{"id":116519,"date":"2019-07-16T07:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=116519"},"modified":"2019-07-09T15:22:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T20:22:46","slug":"processing-power-resolve-vs-premiere-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/processing-power-resolve-vs-premiere-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"NLE Showdown: DaVinci Resolve vs. Adobe Premiere Pro \u2014 Processing Power"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, we’re looking at the financial implications of how the CPU-dependent Premiere competes against the GPU-leaning Resolve.<\/h2>\n

In our first Resolve vs. Premiere showdown<\/a>, we analyzed the cost of the two applications. The result was that Resolve would have you walking away with a lot more cash in your pocket \u2014 even with the paid studio version \u2014 after a year of use. In this round, we’re looking at how the CPU-dependent Premiere squares up against the GPU-leaning Resolve \u2014 and the financial ramifications of these two applications for a no-to-low-budget filmmaker.<\/p>\n

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Regardless how much money you can save with free software vs. subscription-based, with 4K, 12bit footage, 10Gb per-minute files, an onslaught of built-in effects, and today\u2019s media, you\u2019re going to have to invest in a machine that can somewhat handle these files. Somewhat<\/em> meaning that you can at minimum get video playback at a low resolution, but not necessarily playback from the original file. Since Resolve and Premiere operate differently, there’s also a case to be made that even with the lower cost, you can get better playback from Resolve. Let’s look at why.<\/p>\n

If you follow enough filmmaking pages on social media, I\u2019m confident that you’ve seen at least one “meme” poking fun at how much Premiere Pro crashes.<\/p>\n

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While there could be many reasons why Premiere Pro crashes \u2014 or performs sluggishly \u2014 in all likelihood, it’s due to a dated or low-performing CPU. While Adobe has made strides with GPU acceleration (GPU is your graphics card), they remain adamant on CPU usage to process the software. You hear people say that with each update, Premiere seems to be worsening. This could be a result of Adobe adding more unnecessary features and processing, ultimately bogging down the software. You can’t ignore how CPU intensive the software has become.<\/p>\n

Puget Systems, a website that runs benchmarking tests built on their own systems, lists the Intel Core i9 9980XE as the best CPU for Premiere. How much? Oh, only $2,200. That defeats the point of our prior showdown to save you money. Of course, this isn’t to say that without a $2,000 processor, Premiere is obsolete. It’s not. I have a $500 processor and can still (somewhat) get real-time playback of 4K clips. Although, admittedly, it does turn mushy as soon as I apply any effects.<\/p>\n

In the video below, the guys from Cinecom offer several suggestions on how you can optimize Premiere Pro without purchasing an expensive CPU.<\/p>\n