New 2020 iMac 27" 8 or 10 core?

[Anonymous]

a) Anyone know if its worth getting the 10 core instead of the standard 8 core, in terms of rendering times?

b) Do i need more than 32 GB of RAM on this machine?

Thanks

[daunish]

more cores = faster render times

Unless you're doing GPU rendering then cores don't really matter. I render in Arnold and always go with more cores.

[Anonymous]

As daunish stated, more cores – better rendering times. 

As for memory, go for 32GB, if price is not a problem.

With more cores and more RAM your Mac will be a long-term investment – although keep in mind that Apple is in the process of changing its CPU architecture (from Intel to Apple Silicon, look here: https://www.apple.com/mac/m1/), and it's hard to say how Intel-based Macs software landscape will look like 5-10 years from now.

Best,

[Stephen.Blair]

Just remember that Autodesk software doesn't support the new hardware yet.