Processing CPU tasks and video editing together.
Processing CPU tasks and video editing together.
I've started exploring video editing lately and plan to dive deeper into content creation soon. As a musician and guitar teacher, I'm currently producing online lessons for students and bands regularly create videos. My setup includes two main computers: a gaming PC at home and a specialized audio recording machine in my studio. For the video work I'll be doing at home, I'm weighing some choices and seeking advice from experienced editors. My gaming PC is fairly recent—last fall’s build with a Ryzen 3700X CPU, Sapphire Nitro 5700X GPU, 16GB of 3600MHz RAM, an Aorus X570 Master Mobo, and several terabytes of M.2 storage. I understand the guideline that gaming PCs typically need fewer cores than content creation systems. The 3700X is definitely capable, but I'm curious about its suitability for editing tasks. Would there be better video editing options that support AMD hardware more effectively? Also, the 3900X is currently on sale at Newegg. While adding more cores could help with editing, benchmarks suggest the 3700X often outperforms the 3900X in gaming performance. If I were to upgrade, would the extra power from a 3900X be enough to justify the cost? Given my budget for other upgrades and the fact that I might sell some components soon, it seems like a reasonable investment could make a big difference.
Choose Adobe Premiere, DaVinci Resolve or Lightworks—any of them works well on your system. 2. Stick with what you have now; upgrade later if needed. The 3900x performs slightly better in games, while the 3700x often outperforms it, though the 3900x usually edges out just a bit.
Observations suggest performance drops after using more than 10 cores in Adobe Premiere. Note that DaVinci Resolve relies more on the GPU than the CPU, so boosting RAM to 32GB can improve editing.
The encoding process used only a portion of your GPU's capabilities, which can affect performance metrics. Reviewers typically see average speeds to compare different processors.