Adobe Premiere/Media Encoder Best Case Hardware

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February 20, 2018
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I have a question about what tech specs most benefit Premiere and Media Encoder. Most of my exports are simple exports without a lot of elements, but I am converting from one format to another. If I build out a new computer for the job, assuming that I have great disk speeds, what are the specs on the computer that will have the most impact on my render? Is CPU speed more important, or are the number of cores more important? How many cores is too many? When does more RAM not add any benefit? How important to a render is GPU, and can I use a high end gaming GPU, or do I need a workstation GPU for this sort of thing?

A lot of what I'm trying to find is what makes a dream machine, and what is just wasted money on specs that don't matter?

Thank you SO much for your help! This will go a long way into how we build all of our edit stations going forward.

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Correct answer Bill Gehrke

If you want to see test data on Premiere and AE performance Puget Systems has done immense amount of testing. Also I have some Premiere Pro test data.

Joscon5Author

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I appreciate all your responses, but I think I must not have been clear in my original question. I'm very familiar with computer hardware, and how to put together any system that meets my needs. The knowledge I don't have access to is how efficiently Adobe software is able to utilize the hardware. If I build a fire breathing monster of a computer, can adobe utilize all the hardware, or can it really only utilize 8 cores and 16GB of RAM, so even if I have more than that, it makes no actual difference? If I have a P6000, or I have a 1080ti, does it really matter much when it comes to video editing as opposed to 3D rendering? These are the things I'm trying to get to the bottom of.

As far as hard drives, I'm working off of a Promise A-Class 8GB FC SAN with a JBOD and an E-Class attached. I'm not hurting for speeds.

Thanks!

Bill GehrkeCorrect answer

Inspiring

If you want to see test data on Premiere and AE performance Puget Systems has done immense amount of testing. Also I have some Premiere Pro test data.

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RjL190365

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Component balance is also very important. Between the CPU and the GPU, assuming that you have at least a sufficient amount of RAM for your rig to perform the tasks thrown at it comfortably, you want neither the CPU nor the GPU to be much more powerful than the other. All too often I see people trying to build an editing rig spend far too much money on a high-end CPU that there's very little room left in the total system budget for a sufficient amount of RAM and a decent GPU. Also, I've seen gamer systems that overspend on the GPU but skimp on the CPU and RAM. Both of those lopsided component balances can - and do - cause significant problems when running video editing software.

Joscon5Author

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Thanks for a helpful response, RjL!

I certainly don't want to build a lopsided system, but I also don't know what composes a balanced system. If I have a 1080ti and a 22 core 3ghz CPU, is that balanced? Can Premiere or Media Encoder make use of that many cores, or would it benefit me to have more or less GPU? I have a healthy budget to work with, so price (within reason) isn't a limiting factor, but I also don't want to overbuy a computer that doesn't add any real benefit to my use case. I'm not a 3D artist, and I'm not compositing a lot of videos. I just want to cross render content as quickly as possible when I make my minor edits.

Thanks again for your help!

Bill Gehrke

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22-core CPU means a $4000 Xeon and there is no logical reason to consider that series for your work that I can see. I would second John Smith's suggestion that you contact one of the vendors listed and with a conservation where they can ask a series of questions and then come up with the ideal configuration for you to buy and then they fully support it.

I hope that your statement "assuming that I have great disk speeds" does not mean hard disk drives. Today for your OS/Applications you should only be considering SSD's. Another separate probably faster SSD should be used for your Project files and media.