XEON vs. i7 again - TESTING INTERIOR SCENE

[JezUK]

i7 - 4930 OC'd to 4.25
32GB Ram
Win 7
V-Ray 3.10.03
3ds Max Design 2014

3m 11.4s Embree off
2m 47.6s Embree Checked.

[theedge]

How do you enable SMP ? I don't have that option in BIOS. I suppose disabling NUMA causes switching to SMP ?

[arobbert]

I7 5960X OC 4.4GHz
32 gig RAM
Vray 3.10.3
Max 2015
Embree on

render time 1:30

[DJH]

I7 5960X OC 4.4GHz
32 gig RAM
Vray 3.10.3
Max 2015
Embree on

render time 1:30

I was thinking of buying a Xeon, not anymore.

[jacksc02]

I should be getting my new dual xeon workstation today so I will try this out and post the results!

[jacksc02]

Dual Xeon E5-2680V3 12 Core 2.5ghz
64 gig RAM
Vray 3.25.01
Max 2015
Embree on

render time 1:08

[3LP]

Dual xeons look great, but man that 5960x OC is a monster as well!
You could get two of those 5960x for the price of one xeon node, definitely worth it.

[marksmanguy]

Hey Chris! I just built this exact setup a few days ago. Such a powerhouse huh?

[alexyork]

Dual xeons look great, but man that 5960x OC is a monster as well!
You could get two of those 5960x for the price of one xeon node, definitely worth it.

This is the age-old issue with i7 v dual xeon. You get more power overall with 2 x i7 machines for the same price as the dual xeon system, but you lose a lot of render speed using DBR and you have 2 x the hardware to maintain/upgrade and extra license fees for software etc., so on a single frame you're always going to get faster results from a dual xeon (high end) system, and you'll be spending less on licensing. If you are more concerned about value for money and network rendering then the i7s are probably the way to go. Xeons don't really represent great value for money - they're all about maximum power in a single system, and are the way to go if you need this.

[jacksc02]

Hey Mark, it is a massive powerhouse.
It hurt to buy it but in the long run it will very quickly pay for itself.
I will probably get another one in a month or so

[Morbid Angel]

Dual Xeon E5-2680V3 12 Core 2.5ghz
64 gig RAM
Vray 3.25.01
Max 2015
Embree on

render time 1:08

I've waited long to post here

Dual xeon e5-2680v3

1.12 no embree

1.06 embree


Cheers buds!!!!!!!

[jacksc02]

Yours is 2 seconds faster!
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Are you running NUMA?

[glorybound]

However, isn't that a $2500 processor?

[jacksc02]

It is Bobby.

[jacksc02]

And it is worth every Penny.