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I did some video editing benchmarks comparing my Mac Pro with the latest Hackintosh build. Here are the systems and results.
Early 2009 Mac Pro
Dual Xeon 2.26 Quad Cores (8 cores; 16 threads)
nVidia GeForce GT 120 (512 MB RAM)
24 GB triple channel memory 4 GB x 6 sticks. That's right.
Hackintosh (System 2 in my footer)
Single Intel i7 930 2.8 GHz (not overclocked) (4 cores, 8 threads)
Nvidia GTS-250 Video Card (1GB RAM)
6 GB triple channel memory.
I put 4 project files (including source files) on a USB stick and plugged the stick into the Mac Pro and Hackintosh, and ran the following tests.
Test #1- Time to create a RAM Preview in Apple Motion of 640 Frames at 1080p
(project uses particles and some complex processing, and uses <6 GB memory)
Mac Pro- 43 Seconds
i7 930 Hackintosh - 34 Seconds (winner)
Test #2- Time to Export the file from Test #1 to the desktop in ProRes444 format.
Mac Pro- 51 seconds
i7 930 Hackintosh- 42 seconds (winner)
Test #3- Time to "Render All" in Apple Final Cut Pro for Scene 2 (1:01 long at 1080p).
(includes chroma keyer and some complex processing)
Mac Pro- 6:13 (winner)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 7:30
Test #4- Time to Encode DVD file from #3 file on desktop at "fastest encode" settings using Final Cut Pro - Send to Compressor (so using Compressor)
Mac Pro- 3:22 (winner)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 4:17
Test #5- Time to Render a menu animation (3712 frames, 1080p) in Adobe After Effects on desktop (H.264 "best" settings)
Mac Pro- 6:32 (winner)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 6:53
Test #6 - Time to "Render effects in work area" in Adobe Premiere Pro for Scene 6 (5011 frames, 1080p)
Mac Pro- 6:57 (winner)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 7:13
Test #7- Time to export file from #6 to desktop in H.264 using NTSC DV HQ settings
Mac Pro- 6:53 (try #1) and 6:24 (try 2)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 2:51 (try 1) and 2:52 (try 2) (winner)
These are real world tests using real video from my last movie.
You see that for video editing, we need a lot of power, sitting around for 6 minutes for something to render is a pain.
Early 2009 Mac Pro
Dual Xeon 2.26 Quad Cores (8 cores; 16 threads)
nVidia GeForce GT 120 (512 MB RAM)
24 GB triple channel memory 4 GB x 6 sticks. That's right.
Hackintosh (System 2 in my footer)
Single Intel i7 930 2.8 GHz (not overclocked) (4 cores, 8 threads)
Nvidia GTS-250 Video Card (1GB RAM)
6 GB triple channel memory.
I put 4 project files (including source files) on a USB stick and plugged the stick into the Mac Pro and Hackintosh, and ran the following tests.
Test #1- Time to create a RAM Preview in Apple Motion of 640 Frames at 1080p
(project uses particles and some complex processing, and uses <6 GB memory)
Mac Pro- 43 Seconds
i7 930 Hackintosh - 34 Seconds (winner)
Test #2- Time to Export the file from Test #1 to the desktop in ProRes444 format.
Mac Pro- 51 seconds
i7 930 Hackintosh- 42 seconds (winner)
Test #3- Time to "Render All" in Apple Final Cut Pro for Scene 2 (1:01 long at 1080p).
(includes chroma keyer and some complex processing)
Mac Pro- 6:13 (winner)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 7:30
Test #4- Time to Encode DVD file from #3 file on desktop at "fastest encode" settings using Final Cut Pro - Send to Compressor (so using Compressor)
Mac Pro- 3:22 (winner)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 4:17
Test #5- Time to Render a menu animation (3712 frames, 1080p) in Adobe After Effects on desktop (H.264 "best" settings)
Mac Pro- 6:32 (winner)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 6:53
Test #6 - Time to "Render effects in work area" in Adobe Premiere Pro for Scene 6 (5011 frames, 1080p)
Mac Pro- 6:57 (winner)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 7:13
Test #7- Time to export file from #6 to desktop in H.264 using NTSC DV HQ settings
Mac Pro- 6:53 (try #1) and 6:24 (try 2)
i7 930 Hackintosh- 2:51 (try 1) and 2:52 (try 2) (winner)
These are real world tests using real video from my last movie.
You see that for video editing, we need a lot of power, sitting around for 6 minutes for something to render is a pain.