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Hi!
I used this website extensively when researching to buy my current laptop, 7 years ago.
Now it is showing me signs that i should start researching for it's replacement, as it may simply never switch on again one day, in which case i will need to make an instant replacement.
So i think it is about time i ask a question:
How much do higher CPU benchmark scores on this website reflect improved performance for audio related tasks?
For example:
I have an i5-460M with a score of 2334 (1073 single thread)
how much of an improvement would i see if the new laptop had an i5-7200U at 4663 (1739 single) or an i-8250U at 7638 (1933 single) ?
let's say i am currently running a project on my DAW with the buffer set at 512 samples, with 30 tracks, most of them synths, with around 5 vst effect plugins each, and the cpu meter is maxing at 90%.
would the 7200, which has a double benchmark score result in halving the cpu usage to 40-50%? and the 8250 with a triple score result in the cpu usage dropping to around 30%?
or is it the single thread that matters more?
or both?
or none, meaning that other factors are much more important than cpu benchmark scores?
and do they also affect the ability to set extremely low buffer sizes (for less heavy projects obviously), or is that mostly dependent on other factors such as quality of usb ports, audio interface drivers, etc.. ?
I used this website extensively when researching to buy my current laptop, 7 years ago.
Now it is showing me signs that i should start researching for it's replacement, as it may simply never switch on again one day, in which case i will need to make an instant replacement.
So i think it is about time i ask a question:
How much do higher CPU benchmark scores on this website reflect improved performance for audio related tasks?
For example:
I have an i5-460M with a score of 2334 (1073 single thread)
how much of an improvement would i see if the new laptop had an i5-7200U at 4663 (1739 single) or an i-8250U at 7638 (1933 single) ?
let's say i am currently running a project on my DAW with the buffer set at 512 samples, with 30 tracks, most of them synths, with around 5 vst effect plugins each, and the cpu meter is maxing at 90%.
would the 7200, which has a double benchmark score result in halving the cpu usage to 40-50%? and the 8250 with a triple score result in the cpu usage dropping to around 30%?
or is it the single thread that matters more?
or both?
or none, meaning that other factors are much more important than cpu benchmark scores?
and do they also affect the ability to set extremely low buffer sizes (for less heavy projects obviously), or is that mostly dependent on other factors such as quality of usb ports, audio interface drivers, etc.. ?
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