VIDEO BENCHMARKED
DELL VOSTRO 430: Hackintosh, Windows 7
Video review: https://youtu.be/YdNEpTm4zL4
Final Cut Pro 10.2:
1080p sample rendered in - 12min 08s
4K sample rendered in - 32min 31s
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 on OS X Yosemite:
1080p sample rendered in - 11min 10s
4K sample rendered in - 28min 37s
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 on Windows 7 64bit:
1080p sample rendered in - 6min 18s
4K sample rendered in - 16min 16s
Chart with the video benchmark times click here
This computer is based on Dell Vostro 430, meaning it uses it's motherboard and the CPU. The other components were upgrades. For examp. dedicated graphics card and SSD were put in to increase performance of the original.
Specs:
OS: OS X Yosemite, Windows 7 64 bit
Mother Board: Dell 054km3
CPU: Intel Core i5-650 Processor (4M Cache, 3.20 GHz) - 2 cores
RAM: 7GB of ram (1333 MHz)
HDD: 240 GB SSD - The Other world computing, 250 GB 7200rpm WD
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6670 - 480 processing cores
Macbook Pro 15" year 2010: Yosemity, Windows 7
Video review: https://youtu.be/I5gu6xB2uy0
Final Cut Pro 10.2:
1080p sample rendered in - 14min 04s
4K sample rendered in - 40min 08s
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 on OS X Yosemite:
1080p sample rendered in - 11min 46s
4K sample rendered in - 30min 58s
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 on Windows 7 64bit:
1080p sample rendered in - 7min 40s
4K sample rendered in - 22min 15s
Chart with the video benchmark times click here
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5 - 2 cores
RAM: 8GB of ram (1067 MHz)
HDD: 480 GB OCZ SSD
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M with 512 MB of dedicated GDDR3 SDRAM & Intel HD Graphics with 256 MB of shared DDR3 SDRAM
iMac 21" year 2014: El Capitain
Video review: https://youtu.be/wuCKSl52FAk
Final Cut Pro 10.2:
1080p sample rendered in - 47s
4K sample rendered in - 1min 43s
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 on OS X:
1080p sample rendered in - 4min 33s
4K sample rendered in - 12min 17s
Chart with the video benchmark times click here
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5 - 4 cores
RAM: 8GB of ram (1600 MHz)
HDD: 1 TB HDD
GPU: Intel Iris Pro with 1.5 GB of shared memory
Hardware is testes with 1 minute long project with source files from Sony A7R II camera with these settings:
4K (3840x2160) 25p XAVC S 100MBs.mp4 - refered to as 4Ksample - download link: https://vimeo.com/135866099
1080 50p 28MBs AVCHD (PS).mts - refered to as 1080p sample - download link: https://vimeo.com/135447382
Source files are from dudes at: www.photographyblog.com
Files are exported into format that is the closest available to the original file:
Final Cut Pro 10.2 (using Compressor 4.1.3 custom export setting)
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 (using customized export settings)
*Settings for both are available in the pictures below. So compare your own computer.
 FC vs PR compare 1080p |  FC vs PR compare 4K |  GPU in video exporting |
|---|---|---|
 FC vs Pr vs PR iMac 2015 |  FC vs Pr vs Pr iMac 2015 |  Premiere on OS X vs Win 7 CONFIRMED |
 Final Cut vs Premiere on OS X |  Premiere on OS X vs Win 7 |  FC settings 4K |
 FC settings 1080p |  Premiere settings 4K |  Premiere settings 1080p |
VIDEO BENCHMARKED computers
iMac 21" year 2015: Yosemity, Windows 7 (bootcamp)
Final Cut Pro 10.2.1:
1080p sample rendered in - 43s
4K sample rendered in - 1min 28s
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 on OS X:
1080p sample rendered in - 5min
4K sample rendered in - 13min 12s
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 on Win 7 64bit:
1080p sample rendered in - 3min 17s
4K sample rendered in - 8min 47s
Chart with the video benchmark times click here
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5 - 4 cores
RAM: 8GB of ram (1600 MHz)
HDD: 1 TB HDD
GPU: Intel Iris Pro with 1.5 GB of shared memory
ThinkCentre M81: Windows 10
Video review: https://youtu.be/Yl-NgUxeK08
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015:
1080p sample rendered in - 3min 38s
4K sample rendered in - 9min 38s
Specs:
CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 - 4 cores
RAM: 12 GB of ram (1333 MHz)
HDD: 240 GB SSD - The Other world computing, 250 GB 7200rpm WD, 320 GB 7200 rpm WD
Dell Precission 690 - 8 core beast from 2005
Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 on Win 8.1 64bit:
1080p sample rendered in - 4min 52s
4K sample rendered in - 11min 52s
Specs:
CPU: Dual Intel Xeon X5365 - 4 cores (total of 8 cores)
RAM: 4GB DDR2 ECC (667 MHz)
HDD: 128 GB SSD - ADATA
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 460 - 336 Cuda cores
Editing software tests
How long to export a video - test your own rig tutorial
How long does it take to export 1 minute long time line in Final cut or Premier Pro? Test your own computer, compare and share in the comments bellow.
Does graphics card speed up video exporting?
How much does it matter what graphics card your computer has when it comes to rendering / exporting your videos? We found out for you.
Recommended AMD and NVIDIA video adapters for GPU acceleration in Adobe Premiere Pro:
Chart with video export times for 3 different graphics cards that we tested