MacPro Late 2013 Test Results. What Do You Think?

[Faymus Media]

So I was thinking about getting the 12-core Mac Pro however after reading numerous posts the 12-core is faster than the eight core with multithread processing however is actually noticeably slower than the 8-core when it comes to single core computing specifically for encoding H.264.


Here is a link to my geek bench result, how does this look?


browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/1093026




Below is some of the test results I have achieved between my different machines.


Macbook Retina Pro (mid-2012): Editing off of the SSD Sandisk extreme pro via USB 3.
core i7 2.6ghz
16gb ddr3
nVida 650m 1GB


Hackintosh Tower: Editing off of 7200 rpm drive. 109 mbps via black magic utility LOL.
core i7 nehalem overclocked @ 3.4ghz
16gb ddr 3
nVidia GeForce 480GTX 1.5 GB


Mac Pro: Editing off internal SSD 950 MB/s WRITE, 905 MB/s READ!
8-core xeon E5 3.0ghz
32 gb ddr3 ECC
AMD FirePro D700's 12gb gddr5
1 TB SSD Flash






TEST: 15 second duration for each test clip




Playback:


4k ProRes HQ NO Effects
macbook retina = 20 fps
hackintosh = 24 fps


4k ProRes HQ LUT, Color Correct
macbook retina = 16 fps
hackintosh = 18 fps
Mac Pro = 24 fps


4k ProRes HQ LUT, Color Correct, NR
macbook retina = 1 fps
hackintosh = 5 fps
Mac Pro = 24 fps


4k RAW NO Effects
macbook retina = 11 fps
hackintosh = 5 fps
Mac Pro = 24 fps


4k RAW CC, LUT
macbook retina = 3 fps
hackintosh = 9 fps
Mac Pro = 23 fps


4k RAW CC, LUT, NR
macbook retina = 1 fps
hackintosh = 4 fps
Mac Pro = 17 fps


2.5k RAW NO Effects
macbook retina = 14 fps
hackintosh = 19 fps


2.5k RAW CC, LUT
macbook retina = 8 fps
hackintosh = 20 fps
Mac Pro = 24 fps


2.5k RAW CC, LUT, NR
macbook retina = 3 fps
hackintosh = 10 fps
Mac Pro = 22 fps


Render:




4k ProRes HQ NO Effects
macbook retina = 13 fps
hackintosh = 13 fps


4k ProRes HQ CC, LUT
macbook retina = 12 fps
hackintosh = 12 fps
Mac Pro = 41 fps


4k ProRes HQ CC, LUT, NR
macbook retina = 1 fps
hackintosh = 5 fps
Mac Pro = 32 fps


4k RAW NO Effects
macbook retina = 4 fps
hackintosh = 8 fps


4k RAW CC, LUT
macbook retina = 3 fps
hackintosh = 7 fps
Mac Pro = 22 fps


4k RAW CC, LUT, NR
macbook retina = 0-1 fps
hackintosh = 4 fps
Mac Pro = 17 fps


2.5k RAW NO Effects
macbook retina = 7 fps
hackintosh = 11 fps


2.5k RAW CC, LUT
macbook retina = 5 fps
hackintosh = 11 fps
Mac Pro = 38 fps


2.5k RAW CC, LUT, NR
macbook retina = 2 fps
hackintosh = 7 fps
Mac Pro = 23 fps




5 second 4k prores clip with color correction:
macbook retina pro (mid 2012): 3 minutes 29 seconds
hackintosh: 1 minute 3 seconds
8-core new mac pro: 28 seconds


Resolve 4k ProRes HQ. Color Correction, LUT, NR
Macbook Retina 2012: Playback = 1 fps, Render = 1 fps
Hackintosh: Playback = 5 fps, Render = 5 fps
8-core mac pro: Playback 24 fps, Render = 32 fps


EDIT: More Test Results Added.




**The Macbook Retina Below is the newer version. I sold the one above and conducted these tests with the new Macbook Retina Pro. Its noticeably faster than the 2012 model, and 2013 model.


Cinebench CPU


Macbook Retina Pro 15" (mid-2014 *Brand New*) - 602 CB
MacPro 8-Core - 1180 CB (12-core is 1279cb)


1080p HD timeline in FCPX - Approximately 3:52 length. Render to h.264


Macbook Retina Pro 15" (mid-2014 *Brand New*)
Single Pass = 0:44
Multi Pass = 6:20


MacPro 8-core
Single Pass = 3:20
Multi Pass = 3:59


4k Timeline 3840x2160 FCPX - Approximately 5 Second Clip. Render to ProRes HQ - Film Look, contrast, color, txt


Macbook Retina Pro 15" (mid-2014 *Brand New*)
Render Time = 0:09


MacPro 8-core
Render Time = 0:05


4k Timeline 3840x2160 FCPX - Approximately 5 Second Clip. Render to h.264 - Film Look, contrast, color, txt


Macbook Retina Pro 15" (mid-2014 *Brand New*)
Single Pass = 0:17
Multi Pass = 0:33


MacPro 8-core
Single Pass = 0:10
Multi Pass = 0:18

 

[legrevedotcom]

About a 40% gain in a macpro 8.... Up one self to work out if its worth the money.
But 40% is a lot imo. 24 min instead of 40 min render.

Ofcourse you could let it render over night if possible.
The thing thats getting to me with my laptop is the small screen and hooking an external display to it just doesnt feel the same as when you do it to a mac pro or work on an iMac.