I am willing to push my cpu for the moment.

[sammysammy]

thanks for the test, were you on 64bit or 32 bit vegas? any plugins you used>how many tracks ( i assume 1 source track),thanks

[wannabeapilot]

thanks for the test, were you on 64bit or 32 bit vegas? any plugins you used>how many tracks ( i assume 1 source track),thanks

ah good questions 64 bit windows 7. 64 bit vegas 10e ,no plugins audio track and video track

[sammysammy]

thank you, i wounder if you did the same test on 32bit sony vegas, how much render time difference we will have for the same clip..I saw somewhere that the max,is 20% less time between 64 and 32 ,you know anything about that, and if you have had 32bit before, how much is having all that extra ram in the 64bit to help workflow (preview,loading many plugins) compared to 32 bit.I have been for 3 years on 32bit,. and of late thinking of moving to 64 bit, the only drawback for me is the lack of magic bullet support on 64 bit..thanks again

[wannabeapilot]

thank you, i wounder if you did the same test on 32bit sony vegas, how much render time difference we will have for the same clip..I saw somewhere that the max,is 20% less time between 64 and 32 ,you know anything about that, and if you have had 32bit before, how much is having all that extra ram in the 64bit to help workflow (preview,loading many plugins) compared to 32 bit.I have been for 3 years on 32bit,. and of late thinking of moving to 64 bit, the only drawback for me is the lack of magic bullet support on 64 bit..thanks again

Task manager shows only about 2.5gb of ram being used while rendering at 100% cpu usage so i doubt the change from 32 bit to 64 bit matters much if at all.

I haven't had the chance to work with any intense projects yet (lots of plugins clips effects etc) but when I do ill update this thread

[sammysammy]

oh k, good to know..maybe ill stick to 32bit after all

[mcgeedigital]

Did you build or buy this system?

[wannabeapilot]

oh k, good to know..maybe ill stick to 32bit after all

Yea not much reason to upgrade from 32 to 64 bit unless you need the ram ,I do alot of work in after effects so its very useful to me

Did you build or buy this system?

i built it

[Razz16mm]

Thanks for the info. What video card are you using?

[wannabeapilot]

Thanks for the info. What video card are you using?

just a cheap zotac gtx 450