PhotoScan is a program that takes a series of photographs and combines them into a 3D model. What is a bit unique about it is that the performance of certain portions of the software can be drastically improved by used multiple video cards.
Adobe Premiere Pro CC Multi Core Performance
Premiere Pro is often touted as greatly benefiting from high core count CPUs. In this article we will be benchmarking the multi-threading capabilities of Premiere Pro CC to determine if it actually is at using high core count CPUs.
Product Review: Samsung SM951 M.2 Drive
The Samsung SM951 is the successor to what was at one time the fastest consumer M.2 drive – the Samsung XP941. This drive has incredible sequential read and write performance, but suffers from extremely high temperatures under load.
Haswell vs. Skylake-S: i7 4790K vs i7 6700K
Skylake-S introduces a number of changes compared to Haswell that makes it fairly attractive as a platform including the move to DDR4 RAM. It also uses less power, runs cooler, and has some very significant performance improvements in some applications.
Z170 vs Z97: What is the Difference?
With the release of the first Skylake-S CPUs, Intel has also launched the new Z170 chipset. Unlike previous launches where Intel releases all the new chipsets and CPUs at the same time, this time only the top chipset and unlocked (K-series) CPUs will be available at launch.
Understanding the WD Rainbow
WD has a very diverse hard drive product line that can be difficult to decipher at times. In this article we go over the various 3.5inch hard drive lines from WD to help you decide which is right for your system.
Intel CPUs: Xeon E5 vs. Core i7
As we move more and more of our workstation systems to Xeon CPUs, we sometimes get asked why we are using server CPUs instead of the “faster” Core i7 CPUs. In this article we will be going over what makes Xeon E5 and Core i7 CPUs different and whether one is actually faster than the other.
Adobe Lightroom CC/6 Multi Core Performance
With hundreds of CPU models available, it can be a daunting task to determine which CPU will give you the best performance in Lightroom. In this article we will be examining the multi-threading capabilities of Lightroom CC and Lightroom 6 to determine whether a CPU with a high frequency or a CPU with a high core count will give you the best possible performance.
Estimating CPU Performance using Amdahls Law
Choosing the right CPU for your system can be a daunting – yet incredibly important – task. The shear number of different models available makes it difficult to determine which CPU will give you the best possible performance while staying within your budget. In this article we will be looking at a way to estimate CPU performance based on a mathematical equation called Amdahl’s Law.
Adobe Photoshop CC Multi Core Performance
With hundreds of CPU models available, it can be a daunting task to determine which CPU will give you the best performance in Photoshop. In this article we will be examining the multi-threading capabilities of Photoshop CC to determine whether a CPU with a high frequency or a CPU with a high core count will give you the best possible performance.
