i9 10900 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

[tuzemec]

This summer I've build a 3950x rig with ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO motherboard and I'm very happy with it. No issues at all.
I'm using mostly Studio One and my interface is RME 802. Not a single drop.

[CoolColJ]

Just hooked up my Motu PCIe 424 card with one of my 2408mk3 soundcards, on MSI X570 Tomahawk, Ryzen 3800x, 3600mhz CL14 ram, put it at 96khz, 32 samples buffer, fired up Pianoteq6

0.3ms latency, and glitch free!
But at max pedal sustain some minor pops

At 64 samples, it's fine, 0.6ms latency is still pretty good...

Tried the same in Reaper, the same
0.8/0.9ms latency in and out
3.14ms/0.67ms hold, RT Longest block according to Reaper's performance meter.
Had to set Pianoteq to 48khz internal sample rate and limit polyphony to 24, otherwise on max sustain and 24 notes, CPU can't keep up, even though Pianoteq only takes 0.8% CPU at these settings, but at 128 samples it's fine

My Lynx Hilo over USB tops out at 128 samples at 96khz, but can do 48 note poly of Pianoteq max sustain at 96khz internal rate
2.3/2.3ms latency in and out
3.14ms/1.33ms hold - RT Longest block

MOTU 424 PCIe can handle 128 notes at the same settings
1.5ms/1.5ms latency in and out
5.13ms/1.33ms hold - RT Longest block


So if the Ryzen 5900x is better here, I have no complaints

Can't beat PCIe, but these MOTU drivers have not been updated since Windows 7 days...

[CoolColJ]

Here is a video of small project running in real time on both of my Soundcards running under ASIO4all driver at the same time, in Reaper 6, 24 bit 96khz, at 64 samples buffer, 0.6ms latency :O