Macbook Pro 15" 2014 base model render times in FCPX

[Fredrik Lyhne]

I have a MBP 15" mid 2014 base model with the following specs: 2,2 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1600 MH z DDR3, Intel Iris Pro 1536, 256 SSD.

I have been editing on a My Passport 2 TB 2.5" hard drive which is very slow but since my videos is short it's doable. I tried to render the same clip on the internal SSD and to my surprise the render times on a 20 sec clip with grading was almost identical. 

I also tried a Seagate 3.5" hard drive and Lacie 2big 8TB in raid 0 with the same result. 

On the BMC disk speed test the results was 70/70 MB/s, 140/140 MB/s, 300/300 MB/s and 500/500 MB/s on the internal SSD.

So is the bottleneck the graphics card or processor or am I doing something very wrong here?

Thanks!

 

 

[Dimitris Stasinos]

Which version of FCPX are you using? Your disk's speed doesn't affect render times, only editing speed. Rendering is mainly a processor task. Also I saw a massive boost in render times when I updated my FCPX in 10.2.3 version. If you are running an older version try this.

[jonpais]

FCP X 10.3 is even faster.

[Fredrik Lyhne]

Ok, i did not know that. Will have to try and edit some projects and see how it goes then. So to get faster render speeds I will basically need a new Mac.

I am using 10.3.1.

[jonpais]

Max Yuryev talks about performance using FCP 10.3 You can download and run BruceX to test the render performance of your machine.

 

You can download the zip file for BruceX here.

[Fredrik Lyhne]

1 hour ago, jonpais said:

Max Yuryev talks about performance using FCP 10.3 You can download and run BruceX to test the render performance of your machine.

 

You can download the zip file for BruceX here.

Thanks! I will have to put a new mac on my wish list for Santa. Hope it's not too late!

Have you gotten your new MBP yet?

[jonpais]

1 minute ago, Fredrik Lyhne said:

Thanks! I will have to put that on my wish list for Santa. Hope it's not too late!

Have you gotten your new MBP yet?

I grudgingly ordered a build after giving up trying to find a MBPr 2015 from a reputable dealer here. They quoted me from four to seven weeks, so maybe by the end of next month. I got 4GB graphics card and 500GB SSD. I still have to order a bunch of new cables, adapters and an SD card reader.