Comparing macbook pro vs macbook pro

[iHavequestions]

I'm comparing a few Macbook pros of different price ranges.

I'm doing mostly video editing work. Right now with my 2014 macbook pro, if I drop all my files in any editing software such as iMovie or even worse, Adobe Premiere, my computer is stuck for days trying to process it and be able to play the clips smoothly. Do each of the below alleviate that problem for the most part? Just wondering how much faster each of these are to each other or if it's about the same? Worth it to upgrade to 2TB? Does that speed up processing?

The prices are significantly far apart especially for the third one and I'm wondering if it's worth almost double the price? I don't feel like it will give me double the value.

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (15-inch, Late 2016)
2.7 GHz Intel Core i7
16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3
Radeon Pro 455 2048 MB
Intel HD Graphics 530 1536 MB

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (15 inch Late 2016)
Intel Core i7 Quad-Core 2.6GHz CPU
16GB DDR3 Memory
AMD Radeon Pro 450

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (15 inch Mid 2017)
3.1 GHz Intel Core i7 Quad-Core
16GB of 2133 MHz RAM
15.4" 2880 x 1800 Retina Display
AMD Radeon Pro 560 Graphics (4GB GGDR5)


Thanks in advance!

 

[jerryk]

Without knowing the exact specs of you current system it is hard to know the performance relative to your current system. But all of these system would be very close in performance for your tasks.

Your biggest slowdown is the software, not the hardware. Try Final Cut Pro. It is optimize for MacOS and does a lot of tasks in the background.

 

[2IS]

Without knowing the exact specs of you current system it is hard to know the performance relative to your current system. But all of these system would be very close in performance for your tasks.

Your biggest slowdown is the software, not the hardware. Try Final Cut Pro. It is optimize for MacOS and does a lot of tasks in the background.

You can overcome less than optimal software optimizations with brute force, so it's not entirely accurate to say hardware isn't a factor. It's a very real factor.

The way I see it, if you're that heavy into video editing, especially if we are talking 4K, you need more than 4 cores and you need a desktop. Especially if you want to "breeze" through the job

 

[jerryk]

You can overcome less than optimal software optimizations with brute force, so it's not entirely accurate to say hardware isn't a factor. It's a very real factor.

The way I see it, if you're that heavy into video editing, especially if we are talking 4K, you need more than 4 cores and you need a desktop. Especially if you want to "breeze" through the job

The OP is wanting to look at MacBook Pros. So until they have 6 cores in a MacBook Pro in 12 months or so from now, more than 4 cores is not an option in a MacBook Pro. And the render time difference from Premier and Pro can be dramatic, 5+ times as fast in various tests.

I use a 6 core i7 desktop with M.2 drives, 32 GB, running Windows 10 for my Premier work so I agree you can throw hardware at the problem. But the options in the MacBook Pro line for doing that are limited.