Is it worth to upgrade a Mac Pro 2013 with dual D500 GPUs from a 3.5GHz 6-Core to a 2.7GHz 12-Core?
Already put an OWC Aura Pro X2 1TB NVMe SSD in it and updated the RAM to 64GB DDR3-1866.
Runs cooler on maOS Catalina 10.15.1 (19B88) (noticed a difference)...
Would I notice (or is there) a significant improvement in performance? I use mainly FCPX, Motion, Compressor and Logic Pro X. Mostly, I would use the Mac Pro 2013 for video work.
OWC has CPU upgrades for sale. Of course it is a pain to tear it all apart (I am tech enough to do it)...but would it be worth it and the risk?
Used CPU is about $479.99. To have them make the upgrade is of course expensive (extra $500 or so), but with the hassle...might be worth it instead of risking it....
Any thoughts from those who have a 12-Core Mac Pro 2013 or have knowledge about the differences in performance from the 6-Core to 12-Core?
The New Mac Pro coming out is way out of my price point currently...so thought maybe this upgrade would make the Mac Pro 2013 last a few more years.
Specs:
Current:
3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5 (E5-1650v2)
Processor: 1
Cores: 6
Threads: 12
L3 Cache: 12 MB
Intel QPI Speed: 0
# of QPI Links: 0
Update:
2.7GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon E5 (E5-2697v2)
Processor: 1
Core: 12
Threads: 24
L3 Cache: 30 MB
Intel QPI Speed: 8 GT/s
# of QPI Links: 2
Is it worth it...?
Thanks for the advice in advance.
Already put an OWC Aura Pro X2 1TB NVMe SSD in it and updated the RAM to 64GB DDR3-1866.
Runs cooler on maOS Catalina 10.15.1 (19B88) (noticed a difference)...
Would I notice (or is there) a significant improvement in performance? I use mainly FCPX, Motion, Compressor and Logic Pro X. Mostly, I would use the Mac Pro 2013 for video work.
OWC has CPU upgrades for sale. Of course it is a pain to tear it all apart (I am tech enough to do it)...but would it be worth it and the risk?
Used CPU is about $479.99. To have them make the upgrade is of course expensive (extra $500 or so), but with the hassle...might be worth it instead of risking it....
Any thoughts from those who have a 12-Core Mac Pro 2013 or have knowledge about the differences in performance from the 6-Core to 12-Core?
The New Mac Pro coming out is way out of my price point currently...so thought maybe this upgrade would make the Mac Pro 2013 last a few more years.
Specs:
Current:
3.5GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon E5 (E5-1650v2)
Processor: 1
Cores: 6
Threads: 12
L3 Cache: 12 MB
Intel QPI Speed: 0
# of QPI Links: 0
Update:
2.7GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon E5 (E5-2697v2)
Processor: 1
Core: 12
Threads: 24
L3 Cache: 30 MB
Intel QPI Speed: 8 GT/s
# of QPI Links: 2
Is it worth it...?
Thanks for the advice in advance.