I am looking at upgrading my old 2012 Mac Mini and replacing my VERY old Mac Cinema displays. I was wondering if anyone here has had any experience with using a 4k UHD TV as a display on the new Mac Mini.
Resolve makes great use of both all the CPU cores and GPU. The 6-core i7 Mac mini won't have as many threads as the Mac Pro, but they will be much, much faster.
For the eGPU, you will be stuck without your GTX 1080 until Apple and Nvidia offer up support in Mojave. Otherwise, a Vega 64 eGPU will be a pretty good alternative. Have you thought about upgrading your current Mac Pro? Upgrading your CPUs to dual 3.46GHz Xeon X5690s will net you a sizable improvement for a fairly small investment, but the 6-core i7 Mac mini will still be faster.
I have the same processors in my 5,1 Mac Pro. In Cinebench the pair of X5650s scored over 1200.
I believe this is faster than the i7 in the new Mini. When I had a pair of X5690s in the 5,1, the Cinebench scored over 1600. The single-core scores of the Mini will be faster, but for multi-threaded workloads, the Mac Pro pulls ahead handily. Not to mention the Mac Pro will be able to handle temps better due to better cooling, case size (airflow), and multiple fans. I realize benchmarks don't mean much, but at least it gives you an idea of what to expect. Also, if you purchase a Mini and want to have performance similar to your current graphics card, you will need to buy an eGPU enclosure ($300+), and a Vega 64 card ($400+) in addition to the cost of the Mini.
Something to think about. I have the same processors in my 5,1 Mac Pro. In Cinebench the pair of X5650s scored over 1200.
I believe this is faster than the i7 in the new Mini. When I had a pair of X5690s in the 5,1, the Cinebench scored over 1600. The single-core scores of the Mini will be faster, but for multi-threaded workloads, the Mac Pro pulls ahead handily. Also, if you purchase a Mini and want to have performance similar to your current graphics card, you will need to buy an eGPU enclosure ($300+), and a Vega 64 card ($400+) in addition to the cost of the Mini. Something to think about. Why are you all quoting Cinebench scores, like we all are editing videos here? In my 15 years of using computers, I have to yet edit a single video.
CPU in that Mac Pro has absolutely horrible single core score. Therefore, it will be much slower in most of the day to day applications. Also, Mac Mini can have up to 64 GB of the 2666 MHz DDR4 RAM memory, while the best Mac Pro can do is DDR3 RAM with speed of 1333 MHz, max. That is huge difference. When it comes to GPU via Thunderbolt, yes, Mac Mini has about 10 percent performance decrease, but you are all forgetting that Mac Pro has PCIe 2.0, which is slower than PCIe 3.0, so the performance is not gonna differ much. The only area where the Mac Pro can compete with the Mac Mini is multi core score, but even that is close call.
All around, Mac Mini is more powerful machine. Mac Pro is a budget option, whose time has almost passed.who knows if it is gonna even be supported in the next Mac OS release. I'm gearing up to finally update my 2008 MacPro 2.8/8core with something this year. I work mostly in Photoshop dealing with photo retouching and collages (lots of layers) and have been doing research on what PS uses core-wise, video etc. My latest thought is a Mini could work with enough RAM (32) to make up for the video offload along with some Thunderbolt drives. The Macbench on my unit is 1854 and the i7/3.6 comes in at 5643 so I should see some difference overall!
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I really would like to see what the new MacPros might offer but I have this feeling the price point is going to be in the iMacPro sort of range even before adding drives etc. I'm amazed how well this MacPro has aged. Click to expand.I saw you’re using ProTools.
Of course, even if the performance isn’t much of an improvement (you should still see some improvement), you’ll also have an 8-year newer computer with modern ports and the latest OS. Faster RAM and way faster SSD. All within an incredibly small form factor that is much quieter than the 2010 Mac Pro’s. There’s pros and cons to both options! But that’s my two cents. I LOVE my mini for ProTools work.
I often use a 2010 Mac Pro at the studio and I am constantly fighting the sluggishness and issues with using older OS. I'm gearing up to finally update my 2008 MacPro 2.8/8core with something this year. I work mostly in Photoshop dealing with photo retouching and collages (lots of layers) and have been doing research on what PS uses core-wise, video etc. My latest thought is a Mini could work with enough RAM (32) to make up for the video offload along with some Thunderbolt drives. The Macbench on my unit is 1854 and the i7/3.6 comes in at 5643 so I should see some difference overall! I really would like to see what the new MacPros might offer but I have this feeling the price point is going to be in the iMacPro sort of range even before adding drives etc.
I'm amazed how well this MacPro has aged.